After reading everyone’s rave reviews and seeing top all of the yearly book lists, I FINALLY read James. High expectations can keep me from picking something up because I am afraid I’m going to be disappointed, and clearly this was not the case. It was just so so clever and sharply articulated. There is nothing much more that I can add to the discourse on this excellent work. Although, if (like me) you are afraid that a hazy recollection of reading Huckleberry Finn would detract from enjoying the story - don’t be, it was a nonissue!