1.62k reviews for:

Blackouts

Justin Torres

3.91 AVERAGE

elfangor's review

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Ephemera blended with narration into a rambling but evocative reflection of the queer Latinx experience.

shgrey's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eskanerd's review

4.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

curryreads's review

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“I quit and considered getting a legit job. I remember sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop as my friends joked that I should put down on my résumé, on my past work, “Being a little bitch.” All the sunlight came through the kitchen, so we packed around the table, some up on the counter, drinking shit wine. My friends, these tough women and queers, were all too sharp and creative for their jobs. It seemed as though all the people I had ever known, everyone I was coming up with then, were somehow bending their will to a Mad Man, for the money. We packed into that kitchen to help one another get through the bends - with dark humor, with shouted advice. We bitched about everything. The trick was not to fall into shame, or, worse, quietude.”

The mixed media approach to this book was insane (complimentary), love a big swing!

karolinas96's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

leviathanknight's review

3.5

informative reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

trav2421's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes

divhasopinions's review

3.0

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Actual Rating : 3.5 / 5 ⭐

artist_lace's review

4.0

emotional reflective 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: Yes

jessieallen0605's review

4.75

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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It was truly unlike all other books. An absolutely delight to read—I learned so much, enjoyed the other mediums added into the story, and felt genuinely sad when it ended.