James by Percival Everett is a companion read to Huckleberry Finn in that it reimagines the classic story from Jim's perspective.

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“James” takes Mark Twain’s classic tale and places the enslaved sidekick, Jim, at its center.

Read 15.8k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-chan…

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From Toni Morrison to Mikhail Bulgakov, read a list of Jamaican writer Marlon James' ten favorite books of all time.

While reading this, I kept having to check and recheck myself to make sure this really was published in the 1960s. It's tragically timely. I was utterly stopped in my tracks to read this line: "It demands great spiritual resilience not to hate the hater whose foot is on your neck...” This book is slim, but don't let its length fool you. Its heft comes when you find yourself still thinking of it days and months later. Why this would be great for book clubs: If your book club isn't one to shy…

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