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Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

91 reviews

kdibiasie's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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cikureads's review

4.75

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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collkavs's review

I think this would have worked better for me in text form. In audiobook the over-narration of mundane tasks - "Bug got out a bottle of beer, opened it, got out another, handed it to X person, drank a sip" - just got too tedious. I'm surprised so many people found this fast-paced but it just didn't work for me.

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marvelessqueen's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I gave Blacktop Wasteland 4/5 stars because I found the characters, story, and descriptions incredibly well thought-out and gripping. Cosby does an incredible job of not only cluing us in to his main character’s motivations but also to his side characters such as Ronnie, Lazy, and even Calvin and Kia (sorry if the names are wrong; I listened to the audiobook). However, the ending made me feel two ways: 1) I liked it because an extremely resolved ending wouldn’t have made sense for characters given the events in the last quarter of the book, however 2) I didn’t like it because Bug’s choice was still unclear.

Was he more bandit than family man because he chose that OR was he more family man than bandit and too afraid of staying and leading his sons into the life he had chosen at times in his life? The safety of his family is obviously important but with many stories out there, isn’t it more dangerous for him to not be there to protect them? I think Bug was caught between a rock and a hard place but as a reader would have loved to see a more defined choice for him.

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gelslitreviews's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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shannonweiss's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A fast paced and exhilarating read - I was constantly on the edge of my seat. This book has action and excitement, moral dilemmas, and overall chaos, and it would make a great movie. The narration of the audiobook was also really good. No real complaints about this book (except for some of the decisions that the main character made, he should have listened to his wife all along). The ending did leave me feeling unfinished though.

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brandimoriarty10's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Wow! This was a very fast paced and intense book. The characters were so well thought out, as I was reading it I felt I was in a movie with the images going through my mind. It was beautifully written and the plot was planned so well. A few times I felt it could have been cut down but that could have just me wanting to know what was going to happen next. The ending made me sad at one point, slightly disappointed in another and guessing. Anyone who loves blood, cars, car chases and intensity please read this.

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avocadosocks's review

3.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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henriii's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

i don't usually read thrillers, but i wanted to read more books by southerners; SA Cosby is from newport news, va, and it was wild reading this book, recognizing locations that i'm familiar with, and putting all of bug's excursions on a mental map.

this felt like an action movie in book form and was hard to put down. i finished it in three sittings.

i didn't love the pained feeling i was left with at the end, when bug is standing in the wake of so much desolation and destruction with no real resolution, but that was a matter of preference rather than writing, and

i would read more from this author when i'm looking for an action-packed, suspenseful read.

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alyshab2005's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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