A review by amandalorianxo
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

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

2.75

Like most reviewers, I enjoyed the first portion of the author's debut. I think that partially was due to the content and also due to the narrator for the audiobook.  I was compelled and intrigued by how Darren was going to get through this random start-up. I also liked the listener/reader bits that were thrown in and when I got to the end, it made so much sense why they were included. I saw traces of Wolf of Wall Street, Get Out, bits of Other Black Girl and various other novels and movies that satirically poke at the office life. I knew the storyline was slightly going to go downhill when Darren's girlfriend made him promise that he wouldn't change. As it is with everyone movie and TV show, the main character will always change when that question is posed. The second half left me confused and stumbling to finish. I might need to re-read this again later on. The later chapters also vaguely reminded me of Monster by Walter Dean Meyers. 
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