Darren is a smart, young, black man, who is recruited from his job as a Starbucks manager to work in sales with an elite team on the 36th floor in NYC. His first day of work he is given the nickname, Buck, a black salesman on a mission.
There are many twists and turns that follow Buck, the main character, as he tries to succeed as the only black salesman in the company. The story is dark and humorous, it made my laugh, it made me angry and sad, it's a whirlwind.
Black Buck is a well-written, satirical, clever, unpredictable, fast-paced modern day story which touches on so many issues: success and failure, workplace culture, racism and the changes it brings to his life. It's a wonderful book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading.
Also, what's not to love about the book cover, Its bright colors and simplicity, a definite grab it off the shelf kind of book.
Thank you to Mateo Askaripour, HMH and BookishFirst for my arc copy in exchange for a honest review.