You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
challenging
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:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing this book, with my honest review below.
I read Yours for the Taking and was excited to see The Shutouts, the follow up to that story, coming out. Gabrielle Korn has fascinating ideas that play out well in her books, and The Shutouts was a great revisit back into a screwed up world (that could in some ways be our future). What I found most interesting, outside of the characters, was the insight into the build up to the big climate disaster that cause The Inside to be created. We see a lot about how things may have been prevented with Vero doing what was right, and what his cult like group later became under Len’s leadership. We also see what happens next for Ava and Brook. Most fascinating though was Kelly, who acts as the view into what happened before The Inside. The only thing I couldn’t really get past was Orchid’s disregard for her letters!
I read Yours for the Taking and was excited to see The Shutouts, the follow up to that story, coming out. Gabrielle Korn has fascinating ideas that play out well in her books, and The Shutouts was a great revisit back into a screwed up world (that could in some ways be our future). What I found most interesting, outside of the characters, was the insight into the build up to the big climate disaster that cause The Inside to be created. We see a lot about how things may have been prevented with Vero doing what was right, and what his cult like group later became under Len’s leadership. We also see what happens next for Ava and Brook. Most fascinating though was Kelly, who acts as the view into what happened before The Inside. The only thing I couldn’t really get past was Orchid’s disregard for her letters!
incredibly eery depiction of all my worst fears for us all and also what will probably happen in the next forty to fifty years. i couldn’t get a hold of the first book bc libby doesn’t have it so it was hard to follow some of the character connections and though they came close they still didnt quite seem like they pulled the threads tightly together by the end so that i understood everything. still an amazing book though
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
Gabrielle Korn has done it again with The Shutouts. This is her follow up to her novel, Yours for the Taking (2023.) I really enjoyed Yours for the Taking, but truth be told I liked the Shutouts even more.
The Shutouts takes place in several timelines, which is something I liked a lot. I also appreciated the way in which Korn told the stories that take place after Yours for the Taking (YFTT,) and especially the stories of before. The backstories were fantastic and have made me appreciate the YFTT world even more.
This book explores the creation of a dystopia and those working to survive in it. The characters are rich and diverse. The cast is composed of both queer and non-queer characters living in a climate-ravaged world while dealing with everything that makes them human: Love, family, basic survival, etc. Korn’s description of climate change in The Shutouts is particularly frightening and her description of the world leadership around it is even more horrifying.
This book is perfect for any lover of dystopian, speculative and/or climate fiction. Korn’s storytelling is excellent and the pace of this book is top-notch.
The Shutouts seals the deal - Korn is now a must-read author for me!
Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Gabrielle Korn for the opportunity to read and review an advanced e-copy.
The Shutouts takes place in several timelines, which is something I liked a lot. I also appreciated the way in which Korn told the stories that take place after Yours for the Taking (YFTT,) and especially the stories of before. The backstories were fantastic and have made me appreciate the YFTT world even more.
This book explores the creation of a dystopia and those working to survive in it. The characters are rich and diverse. The cast is composed of both queer and non-queer characters living in a climate-ravaged world while dealing with everything that makes them human: Love, family, basic survival, etc. Korn’s description of climate change in The Shutouts is particularly frightening and her description of the world leadership around it is even more horrifying.
This book is perfect for any lover of dystopian, speculative and/or climate fiction. Korn’s storytelling is excellent and the pace of this book is top-notch.
The Shutouts seals the deal - Korn is now a must-read author for me!
Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Gabrielle Korn for the opportunity to read and review an advanced e-copy.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No