Reviews tagging 'Blood'

James by Percival Everett

120 reviews

apeace2's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: No

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I loved Huckleberry Finn when I read it in school. Loved this even more for illuminating the story and journey through Jim's perspective as a slave from the south. brilliant and eye opening. Also just a really well paced story from start to finish. I'd read this book again, even if it were just for the ending (wow). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Murder

Minor: Bullying, Blood

kenrya's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

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

leannanecdote's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

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

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Incredible. Highly recommend the audiobook.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism

Minor: War

tree_branch's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation

Moderate: Pedophilia, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, War

sweet_margarita's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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: Complicated

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Literary perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

ellie_1997's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, War, Classism

literarylily's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark funny informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

jessiecc's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, War

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

hipsterspinster's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

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This was an interesting take on the classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Jim (James) as the main character. I appreciated the themes of choice, language, and perception that guided the story. However, the violence was hard to stomach at times.

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Content Warnings

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