Full disclosure: I tried numerous times to read the physical book of this and wasn't hooked enough to stay with it. So, when I saw it as the Audible Daily Deal, I thought I'd give it a try.

The audiobook hooked me. The narrator, Zeno Robinson, was terrific. Since the book is framed as a "how-to book" of sorts and the narrator, protagonist Darren, addresses the reader directly in certain parts, the reading aloud structure works really well here--and Zeno is amazing at it.

This book is quite the roller-coaster ride of a narrative. The protagonist Darren is a 22-year-old who lives with his mom in Bed-Stuy, New York, and is content to work at the Starbucks in a lobby of a Manhattan high-rise, spend time with his childhood sweetheart Soraya, hang with his friend Jason, and have as little ambition as possible.

One day, he ends up impressing a regular, Rhett Daniels--CEO of tech start-up Sumwun--and is offered a job as a salesman on the 36th floor. The atmosphere of Sumwun's office is chaotic, intense, and laser-focused. Darren's the only Black employee, and endures a Hell Week of training where the trainer, Clyde, seems to revel in tinging his training instruction with as many racist comments as possible. Soon, Darren has become "Buck," a business-obsessed salesman who his family and friends don't recognize. After tragedy strikes--for the company and for Darren personally--his job takes on a new mission and things get even more complicated and satirical.

I liked this one! The action--and intensity of the situations--keeps building and I was riveted. The critiques of start-up culture, racism, and self-help were on-point and Darren's voice was so well portrayed through Zeno's narration. This one will definitely keep you entertained while doing chores--it definitely did me!