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Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

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emilyb84's review against another edition

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challenging dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a rollercoaster to say the least. I didn’t realize it was satire at first, so struggled to get into it. Once I understood, it was a fast and intense read. A complex story that is all too real. Did not see the end coming. 
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clotalksbooks's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.25

There were moments of brilliance in this. I felt a long list of emotions, including one part that made the tears drip down my face. I cared about the characters. 

But it was also the characters that made my rating drop. I felt the journey and character development of some of the characters, especially the MC, confusing. Initially the way other characters were treating Buck I felt so unjust as they were saying he changed etc. but as we were in his head we couldn't see how he had changed so it came out of nowhere. Buck then seemed to flip a switch and act in such a way that didn't seem realistic to his character (can't say more without spoilers). Thoughts and actions just seemed to jarr. This made me feel doubtful of the story and lost me a bit.

It's certainly a journey this book. It was chaotic and felt almost like acceptance of the issues it was commenting on. The book ends by self-marketing itself in an indulgent way, I'd have thought it more important the message is consumed by people, whether that is in a shiny first edition or second-hand. Buck is, after all, about passing on the wisdom...

This is the lowest I have rated a book that made me feel such emotion, and I must admit I keep changing my mind. Some parts made me put it down and not want to pick it up again, whereas others had me devouring through the pages. Overall though, for me the glimmers of greatness got outweighed by the Wolf of Wall Street-like madness (not as well executed) and illegal antics that made it nonsensical, and so I can't give it more even though I at times wanted to. If you buy it (as I'm not allowed apparently to lend you my copy), brace yourself for the similes...
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kriskelly's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

“what the f*ck is going on” is how i’d sum this up
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anitaconchita's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall a fun satire, but the sales manual format got a bit exhausting for me, and there were so many point where I couldn’t stand Buck, the main character. I kind of hoped for more critique of capitalism and the ending was a bit of a let down for me. An engaging narrator and fast-paced read though! 
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alexstartsthings's review against another edition

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challenging tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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jillaay_h's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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okaymistelyn's review against another edition

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funny reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

wow wow wow, what a book. black buck was a rollercoaster of emotions — mostly anger and stress — from the perspective of someone who was willing to sacrifice it all to get ahead. it’s a great satire of corporate/tech culture and the racism that exists in those spaces and i enjoyed reading it.

i will say though that the some of the narrative/writing style wasn’t really for me. i get that it’s meant to be a satire from a more immature perspective, but parts of it made me roll my eyes. regardless, it was a pretty quick read so i would recommend it. 
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franceselsie's review against another edition

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dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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josie2k's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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sgs's review against another edition

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dark hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book is incredible!!!! Frustrating and inspiring and flawed, Buck’s story has you equal parts mad at him and cheering for him. 
I found 90% super disturbing and hard to read, so be mindful, don’t go in for a lighthearted read.  
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