Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

19 reviews

okaymistelyn's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, and Ableism

suzyvee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcohol, Cancer, Ableism, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Addiction, Classism, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

mxbenjaminrose's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

Minor: Classism, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Bullying, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Racism, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Ableism, Addiction, Classism, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

lindsloveslit's review against another edition

challenging dark

1.5

I don't know if this was hard to get through because I didn't like it, because of the use of the r-word, or because I was in somewhat of a book hangover after a five star read. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I do, however, know that it was not for me. 🙅🏽‍♀️

I thought I was going to get "The Office" like satire, but there was no point in time where I laughed. Instead, I was hit with microagressions and white supremacy that were believable and exhausting.

To add, I vehemently disliked the use of the r-word. I KNOW it was because the character was a racist, sexist, ableist P.O.S. but in my opinion, it is never okay. There is never a right time for it. 🙅🏽‍♀️ It also felt like a self help book to me, and unless they're research based - I'm not interested in those either. Lastly, mental health is important to me (I couldn't have gotten through 2020 or 2021 without my therapist) and I feel like this book made light of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Ableism, Cancer, and Racism

fongyay's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What a wild ride this was. I devoured it quickly but it was also brutal to read at times, watching a train wreck kind of vibe. The first sections were utterly riveting and the later ones less so, but I was invested enough in the plot by then to keep going. 
Suggested song pairing: Flying Monkeys by Jay Stone

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Racism, Torture, Violence, Cancer, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Homophobia

mrb's review against another edition

Too many uses of the R word as a negative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

beca_reads's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

I've decided after reading 100 pages that this is not for me and to DNF. This book had so much potential and I liked the concept. I went into this knowing that it was satire but there were points where it just missed. I ended up giving up on this book due to the use of ableist slurs which were not challenged in the book. I'm disappointed by this as for the first time I got to read about a character with Tourettes (there are few books out there with characters with Tourette's and it's nice to be represented in a book); the representation wasn't bad it was a bit stereotypical but it was noted that not everyone with Tourette's swears which I appreciated. It annoys me as it ruined the decent disability representation for me by then going and using abelist slurs later in the book; it felt like one step forwards and two steps back. This book is definitely a love or dislike book, and unfortunately I disliked it.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Racism, and Racial slurs

fungivibes's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

onkenzisshelf's review against another edition

challenging inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

What I Liked:

• Everything. Seriously, this book was incredible.
• This was SUCH a good look into racism and ableism in the workforce, as well as a good picture of how greed and money can change someone.
• This book made me uncomfortable and made me think, for all of the right reasons.
• I HATED the characters I was supposed to hate, and loved the ones I was supposed to love. The author rounded his characters out beautifully.
• The narrator of this one was FABULOUS. One of the best narrators I've listened to.

You Should Read If You Like:

• If you're working towards antiracism, I highly suggest this one.
• DEFINITELY look at the TWs before picking this one up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Torture