Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I came to this book with only one thing in mind. I saw multiple agents wishing they could have more of this kind of book out there in the market.

I assume it's for the feels, the nature of friendship, of the act of creation being almost (or let's just say BEING) greater than anything else in the world. I get that. I feel that.

When you're in the creative zone, it's almost like you're creating something holy, transcendent.

What this book captures, beyond just that, is a subset of readers, like me, like all of my generation and those after me, that are grounded in GAMES. And I don't mean interpersonal games, although that is a small part of it. I mean video games. I'm a huge gamer, but I generally avoid MMOs. I'm in it for the artistic appreciation, the thrills, the storytelling, and especially for the feels.

Following the MCs in Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, was equally a critique of the gaming world's games, its players, and our core identity -- while also being a wonderfully crafted traditional fiction novel more concerned with the people, their obsessions, friendships, tragedies, and stupidities.

All in all, I found something really beautiful in it. I mean, we all identify with what we identify with, after all, and sharing that joy in a medium like this, in books that I love, crossing over with another medium I also love, makes me feel seen.

Is this universal? Perhaps, if you're a gamer. Indeed, if you're a gamer, crack open this spine, because there's plenty of really good marrow inside.



I should mention one more thing: This book attempts to dig into another aspect of my fairly wide demographic--the one that LitRPG'ers know well. It doesn't dive into Isekai or Progression or those wonderful dings, but it DOES treat us like we're real people that should be heavily marketed to.

Hello. Gamers ARE readers, after all.


Oh! And before I forget, I've been trying out something new--writing synesthesia reviews. This one made me feel like I was eating a grilled cheese sandwich with some pea soup. Weirdly enough, it was very powerful. It brought back all the memories at my Apple IIC when, years ago, I also died of dysentery.



Personal note:
If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to DM requests. I think it's about time I get some eyes on them.

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