Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - 5 stars and a heart

[Barbara M]

I should have known I would love this, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry was one of my top favorites in January 2015. This, however, was completely different. My oldest son is still an avid game player and I understand computer games more through him than on my own. Although I've been addicted, in the past, to Farm Town and still to some arcade-type games. I wasn't at all sure that this would be my cup of tea. Zevin does an excellent job of even making the game writing reachable for the reader who does not understand coding, etc.

The characters are well-drawn, believable, and likable - or disliked when presented as such. This is also a very intelligent novel, I'm not often sent to the dictionary when reading (thank goodness for digital books!) but this one had me looking up a number of words. However, it wasn't pretentious.

This isn't just about computer games, writing, and playing, but more about friendship and love without being a "romance." Sam and Sadie meet when they are 10 and 11 years old and form a deep friendship that continues through the book into their adult years with break-ups due to misunderstandings between the two. This is also about disabilities and the strength to work through them. My other favorite character is Marx, a friend first to Sam in college and then to Sadie. Some of the story moves back and forth to fill in gaps but mostly it is a linear one.

Neither the cover nor the title would have attracted me to read this book. I picked it up initially because of the many recommendations made here and then, when I realized who wrote it, for the author.

[Amy]

Truly great review!

[Olivermagnus]

Great review! It's in my Top Ten so far.

[SouthWestZippy]

I have been on the fence on reading this one, sounds like one I am either going to hate or love. Thanks to your wonderful review it is now on my TRB Mountain.