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Portrait of Gabrielle Zevin
Debut Novel

Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow · Literary

The Marginalia
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Book summary

Two friends become collaborators in video games — and in love, friendship, and creative obsession. A club-favorite literary pick — our members spent a full month with Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, unpacking its structure, its heart, and the questions it leaves behind.

Comments · 9,344

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Louis Ogden

I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The prose does that trick where it's plain until suddenly it isn't. Thanks to everyone who posted here — made the read twice as good.

❤️ 215

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Vera Ellery

Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. Whoever flagged the recurring water imagery — thank you, I can't unsee it now. One of my favourites from the archive.

❤️ 175

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Quentin Linden

I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The pacing wobbles in the third quarter but the payoff earns it. Would happily do a re-read discussion next year.

❤️ 215

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Cora Quill

Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. Bumping the author's backlist to the top of my stack.

❤️ 165

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Arthur Bramble

This is the pick that made me rejoin the club, honestly. The secondary characters carry more weight than they get credit for. Five stars from me.

❤️ 165

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Priya Ellery

Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. Whoever flagged the recurring water imagery — thank you, I can't unsee it now. Already lent my copy out twice.

❤️ 205

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Clara Linden

I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The pacing wobbles in the third quarter but the payoff earns it. Still thinking about that final line.

❤️ 205

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Eleanor Calloway

The structure is the argument here, and I don't think I clocked that until the discussion. I loved how little it explains itself. Solid four stars, and a full five for the ending.

❤️ 215

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Simon Bramble

This is the pick that made me rejoin the club, honestly. The secondary characters carry more weight than they get credit for. Thanks to everyone who posted here — made the read twice as good.

❤️ 215

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Maeve Marsh

Our little side-thread on the middle section was the best part of the month. It's a quiet book with a very loud ending. One of my favourites from the archive.

❤️ 175

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Harriet Whitfield

The structure is the argument here, and I don't think I clocked that until the discussion. Structurally it reminded me of last spring's pick, but warmer. One of my favourites from the archive.

❤️ 87

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Simon Bramble

This is the pick that made me rejoin the club, honestly. The secondary characters carry more weight than they get credit for. Thanks to everyone who posted here — made the read twice as good.

❤️ 48

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Bennett Quill

Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. Bumping the author's backlist to the top of my stack.

❤️ 38

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Rowan Linden

I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The pacing wobbles in the third quarter but the payoff earns it. Would happily do a re-read discussion next year.

❤️ 87

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Juniper Ellery

Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. Whoever flagged the recurring water imagery — thank you, I can't unsee it now. Already lent my copy out twice.

❤️ 77

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Elias Fairweather

I annotated so heavily the margins ran out. The pacing wobbles in the third quarter but the payoff earns it. Five stars from me.

❤️ 38

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Nina Quill

Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. Solid four stars, and a full five for the ending.

❤️ 87

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Jonah Merrick

This is the pick that made me rejoin the club, honestly. Every scene has a door in it. Someone in chat pointed that out and I lost my mind. Still thinking about that final line.

❤️ 38

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Maeve Vance

Read it out loud to my partner in the evenings — highly recommend that way. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. One of my favourites from the archive.

❤️ 87

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Louis Ogden

I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The prose does that trick where it's plain until suddenly it isn't. Thanks to everyone who posted here — made the read twice as good.

❤️ 48