A review of “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” in 100 words by Catherine Stover
The title of this novel comes from a gut-wrenching scene in Macbeth, where the central character mourns his wife’s death and wants his now-meaningless existence to come to an end. (And it does. Violently.) Is the author telling us that a main character in this book will die violently also? (Spoiler alert: Yes.) So, why is this novel on many “best book” lists? I think it’s because Gabrielle Zevin does something very difficult very well: she bases her story on a paradox: hope and despair must coexist. Redemption and tragedy are intertwined. This requires a remarkably high level of skill.
Work Cited:
Zevin, Gabrielle. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Vintage books, 2022, p. 336.