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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Murder, Cultural appropriation
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, War
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really compelling. I had to look up the plot of Huck Finn because I hadn’t read it since high school. It’s interesting what plot points Everett kept and which he changed. I love that in James’ retelling, he has a family. It seems basic, but the fact that it’s not even a consideration in Huck Finn is so telling. And Huck even references this at some point - a moment where he says he knows Jim must miss his family but he never thinks of it or asks.
I also like the very direct confrontation with the very feature of Twain’s original work that made it remarkable to so many - the vernacular. The idea that the slaves put this all on as a show is funny in and of itself, the way their feigned ignorance exposes the ignorance of the white folk. But also the white folk keep their vernacular.
Lots more you could say — the different endings, his ambivalence about the civil war, the minstrel show, Huck’s paternity and his role as the only decent white character and what that signifies; the concept of passing. I’ll be thinking about this book for a while.
I also like the very direct confrontation with the very feature of Twain’s original work that made it remarkable to so many - the vernacular. The idea that the slaves put this all on as a show is funny in and of itself, the way their feigned ignorance exposes the ignorance of the white folk. But also the white folk keep their vernacular.
Lots more you could say — the different endings, his ambivalence about the civil war, the minstrel show, Huck’s paternity and his role as the only decent white character and what that signifies; the concept of passing. I’ll be thinking about this book for a while.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
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:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Vomit
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No