A review by ronpayne
James by Percival Everett

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

My third Everett novel this year and every single one has been amazing. This is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain told from the perspective of Huck's runaway slave companion. From his point of view the dangers are much more stark, and his motivations more complex. Everett pulls no punches, going between the satirical and the horrific often in the same paragraph. The best fiction about slavery I've read since Octavia Butler's Kindred.