“It’s the duty of every man and woman who has achieved some success in life to pass it on, because when we’re gone, what matters most isn’t what we were able to attain but who we were able to help.” - Mateo Askaripour, Black Buck
Basically all I knew about the book when I picked it from BOTM is that it was supposed to be funny. I tend to find that humor is something I don’t see in a lot of books, so I was really looking forward to something fun. I definitely found a lot of humor in this book, but more than that I found myself taking so much away about the casual racism that follows people of color EVERYWHERE. I cringed so many times at statements, attitudes, and reactions of people that surrounded Buck throughout his life, and I believe I started to understand more about what an ally really looks and sounds like.
This book is easily chopped into three parts: the ‘before’, success, the ‘during’, and the truly insane ‘after’, and in this way the story was told very cinematically. I would not be surprised to see this movie coming to our screens in a few years. My singular criticism of the book is that some of Buck’s amazing moves seemed a little far-fetched, and I am unsure if the results would have come out the way they did in the story. But what the hell do I know? Sales is DEFINITELY not my thing, so I don’t know if this judgement is legit 😂 This was a super fun read overall, and I took a lot away from it about what it’s like to be different in a competitive environment.
Basically all I knew about the book when I picked it from BOTM is that it was supposed to be funny. I tend to find that humor is something I don’t see in a lot of books, so I was really looking forward to something fun. I definitely found a lot of humor in this book, but more than that I found myself taking so much away about the casual racism that follows people of color EVERYWHERE. I cringed so many times at statements, attitudes, and reactions of people that surrounded Buck throughout his life, and I believe I started to understand more about what an ally really looks and sounds like.
This book is easily chopped into three parts: the ‘before’, success, the ‘during’, and the truly insane ‘after’, and in this way the story was told very cinematically. I would not be surprised to see this movie coming to our screens in a few years. My singular criticism of the book is that some of Buck’s amazing moves seemed a little far-fetched, and I am unsure if the results would have come out the way they did in the story. But what the hell do I know? Sales is DEFINITELY not my thing, so I don’t know if this judgement is legit 😂 This was a super fun read overall, and I took a lot away from it about what it’s like to be different in a competitive environment.