This, like all book ratings, narrowed down to bias for me. Many of the people in my life that I love have a deep and abiding passion for video games. I don't, but the strong nostalgia gaming elements reminded me of the people closest to me so I was invested.

Personal bias about video game nerds aside, I feel that Zevin managed to craft some wonderful characters here. Sam's narration was more convincing than Sadie's for me, but both characters lept from the page as Zevin tackled their hopes, struggles, dreams, and glaring personality flaws. I hated both of these characters at some points and rooted for them at others which is an impressive amount of dimension to communicate on the page. Even when I didn't like Sadie and Sam, I didn't want to put the book down. Also, if Easter eggs and references are your thing? This book is full of them - which perhaps the Hokusai cover, Shakespeare reference for a title, and Emily Dickinson poem at the front tells you before you even begin reading.

Well-written and complex, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow may not have a traditional plot and makes some interesting narration choices, but in the end is a book I'd love to hand to people to read. I feel that this is a book you don't need to know video games to love, but one that you will love even more if you do.