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Written by Power_to_the_People (he/him) on 2024-05-01 at 18:41

My daughter gave me a copy of Percival Everett's latest (James: A Novel) for my birthday. It's a retelling of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn from the point of view of, Huck's companion Jim. I can't endorse it highly enough! Powerful story! No punches pulled about how an enslaved person feels about it. Should be required reading afaic,

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Written by Dilman Dila on 2024-05-01 at 18:47

@PttP Does it have the humor of Huck Finn? Asking because I want to have a laugh while reading

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Written by Power_to_the_People (he/him) on 2024-05-01 at 18:54

@dilmandila Definitely some humor around code-switching and other elements of playing with whites' preconceptions & prejudices. Overall tone, though, is much more focused on anger - and fear. (Iirc - haven't reread Huckleberry Finn in a long time)

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Written by Dilman Dila on 2024-05-01 at 18:57

@PttP Will look it up and see if I can get a smile, then. But I remember laughing real loud while reading Huck Finn. Maybe reading this will remind me of some moments

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