This was an amazing read! It totally lived up to hype. I recommend this book to all who wants a book they never will forget. I rate it five out of five stars!

I really enjoyed this book - I liked both of the main characters, enjoyed the many perspectives the novel took - and how each section felt like it was an actual progression of the story. It worked really well, and I really liked it. I don’t have a lot of game history knowledge but my husband is a gamer and I’ve heard him talk about many of the games mentioned throughout the book. But I don’t know if knowing these games is actually necessary for an enjoyment of the book.

I am still thinking about this book, days after having finished it. So many layers, so much depth. I can see why it has so much buzz about it. Fantastically told tale. Recommended for high school and adult libraries

This book was a once-in-a-lifetime reading experience. I believe there is magic when the right book finds the right reader at the right moment, and this was it for me. I think this book can find many of its "right readers" at a lot of different "right moments" because the terms of the story are so human and authentic. There is a lot of stuff about video games in this book, but you don't have to know or like video games to get so much from this book.

The characters feel alive on the page, more like friends than fiction. That is what will stay with me the longest - how I met them, got to know them, and then had to be left behind! I actually grieved when I reached the end of this book.

This is an instant classic. I feel that I can confidently recommend it to almost anyone.

I didn’t think this was going to be my type of book at all but I honestly couldn’t put it down. The mix of individual growth, romance, and friendship drew me straight into this book. I would recommend this to anyone

Loved this one! It's not my usual genre but I'd heard such good things I wanted to give it a try. From beginning to end this book kept me entertained, I loved the characters and really wanted good things for them.
Don't overlook this just because it might not be your normal genre, or typical read. Give it a chance, and I'm sure after 50 pages you'll be fully immersed!
Thanks Netgalley for this absolute treat

Sometimes I read a book that I cannot find the right words for the perfect review; this is one of those books. It has taken me many weeks to write this review because I was having a hard time putting my feeling into words. Mostly because this is a book full of feelings. There is love, friendship, betrayal, grief, racism, vulnerability, loneliness, success, guilt and many more. There are many references to video games but it does not matter if you are a daily gamer of do not have a clue about gaming because this book is about human emotions and interactions, not video games.
Sam and Sadie meet when they are 11 in a hospital. Both are having a hard time for drastically different reasons but they quickly bond over video games. Their friendship helps them through their difficult times but ends abruptly over a small misunderstanding. They run into each other while in college and easily restart their friendship due to the video games that Sadie is creating. They are flawed characters that have a terrible time accepting their flaws. They both try their best to seem invulnerable and yet the other friend easily sees their vulnerabilities, though they tend to not call the other friend out about their issues and this makes their friendship weak at times eventhough their business partnership is strong.
The supporting characters add important pieces to the lives of Sadie and Sam. Especially Marx. Marx is Sam's wealthy college roommate that joins the pair in their business venture by financing their first video game. He has a way of making Sam face his problems head on without making him feel forced or indebted to him. While Marx brings confidence to the extremely unconfident Sadie by encouraging her to leave an abusive relationship and believing in all of her video game creations. In many ways Marx is the glue that holds Sadie and Sam together.
This is an emotional coming of age journey that will have you feeling a full range of emotion. It is extremely well written, covering almost 30 years flawlessly with superb character development. Being told in alternating points of view helps the reader truly get to know each character and how they each feel when in certain situations. I highly recommend this book about life and the people, places and things that influence the direction that our lives lead for better or worse.
I am extremely grateful to Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and Netgalley for the opportunity to read a digital copy of this beautiful contemporary fiction book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a great coming of age novel that would fit well into a choice book unit. The characters are well developed and the focus on friendship and its limits presents a meaningful theme for students. The book would probably fit best with juniors or seniors, but nothing in the book is inappropriate for ninth grade students and above.

I will admit, I am not a gamer--I have never played a real computer game or anything like what is described in this book. That being said, I absolutely loved this book, the characters, their ups and downs and the way they interacted with each other. The use of Asian characters had a purpose unlike other books where diversity is just thrown in, this book would have not been the same without the ethnicity of Sam and Marx. I did feel the Pioneer part of the book was a little long, I got the idea, but maybe to someone who plays games it would make more sense. I will confess that I cried and cried throughout the end of the story, I could really feel Sadie's pain, even though I could see what happened to Marx coming. However, the tears at the end were cathartic tears, I think the book didn't end exactly how I would have liked, but it had the right ending. I probably will never read it again as there is a lot of pain for Sadie and Sam, I would definitely recommend that it be read!

Two kids meet in a hospital when they are 11 and 12. This one meeting of playing games in a hospital waiting room will forever change their fate. The book spans around twenty-odd years of their lives. They fight they make up they are always challenging each other through the years. The beginning of their start of making video games together is near the beginning of video gaming becoming a big deal in society. So they are on the ground floor of gaming with only a few people coming before them. If you stay with the book you will need to think about it.

I honestly don't know what to say about this book. I'm a little overwhelmed. I get what the author was trying to do and I think they pulled it off, but like many of the games in the book, I have to sit and think about this for a hot minute before I talk about it. <spoiler> I will say that I figured Sadie and Sam would become more then friends in the end, but that is not the case. </spoiler> Overall the book is one that I'm glad I read.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a book outside of my normal comfort zone but I am definitely glad I gave it a chance. Zevin does an amazing job at bringing readers into the world of video games, both how it feels to be a gamer and the opposite side of things and how it feels to be the creator behind the scenes. In this book we are introduced to the world of Sam and Sadie, and later Marx, as they navigate the world from childhood to adulthood. The story is told from multiple point of views, and at the end of the day you are left feeling like you know everything and nothing at all about our main characters - which at the end of the day is how real life relationships with people work. The characters weren't perfect and as the reader you are center stage to all of their inherent character flaws and the ways that they do, or don't work through them. The book does a great job at describing the different layers to people, and their relationship, and how two people can love each other but never be in love with each other. Several of the chapters were haunting and gave me goosebumps at the way the emotional topics were handled. I strongly recommend reviewing the topic warnings before diving into this book, as there are a few unexpected topics that may be hard or triggering for some people including domestic abuse, death of a parent, gun violence, death of a loved one, car accidents, and medical trauma.

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf for this eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Love it! From beginning to end this book kept me entertained.
I cheered for the characters and wished them all well.
Do not pass on this because it might not be your normal genre. Give it a chance.

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

Absolutely loved this book and was hooked from the beginning. The characters were charming and I truly cared about them. Beautifully written and accessible to all readers, gamers or not!

They met in a California children's hospital. Sam was there for damage to his leg after the wreck which killed his mother. Sadie was there because her parents needed to be there for her sister who had leukemia. They became best friends in the children's game room as each of them were gamers. But after a misunderstanding, their friendship came to an end.

Years later, they meet again by chance in Boston where both had chosen to attend university. Their past quarrel forgotten, they become friends again and decide to create a game together. Sam's roommate, Marx, supplied the third person who took care of all the business, scheduling and coordination needed to make a project successful. Successful it was with the game, Ichigo, becoming a multimillion dollar best seller. The three of them are young and successful and rich. Their company moves to California and turns out hit after hit.

Over the years, Sam and Sadie's friendship waxes and wanes. Sometimes they are closer than anyone else in their lives and sometimes they are barely speaking. Each of them have lovers but their relationship is always there.

This book has received rave reviews from everyone and I loved it. It feels like a realistic portrayal of a long-term friendship and the gaming world in which it was set was interesting to me. Most people will fall in love with Marx, who is a good guy who holds everything together and who keeps the two friends on an even keel. There is laughter and tears, love and betrayal, closeness and distance in this story of three peoples' lives over the years. This book is recommended for readers of literary fiction.

WONDERFUL, AMAZING, I loved loved loved this book. It rightfully won book of the year for Book of the Month. I can't wait to continue recommending this one to everyone I know!

Gah this is beautiful. Near the ending it was so heart wrenching and I loved it! Read with my hardcover copy while also listening to the audio.

This is the first book where I’ve actually highlighted in my physical book copy (besides my copy of the Illuminae trilogy). Normally I’m not a fan of writing in my book and I’d use my kindle to take notes. There was so many great quotes and things in this that I ended up having my pen right next to me while I read.

And I also had a box of tissues too. Especially for one chapter/ section which is the spoiler. I bawled. A lot. And I loved it. I loved Marx!!!! We all need a Tamer of Horses!


< spoiler > NPC chapter is a tearjerker even more so when the narrator in the book is switched. And then the audiobook had to switch from a female reader to a male reader to narrate this. Gah! I cried. A lot! I suspected what was coming while looking at my physical copy hardback and then the audiobook just destroyed me. I had to stop listening to the audio and just read it myself.
< /spoiler >

I loved this book! I loved all the characters in this! And I loved the writing!

A lovely, melancholy, quiet meditation on games, friendship, creativity, love, loss, and what it means to be human. While this one is very much about video games (if you absolutely detest games you won't like this book) it is much more a slow-moving character study. I did feel like it leaned a little bit too much on ttragedy to engender sympathy for the main characters, it didn't feel so heavy handed that it ruined the reading experience. I'm glad I read this one, and will be thinking about it for some time.

I feel as if there is a lot to say about this book, but it's hard to articulate. Every single review I saw before I read this book praised it as a haunting, beautiful masterpiece. It is partially that, and also just a good old-fashioned story about real people living real lives in a way that's both nostalgic and new.

Sadie and Sam, our main characters, were not perfect. They were irrational, whiny, annoying, and constantly fighting over nothing, but they were so real it was as if I had known these characters forever. That's what made them perfect. Of course, the actual real perfect and flawless person in this book is Marx, because he was the bomb. That being said, I feel like the 'NPC' chapter could have been done differently and more personally to give him the proper send-off.

As many things as I loved about this book, there were some things I didn't like so much. For example, I do think the entire Saide-Sam Pioneer chapter didn't add much and was not necessary. I also didn't like how most of the fights in the book seemed to be only contrived to add friction between characters.

But overall, loved it.

Lastly- I read this book as an ARC on my Kindle, so I don't know if this exact rendition is what you get when you buy the ebook, but there were some typing/spelling errors in a few of the chapters

Thank you to NetGalley for the free E-book ARC of this novel, but I have still given my honest review.

This was the best book I’ve ever read. It was very character driven but I was engulfed in the story immediately. I loved learning more about these characters and the storyline was unique and fascinating

The hype was worth it in this book!!

It was incredible. Beautifully written and fully fleshed out characters!!

Thank you for an advanced copy!!