Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - Blacktop Wasteland

I was pretty surprised how much I liked this dark, gritty thriller.

Blacktop Wasteland touches upon race, crime, and identity all while wrapped in a plot about a high-stakes heist.

I really enjoyed watching the main character Beauregard's personal journey and struggling with the two sides of his identity. I also liked the way the author ended the book. It felt messy and realistic.

I would recommend if you're in need of a quick heist read.

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aharper's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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wirt's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Lord. What a book. The writing style is very straight forward and heavy on the similes, but it had a nice flow that kept the book going and going. It was a wild one for sure.

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amcghig's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kshertz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved Razorblade Tears and everyone said this was even better and they were right. I could not put this book down. I love this author’s style. He takes a fictional story filled with action and in every moment he can, throws in the reasons why life is this way for people deemed criminals or hardened or troublemakers. They are humanized as victims of the system and the cycles of poverty as well as having no support when times get tough. He tackles all the “isms” with hard hitting truth. Nothing is sugar coated and you take this ride with the knowledge that this is a reality and there is a real reason behind what happens in society today. I will definitely be reading anything this author writes in the future.

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babeinlibrary's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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jennneely82's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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rliedtke's review against another edition

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tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

If I liked crime novels I think this would easily be a 5 star read, I just think it’s not my genre. That being said I still enjoyed it and think overall it’s an excellent book. I loved the writing and the family issues going on along with everything. I listened with the audiobook for a lot of it (I’m weird and go back and forth) and I think it’s a great audiobook as well!

If you like crime/heist stuff I strongly recommend!!

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