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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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BarbaraBB
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Our first #LitsyToB25 quarter final is James against The Book of Love. A nobrainer. Even though not everyone has voted yet: it is 17 votes for James against 0 for TBoL.
In the #ToB25 James was up to Headschot and there too, it came out as a winner loud and clear.
Tomorrow will be more exciting I suppose. In both tournaments it is Martyr! against Beautyland. If you haven't voted yet please do so: https://forms.gle/wLZ3vkQuYwU77wom6

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Megabooks I enjoyed book of love, and James isn‘t my favorite Everett, but James is brilliant. (edited) 5d
cariashley I‘m still only halfway through Book of Love and I‘m enjoying it, but it had no shot against James. Neither did Headshot! 5d
BkClubCare I just voted! 🗳️ and yeah, James. The GOAT of the tourney. I thought the audiobook of Headshot was excellent and definitely recommend that way to go. And I am super glad that I read The Book of Love 💕 5d
Hooked_on_books I liked BOL so much more than I expected to, but it was in no way better than James. This was an easy choice for me. 5d
squirrelbrain Exactly what Holly @Hooked_on_books said! ☺️ 5d
AnneCecilie I DNFed Book do Love so this was an easy choice 5d
Well-ReadNeck I keep coming back to the first Judge‘s thoughts about James being too highly touted to root for, but too undeniably good to not choose. 5d
BarbaraBB @AnneCecilie Neither did I and yet I was still tempted to vote for it to keep James from winning. I agree with @Well-ReadNeck and the first judge! 5d
GatheringBooks Yikes! I only saw this quarter finals google forms now! Super late to the party. 3d
BarbaraBB @GatheringBooks No problem! And there‘s another form on Monday! 3d
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Anaava
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At that moment the power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them. They couldn‘t even know if I was merely seeing them or reading them, sounding them out or comprehending them. It was a completely private affair and completely free and, therefore, completely subversive.

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Anaava
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First read of 2025 and what a read 📖💚

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Rissreadswithcats
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Loved this, but wonder if I would have loved it more if I‘d read Huckleberry Finn? Percival is now a must read author for me.
Story‘s like this are so important!
“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else‘s shoes for a while”.
Let‘s see if this book ends up being banned in America as part of its plan of action to ignore and erase its unpleasant black history. I just can‘t understand this way of thinking! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Billypar I read Huck Finn at the same time as this. I'm not sure it enhanced my experience very much. There are a few points in the first half where it's interesting to see different perspectives of the same events. But from what I could tell, the second halves of both novels aren't connected at all. And for me, the second half of Huck becomes a slog, whereas James is strong from start to finish. 1w
Rissreadswithcats @Billypar I‘ve got way too many other books looking at me to read Huckleberry Finn. 1w
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Eva_B
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This was a great read! It brought back so much of Huck Finn that I‘d forgotten and loved. This is so well done. A retelling from Jim‘s perspective. It would be a great text for teachers to teach alongside Huck Finn. I hope somewhere in the world someone is still teaching Huck Finn. Both of these books are such important pieces of literature and a snapshot of an era that shouldn‘t be forgotten. Still very relevant today.

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Brilliant in style, content and importance.
James is wise and clever yet forced into submission of slavery. His account of fleeing is full of terror, absolute uncertainty and fear in everything yet bravery and courage shine through.

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emilycoc
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Great read! I got into this quite quickly and was reading several chapters at a time. EDITED TO ADD: what I enjoyed about this book was the retelling of a classic (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn) from a different perspective. I confess I've never read the original but my mom used to teach it to her classes, so I heard a lot about the original book. "James" makes me eager to give that one a try!

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Hanna-B
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I think everyone knows this a retelling of Huckelberry Finn, from the perspective of James/Jim who was a slave. Instantly engrossing and engaging. It‘s a hard story to handle but there‘s also much to appreciate. The intelligence, and nuance of James who was such a well depicted character, I felt like I knew him and I enjoyed his company very much. A must read for everyone

#james #percivaleverett #abolition

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Checking in to report on my current read and my upcoming reading plans. I'm really enjoying James so far (about halfway through). I decided to reinstate an old project of mine that has been abandoned for a while - Operation Tidy-Up-My-Bookcase. My plan is going to be to try and weed out some books and gift them to little free libraries. Pictured here is my #tbr pile - some new but mostly old books to revisit as part of the operation!

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BarbaraBB
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Another unsurprising win in the first real bracket. In the #ToB as well as our #LitsyToB25. James it is.
The Book Censor was voted for by Meg, Holly, Jill & Kristy. Holly has been a big promotor of it on Litsy, she and Kristy even think it should win the tournament!
For now chances seem small, although the zombies can be surprising. James is this year‘s favorite for 5 of us: Shawna, Tammy, Katherine, Leslie and Cari. They‘re having a good day!

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Hooked_on_books Unsurprising. And I can‘t really be disappointed, since PE is fantastic. But I do so love Book Censor! 2w
Bookwormjillk I‘m not surprised either. I liked James so I don‘t think this is a bad outcome but since it seems like it has won everything already this year I voted for Book Censor to advance. I like an underdog. 2w
Jas16 I would honestly not mind seeing James win the tournament. I love that book and PE so much. 2w
ImperfectCJ This is one I waffled on. I love James, but like @Bookwormjillk , it's already gotten so much love, I kind of wanted to vote for Book Censor. I ended up going with James, but I almost wish it hadn't been in the shortlist at all so that other titles had more of a chance. 2w
ImperfectCJ Case in point: I just found out that James won the Golden Poppy Award, too: https://caminobks.shelf-awareness.com/golden-poppy-awards-2024 2w
sarahbarnes Yay!! ♥️ 2w
Jas16 @ImperfectCJ I hear what you are saying and I think that is why I did not vote for it to win the overall tournament. But I also didn‘t love Book Censor the way everyone else seemed to. 2w
Deblovestoread I enjoyed Book Censor, such a unique story. I still voted for James because it will stay with me longer and PE is a master story teller. 2w
BkClubCare @Jas16 - I appreciate The Book Censor more than “enjoy”; I felt a remove from it, a distance that I couldn‘t pinpoint but to me, it hit the head but not much of my heart. 2w
squirrelbrain Like you @jas16 I didn‘t love Book Censor as much as everyone else, although I did like it. Although I voted for James I agree with you @ImperfectCJ - it may have been better for James not to be in the tournament at all. 2w
ChaoticMissAdventures I was sad it was up against Book Censor, I think James should win all of the things, but I also enjoyed Book Censor and thought it should be against something bad so it could get further along! 2w
ImperfectCJ @squirrelbrain @Jas16 I definitely think James is the "better" book (it's stuck with me more, that's for sure), but in the ToB it feels a little like if Meryl Streep were up for a community theater award. That's a more extreme example than the reality, but it gets the idea across. 2w
Well-ReadNeck Loved reading this judgment. I feel much the same and echoed here that James is such a touted book, I almost want to root against but then I just loved it and all of its nuances. 2w
BarbaraBB I love Percival Everett but James not so much. I preferred the concept of The Book Censor but in the end the story fell a bit short so I was very hesitant in the end and chose James. 2w
Lesliereadsalot I knew nothing about James when I started reading it, even with all its hype and awards. I was shocked how drawn in I was, how powerful that book felt to me. Glad to see others agreed! Will have to read the Book Censor now, so many loved it. 2w
AmyG Well, I now have to read The Book Censor. I did love James. 2w
Megabooks It was so tight between these two. It was the only round I had to put some thought into. 2w
Butterfinger I never thought about the accolades that James already received till @ImperfectCJ mentioned it. That makes so much sense. I voted based on my reactions to the books. I will definitely keep this in mind for future tournaments. 2w
GatheringBooks I honestly don‘t remember which one i voted for. Like @ImperfectCJ I wanted to give other titles more love seeing how lauded James is. Yet, I also agree with @BkClubCare abt the detachment of Book Censor. I felt that the Kuwaiti author could have used more culture-specific elements rather than make it a generic dystopian universe. Reviewed it here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-r3x 2w
GatheringBooks I may have voted for Book Censor as a zombie title knowing it will not win against James. Cannot remember anymore though, lols. 2w
BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot @AmyG It‘s worth reading! Although I agree with @GatheringBooks that it could have used more Kuwaiti elements. 2w
BarbaraBB @Megabooks Most of the rounds were very easy indeed. The quarter finals will be more difficult, fortunately! 2w
Megabooks @BarbaraBB or unfortunately!! We‘ll definitely see some good books lose. 😕 2w
BarbaraBB @Megabooks That‘s true. Next round will be hard! 2w
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Judybskt
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Up next for book club.

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LadyCait84
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That Percival Everett was able to craft a novel which honors the good in Twain‘s original masterpiece, while also rectifying many of its flaws, is no small feat.

But it‘s that this novel can also stand entirely, remarkably, on its own, that takes things to a whole other level.

5 stars.

Butterfinger I love your review. 4w
Jas16 Great review. 4w
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Hanna-B
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New stack after a rare trip to a book shop. I usually pick up books from the street library or get them as gifts. As a result I often find it impossible to choose. I started James, only about 10 pages in but it‘s immediately engaging #percivaleverett #mirandajuly #charlottewood

rachaich Stone Yard Devotional is also superb :) 2w
Hanna-B @rachaich excited to read it, I have adored her previous novels 2w
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emilycoc
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I am really crushing the books this year - this will be my sixth! Found this one suggested through an alumni newsletter. #BookSixOf2025

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Solid pick from the #ToB25 short list. Lots of others have reviewed much better than I can. I loved that James was the hero, both of his own story and for so many others. And I loved that Everett got in, told the story, and let it wrap up—I feel like a lot of other authors would have added a couple hundred more unnecessary pages to the last part of the book and it didn‘t need them.

Suet624 You‘re right about other authors adding unnecessary words. Everett is so good. 1mo
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Unbelievably fantastic. This takes the story we first heard in Huck Finn, turns it around and then takes it to the next level. Very powerful stuff.

peaKnit The author is doing a brief author Q & A of the The Girlfriends book club on Facebook Tuesday if you are on FB. It‘s the reason I have stayed 🤦🏼‍♀️ 1mo
Sarahreadstoomuch @peaKnit ooh thanks! I‘ll try to watch!! 1mo
Sarahreadstoomuch @peaKnit (and I‘m only still there to get my photos out of the memories lol) 1mo
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Litsi
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This is a hard one to discuss in 450 characters. The best thing to know is this is not a re- telling of Huck Finn. That novel was valuable in its time to revise the prevailing white POV to see the innate goodness of black people. This novel raises the ante and challenges the modern reader to see black people as fully human and capable and yearning for self- expression. It is a worthy expansion to Twain‘s masterpiece.

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Birthday gifts from my mom (James) and sister (the third season of Twin Peaks - I already have the original series and Fire Walk with Me). We also went to see Dancing with the Stars Live today and will have cake in a bit 🎂 💃 📖 🦉

AnnCrystal
Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🍰✨💃✨.
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Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1mo
Suet624 Happy birthday! 1mo
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TheBookgeekFrau Happy Birthday! 🥳🎉 1mo
kspenmoll Happy birthday! 🎉🎂 1mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny Hope you had a wonderful time - happy birthday! 1mo
sarahbarnes Happy birthday! Great gifts. I‘m a huge Lynch fan and was so sad to hear about his recent passing. 1mo
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I am the type of person who likes to know as little as possible about a book before reading it. So when I discovered there was a book that retold Huck Finn from Jim's POV, I couldn't wait to read it! But I wouldn't reduce this story to that sentiment. This book is James' story. One of the many things lacking from my history education were the stories of resistance by enslaved people. I will never forget this version of James. (Cont in comments)

DMC_run8 I am eternally grateful to Mr. Everett for the reminder that tyranny has always existed in this country and so has resistance to that tyranny. 5⭐️ 1mo
kspenmoll Fabulous book. I had the honor of hearing the author in a fascinating book talk & interview at the Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT. It‘s an hour interview but so worth it. https://www.youtube.com/live/ppcamx588NE?si=1nDgHack3okUFFAS 1mo
DMC_run8 @kspenmoll that was great, thanks for sharing! 1mo
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Everett poignantly describes the price of a pencil, the price of freedom, the price of humanity. James becomes more than the sidekick of Huckleberry. He becomes a hero. Hero doesn't do James justice. He becomes an avenger.

A lot of trigger warnings, but it is a must-read.

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This book was great. The premise of Huckleberry Finn told from the perspective of Jim was awesome, and I particularly loved his love of literature. I‘ve only read an excerpt from the original story (high school required reading of “classics” written by white men a long time ago), and I liked this version so much better that I didn‘t even feel the urge to go back and compare the two. I highly recommend this one.

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This book is one of—if not THE—best books I have ever read. I am so moved. I have no words. No words except “thank you” to the brilliant Percival Everett for blessing me with this experience. My. God. I‘m still crying.

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I‘ve heard of an underground railroad. I wanted it to be real, even if I could have no truck with it. Some people were finding a way north—that was what I, so many of us, needed to believe. It pained me to think that without a white person with me, without a white-looking face, I could not travel safely through the light of the world…Without someone white to claim me as property, there was no justification for my presence, perhaps for my existence

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#AuldLangSpine @JamieArc @monalyisha
I devoured most of this book on a plane ride from Newark to San Diego and wondered when I was passing over the Mississippi, where the action of this excellent novel plays out. I've been reading Huckleberry Finn at the same time, and what a complicated relationship there is between the two novels. I like how Everett didn't feel constrained to follow the original step by step, as a lot of retellings do. 👇

Billypar Instead, it seems like he wanted to explore James' and Huck's relationship in more depth. Those moments of Twain's novel are the most interesting, but also too few and far between. One that sticks out is when Huck tries to gaslight James into thinking he was imagining something. In Twain's novel, Jim is hurt that Huck would do that. But in Everett's novel, he's playing a role, and actually worries that he makes Huck feel too guilty. 👇 1mo
Billypar It's the difference between a friendship and a paternal relationship. In Everett's version, James has to lie, not only out of self-preservation, but also because he knows how much Huck won't be able to understand about his situation. There's lots to appreciate about how this relationship develops, and throughout their story, Everett is very skilled at subtly shifting between comedic moments and the nightmarish realities of the time. 1mo
monalyisha What an excellent review! 1mo
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CarolynM Fabulous review. You‘ve actually made me consider reading it. 1mo
BarbaraBB Fab review 1mo
Anna40 Great review! 1mo
JamieArc I read this review but apparently forgot to comment. It‘s been years since I‘ve read Huck Finn and decided not to revisit it while reading James. I‘m sure it would have made for much more interesting thinking if I had. You make a great point about Everett expertly shifting between comedic moments and horrific realities. That‘s how I felt about The Trees too. I‘ll get to Dr. No at some point soon though I now have high expectations of his books. 1mo
Billypar @JamieArc I'd say that the comparison is interesting only for the first half of the novels. After that, the plots are totally different. And Huck Finn gets SO tedious. The dialogue goes on forever, with back and forths that are like unedited transcripts of real conversations (and ones full of racism and lame gags 😵‍💫). 1mo
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My library has a "blind date with a book" shelf, so I picked one up. I added this one to my TBR a couple of months ago, and I'm so excited to read it!

Currently reading James and about 60 pages in I predicted it was going to be a 5⭐️ read. I'm very interested to see how that holds up.

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I found the first third of this book a little slow, but the rest was so good! I ended up crying when I was describing it to my partner. There‘s so much pain and trauma, but also humor and clarity. (7)
⭐️: 4/5

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In this reimagined story, Huck Finn and Jim the slave hightail it out of Hannibal, Mo on a raft on the Mississippi River. Plenty of adventures for these two as the Civil War is beginning and every day is a fight just to stay alive. Between the perils inherent on floating down the river, and all the men out looking for an escaped slave, Huck and Jim must stay focused on finding Jim‘s family and the promise of a free state. Beautifully written.

Cathythoughts We read this for Bookclub, I enjoyed it too ❤️ 1mo
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At that moment the power of reading made itself real clear to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them. They couldn‘t even know if I was merely seeing them or reading them, sounding them out or comprehending them. It was a completely private affair and completely free and, therefore, completely subversive.

kspenmoll This book.❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
FashionableObserver @kspenmoll I am loving it!! I was reading on the plane today, and the flight attendant stopped serving to chat with me about it. He said it was the absolute best book he read last year (shoutout to Jay from Delta!)! I FINALLY have time to dig in and I am devouring it! Absolutely amazing! 1mo
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vonnie862
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Looks like James was my top pick for January. 😊
#bookbracket @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Wonderful! 🎉 2mo
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I never read Huck Finn or Tom Swayer growing up (we had a parent that liked to make sure different books were banned in middle school, this was in the early 90s in a tiny town in NJ). Anyhow I really loved this one. I really enjoyed the audio version. I really loved hearing James‘s side of the story. It‘s always difficult to confront the past history of the US but so important (especially now more than ever) to hear everyone‘s story & history.

AmyG I didn‘t know you grew up in NJ. Did I? 🤣 2mo
ncsufoxes @AmyG possibly? I grew up near the PA border/ Lafayette College. I always feel weird listing out all the places I‘ve lived since I feel like we‘ve been everywhere. I lived in NJ first 17 years of my life, 17 years in NC, 11 years in CA, 2 in Boston & now Maryland. 2mo
AmyG Ahhhh. Curious as I am a NJ girl, too! 2mo
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#auldlangspine Book 8 was another excellent choice by @Zuhkeeyah

This was such a fantastic take on a classic. It was full of the adventure you expect from a Huckleberry Finn retelling, but manages to say so much more about slavery and the way a Black person was required to move through the world. While I wouldn‘t call this a light read in any way, the sense of adventure did bring a bit of levity to it I wasn‘t expecting and loved. ⬇️

MeganAnn There are plenty of darker themes here but I never felt weighed down by the tone like in other stories with similar themes. I‘m tempted to buy a copy of this when it comes out in paperback just so I can read it again… and share it with my husband and son. And I hope that this becomes a companion novel for schools teaching the classic Huck Finn. It would make an excellent counterpoint to exploring Twain‘s work. 2mo
monalyisha I haven‘t (yet) read it but that sounds like a fabulous idea, to pair it in schools! 2mo
MeganAnn @monalyisha I can‘t take credit for the idea as I saw it mentioned in another review that they could see it being taught in schools. I think on Goodreads maybe? But I really think it would be such a great learning experience to evaluate them together. One of the reasons I want a copy on my shelves so my son can have that experience. Not that the schools or teachers are asking me for advice on their curriculum, but if I was a teacher I‘d do it. 😆 2mo
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Since my first introduction to Everett's earlier spy spoof Dr. No, which was just as brilliantly written, I'm so happy I finally got around to reading James. A more in-depth characterization of the supporting player to Huck Finn, James gives a more compelling story of slavery as told through the perspective of the protagonist. Here, Everett gives a better view of the Jim Crow era no shying away from bigotry, racism and violence. A must read!!

Hooked_on_books The man‘s brilliant! 2mo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ great book! The adventures of Huck Finn in the POV of his friend, Jim the slave.

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LeaKell
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Wow. Absolutely brilliant.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve heard this one is good! 2mo
Eggs Looks good 👍🏼 2mo
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If you didn't hate The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, you'll love James. It is refreshing to get the story from Jim's POV. I loved the idea that he and other slaves were just putting on the “slave talk“ for the benefit of white people, to appear less educated than they were. Highly recommend!

Suet624 Such a great book. 2mo
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Cathyloves2read
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Finally, a book that lived up to the hype! The story was a retelling of Huckleberry Finn from the slave‘s point of view. I‘ll admit, I‘ve never read the original book. This inspires me to. I loved the main character, James. He seems like a man I‘d be proud to know. A good way to describe this book is “adventurous” and “tense”. I found it to be a very quick read, and highly recommended it.

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Lol, heartily recommended.
James by Percival Everett
5 ⭐.

#SundayFunday
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Gayan All the Colors of the Dark and I have already recommended it to everyone I know. 2mo
Astroneman Better. Absolutely noooooooo 2mo
Blueroseis The Coronet Conspiracy and no I wouldn't. 2mo
BookmarkTavern I have heard amazing things about this one! Thanks for sharing! 2mo
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I can see what the hype was all about with this book. This was a great re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but through Jim's point-of-view. Though this book was listed under humor, I didn't find funny. It was more tragic than anything else. What Jim and other slaves went through was just horrible. However, I loved Jim's determination to save his family. I give it 4 ⭐️.

#bookspin #3 #bookspinbingo

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Next listen-

2024 National Book Award

Told from the perspective of Jim, the runaway slave, from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (learn from my mistakes - NO NEED TO READ TO PREPARE). Would anyone like to do a buddy read? Very informal - just read and share thoughts of each chapter. No time table. Could take all year or a week.

Bookwormjillk I made the same mistake when I read this last year. I guess it was nice to refresh myself but definitely not necessary. 2mo
Singout I‘d be into a buddy read! 2mo
Butterfinger Thank you @Singout we will just use #jamesbuddyread I will wait till you find a copy. I'm out of work for 2 more months due to spinal surgery so I will only read a chapter a day. Again, no rush or pressure. 2mo
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Singout Hmmm, it‘s a 26-week wait: if you want to carry on with someone else that‘s fine. 2mo
Butterfinger @Singout I hate that. 2mo
Butterfinger @Singout I can certainly wait. You let me know. 2mo
Singout OK! 2mo
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5/5 🌟

I grew up loving the Adventures of Tom Sawyer cartoon series, so I‘m glad this book didn‘t disappoint. It‘s clever and offers a harrowing yet compelling perspective on slavery and racism through Jim‘s eyes. The writing is spot on, and the idea that slave talk was intentionally shaped to feed white people's sense of superiority is brilliant—my favourite part. Brilliant, brilliant book!!

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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

I read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” in high school, but I didn‘t remember if lot of it (or particularly… like it? 😬) Even after brushing up on it before reading “James”, I know I‘m missing layers of brilliance with this reimagining and wish I could go to a lecture analyzing it all. It also stands on its own, though - compelling and multifaceted. 🎧

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tpixie Great quote 3mo
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Bookpearl
James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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I have a new found love of Legos and this cute library sucked me into looking for more bookish legos.

Librariana I picked this one up last month, but haven't put it together yet 🫤 I want to say they might have a bookstore one, but I haven't come across it myself. My husband is a bigger LEGO fan than I am, but! we both enjoy building them immensely. 3mo
Bookpearl @Librariana Bookstore 😳I‘ll be on the hunt for that one! The memory of stepping on Lego‘s when my kiddos were young kept me from wanting a set but being gifted this has definitely changed my mind. 3mo
Librariana They are such a neat treat and so fun to put together! 2mo
TreenaReads Love this! 1w
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Bookpearl
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My we‘re about to be getting a snow day or two reading has begun! I love snow and central VA doesn‘t get enough for it to count.

Bookpearl @Erinreadsthebooks Thank you! So far it is good!! 3mo
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Blueberry
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Pickpick

5⭐. I wasn't on the Percival Everett bandwagon after trying and failing to get through Erasure. But this book is amazing. Well-written and creative.

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Bookpearl
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HE has arrived! Mr. Everett has been on my radar for quite sometime and I‘m finally getting to see what the hype is all about. I‘m only 20 pages in but I already see that Mr. Everett will have me in a chokehold for the next few days.

TheBookHippie 🙃 3mo
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JacqMac
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I absolutely loved this one.
#12BooksOf2024 @Andrew65

Andrew65 A popular choice by others. 3mo
Texreader Yes so good 3mo
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James: A Novel | Percival Everett
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January bookclub pick by Vicki, so popular I wasn't sure I could get it in time but the ebook finally showed up on my Kindle. Started last night and liking it very much so far.

This is quite the adventure story.

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