loribelle100 's review for:

James by Percival Everett

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

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Holy cow, that was amazing! I began this audiobook without reading a single word about it. Because I don’t recall reading the original story — although I did remember the names and basic premise — it took me a bit to catch on. Wasn’t sure it would be appealing at that point, but Dominic Hoffman’s exceptional reading kept me rapt. And boy, was it worthwhile! Fantastic retelling, sonorous narration, exciting adventure, deep passion for family and for language (spoken & printed), fear, love, anger, hope. This less-than-8-hour book had it all. I cried through the last 7 or 8 minutes, and I already want to listen to it again. Well done, Percival Everett and Dominic Hoffman! Wish I could give this a bonus star.
 (Had to go back through this quickie review and remove several exclamation points. 😆)