Reviews tagging 'Rape'

James by Percival Everett

103 reviews

kizzy's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

Drowning

innae's review against another edition

4.0

A rec from NPR.  A telling of the adventures of Huck Finn from Jim’s view..sort of.  It has been awhile since I read the classic, but this did bring back some memories.   I enjoyed the story and appreciate the perspective.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Rape

foresturken's review

adventurous emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Slavery, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Blood, Murder, Rape, Racism, Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

m_a_j's review

adventurous dark funny sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Violence, Rape, and Murder

juliaureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

 Have you ever wondered about Jim, the enslaved man who Huckleberry Finn rode with down the river in the classic novel? This retelling reveals the true stakes of Huck’s boyhood adventure and James’s quest for freedom and family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, and Slavery

whatkathrynreads_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, and Murder

pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Gun violence

djbobthegirl's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, Animal death, Classism, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

gregory_glover's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Do not miss the Acknowledgments: “Finally, a nod to Mark Twain. His humor and humanity affected me long before I became a writer. Heaven for the climate; hell for my long-awaited lunch with Mark Twain.” That says it all?  What an amazing , incredible, beautiful, wonderful, brilliant novel.  He does the impossible, giving absolute agency, strength, 3-dimensional life, power, and dignity to Twain’s character.  “Jim” is now free….as James has always been. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Torture, and Slavery

ruthsturm94's review

challenging funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Perfect, in my opinion. Sure-footed, gut-punching, sometimes funny, approachable but layered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Rape