Thoughtful and entertaining, the pages were flying! Jamesis both a thrilling ride up the Mississippi with Jim and Huck and a meditation on identity and language. Lots of laughs at the enslavers’ expense, playful inter-text, white knuckle tension, and gasps of relief. A contender for Best Book of the Year and propelled me into a Percival Everett deep dive.
James by Percival Everett, (List Price: $28, Doubleday, 9780385550369, March 2024)
Reviewed by Jackie Carlson, Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg, Florida