2024/001: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow — Gabrielle Zevin

2024/001: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow — Gabrielle Zevin

“What is a game?” Marx said. “It’s tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It’s the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever.” [loc. 5678]

Sam Masur and Sadie Green meet, as preteens, at a hospital. Sadie's visiting her sister Alice, who has cancer: Sam hasn't spoken to anyone since the car accident that mangled his foot and killed his mother. All he does is play video games -- but Sadie's a gamer too, and they become best friends.( Read more... )