A review by strawhat_kd
James by Percival Everett

adventurous tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

James takes the story of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and flips in on it's head in this reimagining. Here we follow Jim and get his POV throughout. Many of the story beats are the same, but we see Jim's concerns, and the threats he faces for being a runaway slave at the time, and the crimes that he's being accused. But Jim is much more than a runaway slave and by the end of the book he's a  completely different character than the one that we are introduced to in the beginning of the book. This a darker take too. Check your trigger warnings because there is some pretty graphic content within these pages.
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