Take a photo of a barcode or cover
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Classism
With its action-packed plot, I knew that it would be adapted into a movie eventually. I just searched and saw that yes, it's already in the works. I hope that the film is as well-rounded and insightful as the novel.
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Murder, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria
Minor: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, 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: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking
Minor: Gun violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, War, Classism
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
This quote from the back cover I think is the perfect snippet to review the book. James is given much more depth and such a great story and history. The plot kept adventure like the original Huck Finn book but obviously added important context and background by focusing on James and his experiences as a Black man and slave of the time.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Murder
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Suicidal thoughts