Blackouts by Justin Torres

Blackouts

Justin Torres

305 pages first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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Description

Juan Gay is on his deathbed. He has decided to spend his last days in The Palace: a monumental, fading institution in the desert, which was an asylum in another lifetime. There, a young man tends to this dying soul – someone who Juan met only once...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,031 reviews

Moods

reflective 82%
emotional 65%
challenging 56%
sad 41%
dark 36%
informative 31%
mysterious 29%
funny 13%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 5%
adventurous 4%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 34%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 36% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 82% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.97

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