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A review by liamliayaum
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
5.0
Black Buck is tale of Darren "Buck" Vender and his rise to being a top salesperson. (Note: The narrative uses salesman but I personally try to use non-gendered terms when possible). Buck had an okay life as a shift manager at Starbucks but those around him saw he had more potential. On one fateful day, the CEO of a startup took a chance on Buck to tap into that potential.
Buck is thrown into the extremely white world of sales and slowly realizes that he has to exceed not only for himself, but for all of his Black and people of color brethren. He finds himself excelling in the midst of personal life turmoil. And soon starts to give opportunities back to BIPOC through a secret organization that is known as Happy Campers.
This novel is witty and pulls at your heartstrings while also highlighting how the world of sales, and the world in general, is set up for white people to get ahead on the backs of those with darker skin. For anyone who wants a glimpse into the world from a Black perspective, this is a -must- read. On another note, there are so many good nuggets in this novel.
Buck is thrown into the extremely white world of sales and slowly realizes that he has to exceed not only for himself, but for all of his Black and people of color brethren. He finds himself excelling in the midst of personal life turmoil. And soon starts to give opportunities back to BIPOC through a secret organization that is known as Happy Campers.
This novel is witty and pulls at your heartstrings while also highlighting how the world of sales, and the world in general, is set up for white people to get ahead on the backs of those with darker skin. For anyone who wants a glimpse into the world from a Black perspective, this is a -must- read. On another note, there are so many good nuggets in this novel.