Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

27 reviews

ecn's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

It felt like a more real life version of Sorry to Bother You - like almost exactly. It was a good story but because of how similar it was to the movie, I kept thinking or wishing for something big and crazy to happen. A fun read but probably would have been better if you didn’t see the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

literarylion's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.75

Pros:

• Sharply satirical but not overly didactic 
• Strong character development

Cons:

• The first half far outshone the second, in my opinion
• Pacing seemed uneven -- very fast at some points and much slower at others, without a discernable reason

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

meghopee's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

leah_alexandra's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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

3.75

This book was good. It got a bit heavy-handed at times, but it's satire, so not that unexpected. I thought the starting characters were really well-developed, but by the time we get introduced to new characters in the second half of the book, I never felt like we really got to know them as people. All-in-all, an interesting read that won't shift your perspectives too much if you already have a fully cynical outlook towards corporate America/start-up culture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

balkeyeston's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Torture and Grief

internationalreads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

howdyhoward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, and Grief

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death of parent

Moderate: Racial slurs, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

piperlee's review

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture and Kidnapping

monikasbookblog's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Grief