Blackouts by Justin Torres

Blackouts

Justin Torres

302 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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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

3.91
based on 2,693 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

emotional: 65%

challenging: 55%

sad: 38%

dark: 35%

informative: 30%

mysterious: 28%

funny: 12%

inspiring: 8%

hopeful: 6%

tense: 5%

adventurous: 4%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

13% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
35% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
14% of readers chose A mix
80% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

56% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

83% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

47% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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