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A review by pagesfromhome
Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
When I tell you I flew through this book, I mean I flew through this book. It was perfection. I’m having a hard time even writing a review of it because I just straight up loved it. Askaripour perfectly encapsulates the start up tech industry, his characters are well-developed and easy to love or hate depending on which one it is, and his plot was perfectly timed. Fair warning: There is A LOT that happens in this book. It twists and takes turns that you’ve not really expecting and then makes a few that you’re totally prepared for, which to me is the sign of something being well-written.
I really loved how he developed his characters through their relationships to others and developed the plot then in relationship to those characters. I’m really surprised to hear this is a debut novel because it felt like the writing of someone who has done this many times before.
Honestly just can’t recommend it enough!
I really loved how he developed his characters through their relationships to others and developed the plot then in relationship to those characters. I’m really surprised to hear this is a debut novel because it felt like the writing of someone who has done this many times before.
Honestly just can’t recommend it enough!
Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent