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Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

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thespinystacks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

A little bit Wolf of Wall Street, a little bit Get Out. This is a POWERFUL story. The first half of the story is incredibly confronting in terms of racism in the work place, and there were some moments I had to step away and take a breath. That’s my privilege in being able to take a break from the discomfort, being a white person. That being said, I also found the cult-ish workplace so relatable as someone who spent almost ten years in a crazy sales company.

I truly loved this story, it had heart, passion, hatred and was just SO SO addictive.

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cndreisbach's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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internationalreads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

3.5

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librariangeorgia's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

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josiejthames's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny 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

4.25

Compulsively readable and sharply written. My end-of-the-semester brain is struggling to find words (!), but know that I really enjoyed it and encourage you to pick it up too.

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kasey_reads's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-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

2.0

I really wanted to like this book, but the author's choice to use comparative language at least once per page was not my style. I was also turned off by the use of the r-word when it could have been subbed with a host of other words (or even some more comparative language!) could have done. I enjoyed the concept of this book, and I didn't mind the satire, but this type of writing was very much not my jam.

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