A review by stephbakerbooks
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

dark funny informative inspiring reflective 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

This book is written as a part memoir, part sales manual, and the format really worked for the story. Don’t let it fool you—Darren’s story is fictional, but his voice is so clear and convincing right off the bat, he’ll have you believing he’s a real person. I loved the sales tips interspersed throughout the story, as Darren shares what he’s learned and how sales tactics apply to everyday life. My experience with sales is working at a Barnes and Noble trying to sell books…so nonexistent 😂 Not only was this book a captivating story, but I learned from it too!

Seeing Darren’s transformation from the beginning to middle to end was very compelling. He’s a fully fleshed-out character who makes questionable decisions but you still root for him. There were also some great side characters and though they all didn’t get as much attention as I would’ve liked, they are complex.

I honestly had no idea where the plot was going to go most of the time but it kept me invested. The narration in the audio was literal 🔥🔥🔥

Thank you so much to Libro.fm, the publisher, and the author for my ALC.

Read if you like: talking to strangers, coffee, diversity in the corporate world.
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