Black Buck: A Novel

I was into the story

I enjoyed this book. I didn't know how I would like it but I was surprised. I enjoyed the tips he included and I even enjoyed the pace of the book. I was waiting for the ball to drop.

Get ready for a wild ride when you read Black Buck. This is a very interesting story about Darren Vender, a Black male employee from Starbucks who gets the opportunity of a lifetime to work in a tech startup company but once he starts the job his new role seems like the opportunity from hell. Microaggressions and racist interactions with coworkers ensue, but the opportunity to make it big causes Darren to make choices that will alter the course of his life and his relationship with his family and friends. The book is satire at its best. The characters are rich, the book is so well written that the pages just zoomed by. You as the reader will experience all of the emotions when reading: happiness, sadness, frustration, etc.

OH MY GOD! This book was soooo good and I usually don't rank books but this one is number one from all the books I've read in my 35 years of life. I laughed so hard many times in it, I cried, I got pissed off, I learned to not be content with things in my life just because they are good! Maannnnn, 10 out of 10 highly recommend! Do not run to grab this off the shelves, but take a Learjet to your nearest bookstore! Beautiful book. I really can not wait to read more from Mateo and I was casually walking by this in the bookstore, as I was there for something else, but the cover grabbed my attention, more than that, the title did, and I'm so happy to have discovered it!

Inspired the film Sorry to Bother You (love books turned films)! Fun, light reading on the perils of being the token in a startup corporation and how hard and lonely the climb (or in this case the push) to the top is. Some parts felt rushed but overall a comfortable ride. Pick it up if you need to get yourself back into reading or just need something simple to offset another heavy read.