𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 5 out of 5 Stars 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Historical Fiction, Classic Retelling, Literary Fiction 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡: 303 Pages ⚠️ Trigger Warnings: murder, rape, death, violence James is a reimagining of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, told from James the slave’s point of view.  If I had to choose five words to describe this book, I would choose: thought-provoking, suspenseful, heart-breaking, heart-warming, and exciting.  I absolutely couldn’t put it down and when I finished it, I was in a book slump because of how impacted I was by the story.  James’s POV is very matter-of-fact and in a somber tone – simply sharing his experiences as a slave and how he uses that to navigate being a runaway slave and later hopefully a free man.  The way Perceval Everett writes James’s POV is utterly captivating to the readers.  Slaves were viewed as stupid, but James contradicts this thinking with the level of knowledge and wisdom that is on display throughout the story.  While I haven’t read Huckleberry Finn, I’ve been told it’s a lighter, more humorous read. I think reading it coupled with James would add an extra layer of depth and perspective to the original story due to the compelling way Everett portrays James’s character. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝? ✨ James put me into a book slump in the best way possible. It’s a story that I was so captivated by that I find myself thinking of the story and the characters over and over.  I have been recommending this book to people even before I hit the halfway mark and will always recommend it.  This book is a piece of literary fiction that I hope becomes a modern classic. LTKFindsUnder100 LTKFindsUnder50 LTKHome