1.63k reviews for:

Blackouts

Justin Torres

3.91 AVERAGE

mgrimm587's review

3.75

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

kimb_carlson's review

3.5

reflective slow-paced

sarahlcupcake's review

4.25

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I really enjoyed the blend of historical 
 
and
 
fiction
,
 
I
 
definitely
 recommend reading it on paper instead of listening to it, I enjoyed being able to visualize the 
 
documents
 
and
 
images
.

readingwithstardust's review against another edition

4.0

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I did not get out of this book everything it could deliver.  I loved the format of the storytelling primarily through dialogue, as well as the multimedia aspects, but for all that I could see what Justin Torres was doing, it didn't have any emotional impact on me.  That said, I look forward to reading it again at a later date, in a different headspace, to see if it lands with the full force I believe it capable of.

ebarta's review

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

xxxtravirgo's review

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

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Some super interesting ideas but the writing is so awful. No differentiation between characters and they all speak in high school Tumblr prose that makes me want to bash my head in. So inauthentic that at times it felt homophobic. Potentially fiction and traditional narrative is not something this author should be exploring. 

tansreads's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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I loooved the premise and usually I love books that blend really history and historiography with literary fiction but like?! idk it just took me too long to understand what was going on and the connections to the 2 layers of books could’ve been more engaging. In the end I don’t think I connected well enough w the characters to really want to keep reading …

wjsho98's review

5.0

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kcsadowsky's review

4.0

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

_kanielsen_'s review against another edition

5.0

challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes