Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin
Book Review by Kristine Madera
I’m in the five-star camp on this one because the characters and their interactions and complications seem so much like they might in real life, which is to say messy and somewhat dysfunctional yet redeeming in a quiet way.
Not being a gamer, learning about the gaming aspect was interesting rather than off-putting, and has me wondering if there might be a game or two out there that I might be interested in playing–I’d always thought games were either about shooting/fighting or domination of some sort and never through there were ones where you might have interesting interactions with other avatars that were about more than trying to hurt them or partnering with them to hurt someone else.
After I got oriented, I thought that the second-person “you” segment was quite well done and important to the story as a whole in that it would have been lacking something without it.
I also like that the book wasn’t very predictable in a story sense, though readers would obviously assume relationship ups and downs.
This is my first read by Gabrielle Zevin but it won’t be my last for sure!
About Kristine
Kristine Madera is an Amazon #1 bestselling author who writes fiction and nonfiction shaped by travel, culture, and lived cross-cultural experience.
Inspired while volunteering at Mother Teresa’s Home for the Dying in Calcutta, her novel God in Drag examines what happens when spiritual faith fractures in the sacred city of Varanasi. Read the first chapter of God in Drag HERE
She birthed her upcoming novel, The Snakeman’s Wife, as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Papua New Guinea.
Be on the lookout for her Etiquette Express Guides, a series of short, practical travel guides that help readers understand the customs, social expectations, and everyday dos and don’ts that make travel smoother and more connected.
Her travels have taken her across India, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Papua New Guinea as both a backpacker and Peace Corps Volunteer. A portion of her book proceeds supports cross-cultural education scholarships.