I really liked this book. I liked how it took on the topic of code-switching and it wasn’t afraid to show the atrocieties slaves went though. I thought it was a very powerful book. I would definitley recomend this book, especially if nonfiction books are harder for you to read.
I picked up this book without any knowledge about Huckleberry Finn, but I do think even without that kind of prior reading, it is easy to recognize the significance of this novel. It was interesting to see the parallels of how Black people act around white people, versus how they act around people of their own race. I wish the girl from the plantation could’ve lived. I think I would’ve enjoyed her character arc. But this is such a poignant and powerful novel.
I was a little unsure about this book because I have never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, so I didn’t know if I would be confused or not. For not really having any background knowledge on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I thought this book was actually pretty easy to follow along with, which was great. I think this was an amazing book. I also think it was very powerful and well written I would definitely recommend it.
I thought this book was really interesting. I’ve never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but even without the context of that story, I found this book to be an awesome read. The ending was insane, totally reasonable crashout considering everything James went through, but still… insane!! I liked how James refused to leave the girl behind when he went undercover at the other plantation, and I wish she could’ve lived longer. Great read, 100% recommend!
Overall, I liked this book. I have never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. However, I like the concept that James is telling what Jim is doing while they are apart and vice versa. My favorite part of the book is when Jim/James and Norman bury Sammy.
I really liked this book. I liked how it took on the topic of code-switching and it wasn’t afraid to show the atrocieties slaves went though. I thought it was a very powerful book. I would definitley recomend this book, especially if nonfiction books are harder for you to read.
I picked up this book without any knowledge about Huckleberry Finn, but I do think even without that kind of prior reading, it is easy to recognize the significance of this novel. It was interesting to see the parallels of how Black people act around white people, versus how they act around people of their own race. I wish the girl from the plantation could’ve lived. I think I would’ve enjoyed her character arc. But this is such a poignant and powerful novel.
I was a little unsure about this book because I have never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, so I didn’t know if I would be confused or not. For not really having any background knowledge on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I thought this book was actually pretty easy to follow along with, which was great. I think this was an amazing book. I also think it was very powerful and well written I would definitely recommend it.
I thought this book was really interesting. I’ve never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but even without the context of that story, I found this book to be an awesome read. The ending was insane, totally reasonable crashout considering everything James went through, but still… insane!! I liked how James refused to leave the girl behind when he went undercover at the other plantation, and I wish she could’ve lived longer. Great read, 100% recommend!
Overall, I liked this book. I have never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. However, I like the concept that James is telling what Jim is doing while they are apart and vice versa. My favorite part of the book is when Jim/James and Norman bury Sammy.