Anonymous wrote:I haven't read it yet, but y'all have inspired me, I think I'm going to get it tonight.

I took a Mark Twain & 19th Century American Humor class in grad school and it was amazing.

WHY?
Was it all about Samuel or was it slave or women oriented or what? Inquiring minds want to know!

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Anonymous wrote:Written by…?

Have you been living under a rock?

Wow, and to think that the one place on DCUM that I thought we did not have snark.

Anyway, the author of JAMES is Percival Everett.

It is a reimagining of Mark Twain's, THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

I haven't read it yet, but y'all have inspired me, I think I'm going to get it tonight.

I took a Mark Twain & 19th Century American Humor class in grad school and it was amazing.

Anonymous wrote:Written by…?

Have you been living under a rock?

I saw this in the week and completely want to read. FOLLOWING.

This is coming up for my book group and I'm really looking forward.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely loved it. I expected it to be good but it exceeded my expectations. I thought it was clever and creative without being overly highbrow or esoteric.

I haven't read Huck Finn since I was in school 25+ years ago so I'm sure there are many layers to it that I didn't even catch on to.

This was my question: do I need to reread Huck Finn before reading James to appreciate it?

No, because I didn't and I very much appreciated it. I think most educated adults with cultural literacy know enough about Huck Finn as a literary figure and Mark Twain as a thinker even if they haven't read the actual novel in 30 years to understand the connections.

That said, if I had read Huck Finn recently, I'm sure reading James would have been an even deeper experience and I would have been even more awed by Everett's vision.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely loved it. I expected it to be good but it exceeded my expectations. I thought it was clever and creative without being overly highbrow or esoteric.

I haven't read Huck Finn since I was in school 25+ years ago so I'm sure there are many layers to it that I didn't even catch on to.

This was my question: do I need to reread Huck Finn before reading James to appreciate it?

I was going to ask the same thing. But 10th grade was very long ago for me, so I might anyway.

Anonymous wrote:I absolutely loved it. I expected it to be good but it exceeded my expectations. I thought it was clever and creative without being overly highbrow or esoteric.

I haven't read Huck Finn since I was in school 25+ years ago so I'm sure there are many layers to it that I didn't even catch on to.

This was my question: do I need to reread Huck Finn before reading James to appreciate it?

I absolutely loved it. I expected it to be good but it exceeded my expectations. I thought it was clever and creative without being overly highbrow or esoteric.

I haven't read Huck Finn since I was in school 25+ years ago so I'm sure there are many layers to it that I didn't even catch on to.

Written by…?

Has anyone read? I just finished…. So much to think about. So well written, heart wrenching… thoughts?