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

When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New …

Harrowing

4 stars

Amazing and harrowing. I haven't read Huckleberry Finn since I was a kid, and I honestly appreciated not having re-read it before jumping into Everett's reclamation. There is so much to talk about here on its own. From the commentary on marginalized language practices, the abominable history of slavery, to the subtle indication that the character James wrote the the actual book held by the reader. I strongly recommend this one.