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James by Percival Everett

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shetef's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I hope this is assigned in schools in addition to Huck Finn someday. Truly a masterpiece.

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kshertz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

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

4.0

What a concept. Jim is actually James from Huck Finn and knows all about how to survive in this time of idiocy. The author’s conversation around society and their reverence of Huck Finn is evident. It’s smart, funny and serious all at the same time. I can’t say you enjoy reading it, but it deeply impacts you if you let it. I love the social commentary. An author who says the punchline before you even finish thinking of a possible joke. If Huck Finn is a book that has any relevance to you, it’s a must read.

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polo_g's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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fungirlreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was hard to read at times due to the subject matter. But it was an amazing story.

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hellokaley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I can’t say I was surprised by this one because it is so highly regarded and rated, but it surprised me that I personally enjoyed it so much having only little remembrance of Huckleberry Finn. It’s been years since I have read it and I think a re-read before reading James might have made me enjoy my experience even more.

Overall, I thought this book was very good. It was written and executed well- I stayed very engaged through the whole story. It felt like a real page turner, which felt surprising for a story with such heavy content and themes.

I really liked Jim / James as a character and was on my feet cheering for him at the end.

Many parts of this story are hard to read, but overall I really enjoyed the adventure, the bravery, and camaraderie with James and the people he meets along the way. So glad I read it!

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hayreading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not something I'd usually pick up, but an enjoyable one. The n-word is said 68 times in this book. I'm sorry, but that's too many. The point could be delivered without it. The book was fast paced and I was always interested in where it was going.

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