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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Murder
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
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:
No
Wow what a great read. Retelling of Adventures of Huck and Finn from the side of the enslaved man, Jim. It was so smart and precise and funny and sad and disturbing. Just a really amazing read. Happy he got his wife and child in the end. Can’t believe Huck is his son but makes sense. Will need to read Mark Twain’s book now
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
sad
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
First I wanna say that the audiobook narration was incredible. I know that if I was reading it, I would have stumbled over and had to re-read a lot of the "slave talk" but having a narrator read it made it easier to understand.
That being said, I'm not sure how to feel about this book. On one hand, it was a great adventure with interesting and lovable characters, but on the other hand I felt weird about some of the revisionist choices the author made. I can understand the appeal of slaves actually being eloquent, and playing it up for their masters, but in a book that aimed to show the brutal truth of slavery, it felt out of place. Why show on-page rape and torture, but omit that form of control? The slaves spoke more eloquently than their owners when they weren't around, so where did they learn it? Could they not be smart in a way that wasn't tied to white people's view of what smart was? I don't know, it's hard to explain but something felt off about it.
Also, the ending of the book felt super abrupt.He finds his wife and daughter and we don't see any of their trip north? One sentence later and they're in a free state?
Overall I enjoyed the story, but it's not a new favorite, and I see some problems with both the premise and the execution.
That being said, I'm not sure how to feel about this book. On one hand, it was a great adventure with interesting and lovable characters, but on the other hand I felt weird about some of the revisionist choices the author made. I can understand the appeal of slaves actually being eloquent, and playing it up for their masters, but in a book that aimed to show the brutal truth of slavery, it felt out of place. Why show on-page rape and torture, but omit that form of control? The slaves spoke more eloquently than their owners when they weren't around, so where did they learn it? Could they not be smart in a way that wasn't tied to white people's view of what smart was? I don't know, it's hard to explain but something felt off about it.
Also, the ending of the book felt super abrupt.
Overall I enjoyed the story, but it's not a new favorite, and I see some problems with both the premise and the execution.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence
Moderate: Rape, Torture