Naomi reviewed Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin
None
2 stars
It was ok, some cute moments but a bit vacuous.
Paperback, 482 pages
English language
Published 2023 by Penguin Random House.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn't heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have created their first blockbuster, Ichigo. Overnight, the world is theirs. Not even twenty-five years old, Sam and Sadie are brilliant, successful, and rich, but these qualities won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts.
Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a dazzling and intricately imagined novel …
On a bitter-cold day, in the December of his junior year at Harvard, Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees, amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform, Sadie Green. He calls her name. For a moment, she pretends she hasn't heard him, but then, she turns, and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom. These friends, intimates since childhood, borrow money, beg favors, and, before even graduating college, they have created their first blockbuster, Ichigo. Overnight, the world is theirs. Not even twenty-five years old, Sam and Sadie are brilliant, successful, and rich, but these qualities won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts.
Spanning thirty years, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Venice Beach, California, and lands in between and far beyond, Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play, and above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. Yes, it is a love story, but it is not one you have read before.
A great story of friendship
3 stars
The characters and their relationship as it evolves over time are the highlight of this book. It's a great tale of a strong friendship as it ebbs and flows over the decades. Felt very real and very human. I appreciated it for how much it made me consider my life and relationships.
The overall plotline and where it ends up are less compelling. I liked it but wouldn't read it again.
The characters and their relationship as it evolves over time are the highlight of this book. It's a great tale of a strong friendship as it ebbs and flows over the decades. Felt very real and very human. I appreciated it for how much it made me consider my life and relationships.
The overall plotline and where it ends up are less compelling. I liked it but wouldn't read it again.
Marc Cejalvo reviewed Demà, i demà, i demà by Gabrielle Zevin
None
5 stars
Un viatge profund pels mons emocionals (i digitals) de dos nerds gamers ferits cadascun a la seva manera. Una narració juganera, molt intel·ligent i punyet, i una traducció deliciosa. Un ús brillant de l'omissió (l'el·lipsi?) i la primera ficció que llegeixo amb el videojoc al centre. És un llibre amb influències dels videojocs en tot el seu ser.
Un viatge profund pels mons emocionals (i digitals) de dos nerds gamers ferits cadascun a la seva manera. Una narració juganera, molt intel·ligent i punyet, i una traducció deliciosa. Un ús brillant de l'omissió (l'el·lipsi?) i la primera ficció que llegeixo amb el videojoc al centre. És un llibre amb influències dels videojocs en tot el seu ser.
NowWeAreAllTom reviewed Mañana, y mañana, y mañana by Gabrielle Zevin
Review of 'Mañana, y mañana, y mañana' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
trying to keep my cool about it but this book fucking destroyed me, it's so good
trying to keep my cool about it but this book fucking destroyed me, it's so good
Subjects
- Fiction