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Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War
I felt this was more of a companion, not a retelling of Huckleberry Finn, but maybe that's just me. I don't think this takes anything away from Twain's classic, on the contrary. I think it elevates the original by introducing an adult perspective to the simple, naive, yet endearing lens of Huck's childhood.
I was left wishing that more classics such as Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, Uncle Tom's Cabin, etc., could get this same treatment of receiving a companion story from such a well-written, original, and nuanced perspective.
Phenomenal audio performance delivered with ferocity, vulnerability and sincerity by Dominic Hoffman.
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation
Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence
There’s a method Everett employs to denote context switching. Some readers found it tiresome, but I thought it was a skillful tool for text, and made a greater point about the white person’s mistaken perception of their black slaves. I was also not bothered by the constant written reminder that the narrator keeps saying - that he’s a slave. The constancy of that reminder had to have been real in the mindset of slaves - never something you could stop thinking about - and it served to fuel a slow burning frustration in the main character, at least the way I read it.
5 stars, would read again.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery
Moderate: Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief, Colonisation
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Colonisation
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, War
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Colonisation
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder
Ive deducted half a star from it just because 1) I didn’t feel that Jim evolved much throughout the story. I suppose that could be argued based on who he was when it started, but overall he just seemed to be the same guy from start to finish without much of his beliefs or feelings changing despite everything he goes through. And 2) the twist where
Definitely recommend others to read Huck Finn first before reading James! I think knowing the original story helps you appreciate this one more.
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation
Minor: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, Classism