James by Percival Everett

Percival Everett’s James is a sharp, inventive reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—but this time the story belongs to Jim. Everett takes a character long flattened by stereotype and gives him a full interior life: intelligent, strategic, funny, and painfully aware of the world that refuses to see him clearly.

The novel blends satire, adventure, and biting social commentary as it follows James’s journey toward freedom. Everett plays with language, mythmaking, and American history, inviting readers to question who gets to tell a story and why. The result is both a page‑turner and a provocation, rich with moments that challenge assumptions and reward close reading.

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