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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
This is a book I will think about for a long time. While slow in the beginning, it did pick up and suddenly became a story not just about freedom and survival, but what it means to different people. What does it look like for one man compared to another? What is one willing to do for those things? How do all the decisions made in reaching for them affect a life?
‘Jim’ is a slave, but James is a man that is willing to do anything by for what is important to him. Freedom and survival look very different for him compared to the white men & women he sees. When he is faced with being sold, he runs. Now freedom and survival take on a different meaning.
Written as a reimagining of Huckleberry Finn, this book explores freedom, survival, fear, safety and hard truths of life during the 1860s. Told from Jim’s point of view the reader is opened to a world where survival, freedom and family are the basis of every decision made.
‘Jim’ is a slave, but James is a man that is willing to do anything by for what is important to him. Freedom and survival look very different for him compared to the white men & women he sees. When he is faced with being sold, he runs. Now freedom and survival take on a different meaning.
Written as a reimagining of Huckleberry Finn, this book explores freedom, survival, fear, safety and hard truths of life during the 1860s. Told from Jim’s point of view the reader is opened to a world where survival, freedom and family are the basis of every decision made.
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-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
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Lei Huckleberry Finn hace unos años y aunque no me acordaba de los detalles, leer este libro es como volver a un lugar conocido y familiar.
La description de la esclavitud desde dentro, brutal. Y no se hace de forma melodramática. Lo mas impactante es la impotencia de la gente cuando todo el sistema esta organizado de cierta manera. Y como la gente por humillante que sea su posición no puede o no quiere salir de ella.
Incredible cuando un sistema lo permite, lo que puede hacer el hombre.
Te hace recapacitar sobre la sociedad moderna, aunque no haya un equivalente a la esclavitud, pero los ecos de aquellos tiempos aun quedan.
adventurous
emotional
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
fast-paced
I enjoyed this one far more than The Adventures of Huck. I found it easier to follow but still maintaining the story and style to Twain’s. Well done but just wasn’t passionate about the book.
challenging
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was incredible. The ending had me crying so hard. I didn’t think I would like the amount of dialogue but it was actually amazing