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James by Percival Everett

17 reviews

zsaleh's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, Racism, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Classism, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War and Alcohol

cassielaj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

This book is a bonafide masterpiece. Immediately an important piece of the American literary canon. Percival Everett takes one of the most famous books in American history and flips it on its head. He keeps the sense of adventure that audiences have loved in Huck Finn for many years while giving voice to a previously unheard character. The Jim/James that Everett introduces is intelligent, witty, curious, complex, emotional, and three-dimensional in a way that Mark Twain and his contemporaries never would’ve considered for a Black man. The characters he meets along his journey, Huck included, are fascinating and real, and his questions and insights about his life circumstances are sharp and poignant. I was riveted, and I’m going to be thinking about this one for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Rape

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

Loved the retelling of Huckleberry Finn through Jim’s voice. Any school teaching Huckleberry souls also teach James at the same time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Police brutality, Stalking, War, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Murder, Rape, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

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

alexhaydon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Every time I read an Everett I end up saying it’s my new favourite 
😅 I haven’t read Huckleberry Finn but I’m desperate to now.
Without blabbering on, this novel was pacy, cinematic, tense and at times darkly humerous. A story detailing the lengths taken in order to protect ourselves and our family, the ones we love and the cost it all comes at. It was at moments absolutely harrowing, and in few others ridiculous. Vastly set upon the Mississippi River, the current was reflected in the novels pace and events. It displayed how the earth and land can be both a tool for survival and of destruction. At the end of it all, it was a tale of the enduring faith and fight of the human spirit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Gore, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Gun violence

djbobthegirl's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, Animal death, Classism, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Torture, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

nicolestegall's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This was a very moving book. I fell in love with the characters and was cheering and crying for them! The audio was fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence and Gun violence

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Torture, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, War, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Police brutality