A review by mmcloe
Blackouts by Justin Torres

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Absolutely sublime, just go and read this it's one of the best novels I've read in ages. Archives, memory, queerness, desire, yes; but also hauntings, art as liberation, art as trap, art as object. 
The novel itself is also a beautiful noun to hold - the subtle brown text and the images are simply beautiful. A reflection of the world and yet another object in it, to paraphrase Borges. 

In excellent company with Shola Von Reinhold, Pola Oloixarac, Saidiya Hartman, Catherine Lacey, Samuel Delany, and the like.