I liked this book, but I wasn't in love with it and I didn't really like it. I think a three star rating and the feeling of I like it is pretty accurate with my feelings for this book. The book did make me feel a lot of different feelings, but I feel like I can't fully appreciate some of what was being said, because I'm a white female. Now don't get me wrong, the book states that "I'm an honorary black person" in the terms of the book (I would never think that in real life so please don't come at me). Let's do a deep dive into the book; there are spoilers ahead.
We meet our protagonist Darren Vender and he is a shift supervisor at Starbucks. Darren doesn't want much out of life he wants to just spend time with his girlfriend Soraya One day a man comes into the coffee shop and Darren ends up talking him into getting a different drink. Long story short Rhett (The man in the coffee shop) decides that he wants to take Darren (Who gets the nickname Buck) under his wing and give him a job at his start up company. Buck ends up turning into a horrible person and a rich jerk after six months of climbing the corporate ladder. He ends up spiraling and decides he wants to do some good and forms a group called Happy Campers. He wants to try and help colored men and women gain skills that will help them get jobs in the sales world. However a man for Buck's past is not okay with this. He wants revenge from Buck taking his place in Rhett's company and revenge he gets.
I have some real mixed opinions on Buck as a main character. He definitely think he is flawed and that makes him extremely relatable and realistic. A part of me feel like after he becomes a jerk that he kind of deserves what is coming to him. Now did I think he would go to jail for drug possession, heck no- I thought it would end up being something to do with money laundering, but I will say this Buck was pretty honest when it came to money. He just treated the people around him pretty horribly for a long period of time.
I enjoy giving out my MVP character in a story and is something I plan to do throughout 2021. For Black Buck my MVP goes to Brian. Man did that boy make my heart melt. I love his growth and how he gains confidence in himself. I was so angry when Buck made him nearly cry. Brian is a lover and so loyal. I was so glad to hear he had a girlfriend by the end of the book.
We meet our protagonist Darren Vender and he is a shift supervisor at Starbucks. Darren doesn't want much out of life he wants to just spend time with his girlfriend Soraya One day a man comes into the coffee shop and Darren ends up talking him into getting a different drink. Long story short Rhett (The man in the coffee shop) decides that he wants to take Darren (Who gets the nickname Buck) under his wing and give him a job at his start up company. Buck ends up turning into a horrible person and a rich jerk after six months of climbing the corporate ladder. He ends up spiraling and decides he wants to do some good and forms a group called Happy Campers. He wants to try and help colored men and women gain skills that will help them get jobs in the sales world. However a man for Buck's past is not okay with this. He wants revenge from Buck taking his place in Rhett's company and revenge he gets.
I have some real mixed opinions on Buck as a main character. He definitely think he is flawed and that makes him extremely relatable and realistic. A part of me feel like after he becomes a jerk that he kind of deserves what is coming to him. Now did I think he would go to jail for drug possession, heck no- I thought it would end up being something to do with money laundering, but I will say this Buck was pretty honest when it came to money. He just treated the people around him pretty horribly for a long period of time.
I enjoy giving out my MVP character in a story and is something I plan to do throughout 2021. For Black Buck my MVP goes to Brian. Man did that boy make my heart melt. I love his growth and how he gains confidence in himself. I was so angry when Buck made him nearly cry. Brian is a lover and so loyal. I was so glad to hear he had a girlfriend by the end of the book.