Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

James by Percival Everett

29 reviews

habeels's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Violence, and Sexual assault

ashoesmaker's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Slavery, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Trafficking, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, War, Child abuse, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

asims723's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Slavery, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Torture

essjay's review against another edition

4.75

I just loved this so much. Was not expecting it to make me laugh as much as it did (the tears were expected, though). The ending was a bit rushed, but I appreciated what it was going for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Racial slurs, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault

bibliomich's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

It is not often that my expectations are *this* high before I even begin reading a book, and it’s even rarer that the actual book far exceeds those expectations, so please listen to me when I say that everyone should (/needs to) read Percival Everett’s James.

This novel is brilliant for so many reasons, but I was mostly impressed by the way it takes a well-known classic (one that I read in middle school and high school and again in college) and not only tells the same story from a different perspective, but shows you how the story was actually never the story we thought it was in the first place. Everett directly challenges assumptions about language, adventure vs. survival, and what it means to be “free” as a Black person in the mid-1800s. While you may recognize many of the characters and scenes from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the book truly shines when Everett deviates from the original novel.

Thank you so much to Libro.fm for including this as an educator ALC this month.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

nlemon55's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Death

Minor: Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Murder

happyknitter2020's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

One of my top 10 reads of 2023 will recommend everyone I know to read it.

Such a devastating insight into slavery traumatic experiences, brought to life via following James, his thoughts & feelings as freedoms his family & other slaverys he finds on his way.

It is beautifully written & I will never forget this. This book should be on education curriculum, to change racist abusive & controlled cultures around the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Torture, Rape, Grief, Murder, Trafficking, Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and War

annreadsabook's review

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Rape, Violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death

Minor: Child abuse and Child death