James by Percival Everett is a companion read to Huckleberry Finn in that it reimagines the classic story from the perspective of the enslaved Jim.

James by Percival Everett

Genre/Categories/Setting: Historical Fiction, American Fiction, Literary Fiction, Slavery, Reimagining a Classic, Mississippi River Region

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Welcome to #ThrowBackThursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of a backlist title. This week in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth and authors of color, I’m featuring powerfully told historical fiction, James by Percival Everett.

I’m linking up with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #ThrowbackThursday.

My Summary:

James is a reimagining of Huckleberry Finn told from Jim’s point of view. Huck is running from his abusive father and enslaved Jim is running to avoid being sold and separated from his family. Those who have read Huck Finn are aware of the many harrowing adventures Huck and Jim experience, the mishaps they survive, and the colorful characters they encounter. James includes some of these events, but it’s truly a story of Jim’s intelligence, observations, and pursuit of freedom that compel us to turn the pages until we reach the riveting conclusion.

“I am a man who is cognizant of his world, a man who has a family, who loves a family, who has been torn from his family, a man who can read and write, a man who will not let his story be self-related, but self-written.”

Continue here for my full review of James…

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