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James by Percival Everett
5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

what a way to end the story!! While i'm not a huge fan of Mark Twain because I find it difficult to extract his craft from his beliefs, I love the way Percival Everett breathes new life into the story of Huckelberry Finn. the plot twists toward the end had me TENSE and I wish we got to see a little bit more at the end. in many ways, the story reminded me of Colson Whitehead's Underground Railroad or Maurice Ruffin's American Daughters- a reclaiming of past narratives and giving agency to Black characters.