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This book totally exceeded my expectations! I felt like I would enjoy it but didn't think it...
"Black Buck" is annoyingly hilarious. It's a satirical "memoir" of Darren "Buck" Vender, a...
When I started this I was pretty pumped. I had read the First Look on Bookish First so I already...
This book is categorized as satire and while there was some satire in it it was largely too real...
This book was long awaited , as I read the book I felt as if I was coming of age with the...
Black Buck is about Darren, a smart, young, (initially) unambitious black man, who is recruited...
First of all, thanks to the team at Bookish First for sending this wonderful book to me! I'm so...
After reading the first 70-something pages in fits and starts, I flew through the next 300 pages...
People say we shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but in this case, we definitely should. BLACK...
There are no words - zip zilch nada none - for that ending. The book starts with a simple nod to...
This preview felt like I was reading a script to one of those quirky comedy TV shows. There were...
SUCH a readable book. Wonderfully characterized, fallible main character who grows into himself,...
Darren is a young black man just cruising through life. He may have been valedictorian of his...
**This book was gifted to me by the publisher through Bookishfirst in exchange for an honest...
Wow. This story was truly an adventure. The reader gets to watch Darren Vender, also known as...
"Everybody doin' somethin' got people tellin' 'em they can't do it. If you doin' somethin' and...
Jumping in to review a book starting at chapter five is a new experience for me and not...
4.5 stars* This book was incredible. I don't typically read adult fiction and didn't know what to...
The book is about a smart, young , black man who is recruited from his job at Starbucks to work a...
I was thrilled to be able to claim a copy of Black Buck as I thoroughly enjoyed the first...
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. This book follows Buck, a Starbucks supervisor turned...
4/5 stars What a book. How do I know if I have whiplash from reading? Anyone know to find...
Wow, where to begin? Truly cannot say enough nice things about this one! I was initially drawn to...
A tour de force, Mateo Askaripour's Black Buck takes the familiar rags-to-riches story and...
In some ways I really liked this book. The way in which it exposed the systemic racism present...
Not a normal genre I would have chosen but after ready the first look I was intrigued. I enjoyed...
The story centres on Darren Vender, also known as Buck. He's a black guy who works in a coffee...
I'm new to this site, and was a little surprised that the excerpt started at Chapter 5, but...
Thank you so much to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for sending me an advanced copy and allowing me to...
‘Black Buck’ is a story that follows Buck the main character as he navigates race, money, and New...
I really love the cover of this book. It looks great, the colors are nice, and it is also soft....
This was a really sweet book that I enjoyed very much! I love the premise, and it did not...
Story starts off great, with Ma, Mr. Rawlings, Jason, Soraya, Aziz, and Wally Cat, all supporting...
I really loved the book! I thought it was so inspiring and thoughtful. The themes of the book...
At first I wasn't sure if I would like this book, but after reading it I can say that I did enjoy...
A modern day Wolf of Wall Street set in NYC. Darren finds a new job but doesn't know anything...
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