James by Percival Everett

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James

Percival Everett

4.52 AVERAGE

mkminnie's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarahgracekaschak's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging inspiring sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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sabbathnikole's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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cclift1114's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I can see why this book gained so much attention, showing the story of Huck Finn from Jim’s perspective. It was powerful to see how different the story would be from the point of view of the enslaved, and Everett does well with giving Jim agency and showing his cunning to be able to survive the whims and wrath of enslavers. 

kmweepie's review against another edition

5.0
emotional reflective
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bethanywasik's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous fast-paced
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dezzz0322's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

steelydune's review against another edition

5.0
It was a 4 for me until the last 20 pages. The revenge and retribution was perfection. Most of the acclaim for this book stems from its connection to the original Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, so I likely would have appreciated it more had I previously read that book. However, I might seek it out now to fill in the rest of the story.
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thatgirlmiss's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

noemigarcia9's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous challenging funny informative reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated