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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Yes
I read James by Percival Everett for a book club. I couldn't remember ever having read this classic, even though I'd heard of it forever. If you've read Huck Finn, you should now read James, which tells the story from Jim's perspective.
A slog. Too farcical and hard to get through.
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An icon of American storytelling, still as relevant today as ever.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm glad to have read this renowned coming-of-age story which touches on race, slavery, right and wrong and making your own way but I didn't love it. There was a lot of lying and a lot of language belonging to the time which jarred with modern understanding. The story was quite meandering with lots of parts and didn't hang together well for me. Huck was an impressionable character, in some quite desperate circumstances, who just didn't quite have enough about him to make me like him.