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James by Percival Everett
4.5
adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I'm not giving it 5 ⭐️ only because it doesn't feel like a forever personal favorite BUT as a book, it's a 5 ⭐️ one! Straighforward in a  good way! A perfect example of "less is more", it doesn't try to overdo it or over explain anything. The characters are so well built, and so are their world and surroundings! Their feelings and view of the world, James's especially, were so detailed, allowing to the us along the journey with him, putting ourselves in his shoes for a while.

The pace of the book was perfect and I loved that it had short chapters! It made the read more engaging and the book hard to put down