275 reviews for:

The Shutouts

Gabrielle Korn

3.9 AVERAGE

porktheorc's review

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References to the pandemic and virtual learning really take me out of fiction 

xtinalbr's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

cherylbeatty48912's review

4.0

dark hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pdestrienne's review

3.25

adventurous medium-paced

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In some ways this was a much more dynamic book than Yours for the Taking but it made less of an impression - maybe because the architectural imagining of Inside is more captivating for me than a survival story. And the motivations of people were very surface level (particularly with Kelly's story and the people who became the cult). Another thing that I found notable about Korn's world is that love is very much written as imprinting and it lasts FOREVER which is not my experience of the world, so I'm happy for her.

foryouathena's review

3.0

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

upstate_joy's review

4.5

medium-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

jvperkins's review

4.25

adventurous dark emotional 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

herbk018's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

kzaleski's review

4.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful 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: Complicated

luckywerewolf's review

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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

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This was a great book to listen to while I was doing other things. It kept me engaged with the material and lessons without making me anxious for the years to come. A quality dystopian novel.