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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
medium-paced
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
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
NO ONE and I mean NO ONE can write Southern characters like S.A. Cosby!
S.A. don't miss!
I have to give kudos also to the narrator Adam Lazarre-White who I know as Nathan from Young and the Restless. Love him so much and he did a phenomenal job.
I swear at this point I'd pay to read S.A. grocery list. That man can write!!!
S.A. don't miss!
Spoiler
My heart broke for Beauregard all through this book. Trying to do right and can't get ahead and finally having to go back to that life. My heart absolutely broke when the baby boy got shot. I'm glad he was on the mend at the end of the book. Also glad to hear the oldest baby wouldn't be charged for shooting those men. I wonder if Beau stayed or went on and chased that fast life. He needs to sit his ass down and tend to his family! Too old to be out there in them streets. I definitely teared up at the times he remembered his Father and his last conversation with his mother who was a piece of work.I have to give kudos also to the narrator Adam Lazarre-White who I know as Nathan from Young and the Restless. Love him so much and he did a phenomenal job.
I swear at this point I'd pay to read S.A. grocery list. That man can write!!!
I won't spend much time talking about the plot of this novel, but in one statement-- Blacktop Wasteland is an epic, devastating thriller/character study about a man who feels forced to commit one last crime to save his family and livelihood. His decision might cost all he has worked so hard to achieve: his family, his business, and his identity.
S.A. Cosby's prose is so unique and different - some of the sentences/paragraphs are formed ith such simple basic words, but then there are times where the language is haunting, beautiful, poetic. It's just such a delight in every way.
The audio is extremely well done and it listens like a fast paced action movie, but also has such character depth and messaging, that it's so powerful.
At the end of the audio there is an interview with Cosby, that I found absolutely fascinating. He is asked why he gravitates to the thriller genre, and he said basically that it provides an opportunity to talk about themes he is interested in (racism, poverty, inequity) in a way that is more palatable to readers. This statement just hit me right in the gut because it's so heartbreakingly true. Cosby is such a genius and I will read anything he writes.
Beauregard "Bug" Montage is going to live in my heart for a while. If a crime/thriller novel written with a sense of purpose and poetry sounds appealing to you, you should definitely check this one out.
S.A. Cosby's prose is so unique and different - some of the sentences/paragraphs are formed ith such simple basic words, but then there are times where the language is haunting, beautiful, poetic. It's just such a delight in every way.
The audio is extremely well done and it listens like a fast paced action movie, but also has such character depth and messaging, that it's so powerful.
At the end of the audio there is an interview with Cosby, that I found absolutely fascinating. He is asked why he gravitates to the thriller genre, and he said basically that it provides an opportunity to talk about themes he is interested in (racism, poverty, inequity) in a way that is more palatable to readers. This statement just hit me right in the gut because it's so heartbreakingly true. Cosby is such a genius and I will read anything he writes.
Beauregard "Bug" Montage is going to live in my heart for a while. If a crime/thriller novel written with a sense of purpose and poetry sounds appealing to you, you should definitely check this one out.
sad
tense
medium-paced