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Percival Everett: James (Hardcover, 2024, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group) 5 stars

When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man …

Very good

4 stars

A retelling, or perhaps a reimagining rather, of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Jim, the enslaved man that joins Huck for a portion of his adventure.

I really enjoyed this. The book is well-written, and James, in particular, is an agonisingly well-drawn character. The final lines gave me the good kind of chills. Read it, it's very good.