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James by Percival Everett

4.5

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-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

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A crazy read! I don’t know anything about Huckleberry Finn but this book should be read in tandem in classrooms. Not what I normally read but this book really inspired me to read more broadly. Very satisfying ending that didn’t end in black tragedy THANK GOD! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood