Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

James by Percival Everett

18 reviews

penguins_save_lives's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, and War

3littlewordz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

FIVE STARS!!! This retelling of Huckleberry Finn from Jim's perspective was a masterpiece! Instant classic. Everett gave agency to the enslaved James (his chosen name) where the world pushed to strip it from him wherever possible. The story demonstrated the still very much current requirement to code-switch that so many Black people in America feel compelled to do. I never felt a need to re-read Huckleberry Finn but I know I'll revisit James again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

gaelstorm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A cathartic read after reading Huckleberry Finn and being so frustrated by it and the lack of anyone REALLY truly acknowledging the horrors of slavery. Despite this, there’s still humor and adventure in this book, similar to the type of humor in Huck Finn. It starts off following the original story quite faithfully and at a certain point diverges in a way that I really appreciated (the ending of Huck Finn was the worst part in my opinion for multiple reasons).

I recommend this book to everyone, but especially to anyone who’s read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

readingbrb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Grief

asienerbrown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Violence and Trafficking

Minor: War

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War

jessiesnoww's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and War

pierreamour's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

An amazing reinventing of a classic, a sophisticated update and an emotional thrill ride. I laughed, I was enraged, I laughed some more, I cried, I cheered; and I struggled to step away from the adventure, the mystery and the word play! 
 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Torture and Violence

It would’ve been 5 stars if Sammy would have survived and had some more involvement in the story, it would have made the book a bit longer, I didn’t want it to end and I was hoping James would start teaching some of the people he met along the way to also read and write instead of being this near lone survivor that has to go into isolation in order to have the final break through, , maybe this could’ve been achieved through critical dialogue a conversation with a surviving Sammy who later split off to get Huck and then the new extended family goes north and starts a school

alireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail