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A review by thechapterhouse
The Blackout Book Club by Amy Lynn Green
5.0
I was a little hesitant to pick this up when I did, as I'd just finished reading a dual-time novel set in WWI and WWII earlier this week. But, I wasn't really about to set aside a book by Amy Lynn Green just because of potential subject-matter overlap! She's an amazing author, and I had high expectations for _The Blackout Book Club_. (Not to mention, frankly, this could be just what I needed after the previous read--one I'd thought was inspy-fic and wasn't.)
_The Blackout Book Club_ was everything I hoped it would be, and more. Green absolutely hit a home run with this! I loved each of the characters, and she did a great job at weaving all of their stories together, as well as expertly managing multiple narrators--no easy feat. One or two is challenging enough; this one had four! (I'm resisting the urge to quote "Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition" here. Okay, not resisting that hard, because here we go: [Legolas] "Lembas bread. One small bite will fill the stomach of a grown man." [Merry, to Pippin] "How many did you eat?" [Pippin] "Four.")
I also enjoyed being introduced to so many different books. I knew of many of them, but only by name; this entirely inspired me to add some to my TBR list! (And yes, Green includes a list of all of them at the end--I checked before grabbing pen and paper.) P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie, in particular, stood out to me, and I got a good chuckle out of the book club's reading Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." No, indeed, definitely not a romance. Ha!
Fantastic book. 5/5 stars.
I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
_The Blackout Book Club_ was everything I hoped it would be, and more. Green absolutely hit a home run with this! I loved each of the characters, and she did a great job at weaving all of their stories together, as well as expertly managing multiple narrators--no easy feat. One or two is challenging enough; this one had four! (I'm resisting the urge to quote "Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition" here. Okay, not resisting that hard, because here we go: [Legolas] "Lembas bread. One small bite will fill the stomach of a grown man." [Merry, to Pippin] "How many did you eat?" [Pippin] "Four.")
I also enjoyed being introduced to so many different books. I knew of many of them, but only by name; this entirely inspired me to add some to my TBR list! (And yes, Green includes a list of all of them at the end--I checked before grabbing pen and paper.) P. G. Wodehouse and Agatha Christie, in particular, stood out to me, and I got a good chuckle out of the book club's reading Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." No, indeed, definitely not a romance. Ha!
Fantastic book. 5/5 stars.
I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.