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Justin Torres: Blackouts (2023, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 5 stars

the queerness of narrative and language

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I love what this book does with both historical material and with storytelling. Sometimes I leave novels based on actual historical events wondering why a novelization or fictional approach is necessary, but this book both taught me something I didn't about Jan Gay and also reminded me how queer communication is...how true communication never hits the mark, never reveals itself, never lands.