Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Treat yourself to the #1 Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon
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Publisher Description
THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON
‘Exhilarating, timely and emotive’ GUARDIAN
'I devoured it. So enjoyable' ZADIE SMITH
‘Love, friendship and betrayal…gorgeous’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love.
When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one morning he is catapulted straight back to childhood, and the hours they spent immersed in playing games.
Their spark is instantly reignited and sets off a creative collaboration that will make them superstars. It is the 90s, and anything is possible.
What comes next is a decades-long tale of friendship and rivalry, fame and art, betrayal and tragedy, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.
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'I'm LOVING it' ZOE SUGG
'One of the best books I've ever read' JOHN GREEN
‘Extraordinary… made me sob' JOJO MOYES
'Magnificent... Such wisdom and tenderness' RUSSELL T. DAVIES
‘I couldn’t put it down’ GERI HALLIWELL
‘Beautiful and heartbreaking’ THE TIMES
'An exquisite love-letter to life' TAYARI JONES
'Anyone who reads Tomorrow can't stop talking about it' STYLIST
‘I loved it’ CELESTE NG
‘Exhilarating’ PSYCHOLOGIES
'This BLEW me away' PANDORA SYKES
'The go-to for your next hit of nineties nostalgia' EVENING STANDARD
‘Terrific...Zevin is a great writer’ BILL GATES
‘Tremendous… A literary blockbuster destined to be filed in the Great American Novel category’ INDEPENDENT
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 30.07.2023 - 24.9.23
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APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
An ambitious story about two friends caught in the push and pull of creative passion, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is an exhilarating novel about collaboration. Sam Masur and Sadie Green bonded over video games when they met as children, and craft a hit game together after reconnecting in college. Their quippy rapport rings emotionally true, which means that readers don’t need to be gamers to appreciate the pair’s three-decade journey together. Author Gabrielle Zevin also chronicles the evolving gaming industry, with plenty of witty references along the way. A must-read for fans of both The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and TV’s Halt and Catch Fire, this is a warm look at the puzzle-like aspects of friendship and love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Zevin (Young Jane Young) returns with an exhilarating epic of friendship, grief, and computer game development. In 1986, Sadie Green, 11, visits a children's hospital where her sister is recovering from cancer. There, she befriends another patient, a 12-year-old Korean Jewish boy named Sam Masur, who has a badly injured foot, and the two bond over their love for video games. Their friendship ruptures, however, after Sam discovers Sadie's been tallying the visits to fulfill her bat mitzvah service. Years later, they reconnect while attending college in Boston. Sam is wowed by a game Sadie developed, called Solution. In it, a player who doesn't ask questions will unknowingly build a widget for the Third Reich, thus forcing the player to reflect on the impact of their moral choices. He proposes they design a game together, and relying on help from his charming, wealthy Japanese Korean roommate, Marx, and Sadie's instructor cum abusive lover, Dov, they score a massive hit with Ichigo, inspired by The Tempest. In 2004, their virtual world-builder Mapletown allows for same-sex marriages, drawing ire from conservatives, and a violent turn upends everything for Sam and Sadie. Zevin layers the narrative with her characters' wrenching emotional wounds as their relationships wax and wane, including Sadie's resentment about sexism in gaming, Sam's loss of his mother, and his foot amputation. Even more impressive are the visionary and transgressive games (another, a shooter, is based on the poems of Emily Dickinson). This is a one-of-a-kind achievement.
Customer Reviews
Charming/Gaming - storyline
Beautifully written story of Sam and Sadie - who come together in the face of adversity develop a long lasting friendship to which the journey of gaming/life take place. Heartfelt, twists, tech/gaming anecdotes-nice story!
Tender
Tender entertainment that becomes exciting, then back to tender and sad entertainment. A brilliant book by Zevin that carries you through the life and adventures of the protagonists Sam, Sadie, and Marx. The story makes me want to become a gamer, although I have only really played a handful in my life. Starting from when Sam and Sadie were affected by sickness in a hospital, through to college and the development of the video games, through more sickness and later life. This format allows development of a connection between reader and characters, and makes one feel for them when all the adversities of life jump up on them.
Quite a long extended story that follows years of life, that can be a little tiring. However that is not to say it is not interesting and engaging. It’s a stretch that is worth it. At its heart, the book is rather intellectual, scattered with references to Greek legends like Daedalus and to a particular soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Although one would have to read between the lines to see these, and can enjoy it at any rate without discovering these references.
There exists a chapter near the end which is very much like reading a game progressing. Unsure of what to make it. I was confused at first, then found some insights into the states of life and death and love, and was left saddened and confused.
Themes:
Discovery of self and of the world. Following decades of the character’s lives, the reader is involved with many life changing events. From the initial horrors as children, to the high successes of the video game releases, and even the less successful games, and eventually death. The character development is one of the most comprehensive I have seen in a novel for a long time/
Isolation, usually self inflicted. Sickness is a consistent theme that comes in and out of focus, but always is lingering through Sam’s affliction as it becomes worse and better. This makes the story feel more realistic, as anyone who has been with someone through sickness, may identify with the difficult emotions faced by his friends.
Loss and its many faces. This also carries through to the sad depressive events in the book, which add to it’s adventure storyline. Of course loss is saddening, however the connection to the characters the reader feels is only amplified.
Love. A range, from an enduring love that is too important to compromise with something as common as an official relationship, to intense fleeting moments, and toxic relationships.
Societal issues, like racism, depression, class
Kindness