A review by drowsyowl
Blackouts by Justin Torres

Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.
It just didn't seem like it was ever going to have a real plot. I imagine it was only going to end up being a fake biography of a homosexual man which gives historical context of the gay experience. I'm sure the remainder of the narrative is interesting and heartbreaking and eye opening - I found the first 1/5 to be so. But it's not really what I consider a fictional plot, nor did the storytelling compel me to want more. It was is a numb sort of telling, one that made me as the reader also numb to it. Even to the things that were meant to elicit shock. 
It's just not for me 😞
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