Hot or Not - James by Percival Everett

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Hot or Not - James by Percival Everett

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Is The James by Percival Everett hot or not?
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Video Contents
00:00 Intro
01:17 Huckleberry Finn
03:30 Language
05:08 Character
06:12 Violence
07:05 James & Huck
08:35 Hot or Not?

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@BookishTexan 3 ай бұрын

You made me nervous. Glad you liked James. You’re review is brilliant

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian - I’m so glad I liked it too 🤩

@GunpowderFictionPlot 3 ай бұрын

This was the first time I've enjoyed Everett too. His redemption arc in my head was great.

@GemofBooks 2 ай бұрын

Agree!! A great book! Probably means it won’t make the Booker 😂

@PageTurnersWithKatja 3 ай бұрын

Nice! - felt much the same. I'm determined to read PE's backlist now.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I think I’m more likely to focus on future releases just because of my experience with The Trees, but he definitely nailed this one!

@Showmeyourshelfie 3 ай бұрын

Great video btw. Going over to watch the other reviews!

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Aww thanks mate 🧡

@spreadbookjoy 3 ай бұрын

Need to read this! Ended up having to return Erasure on Libby unread as I had no time to read it.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

That’s the story of my life mate 😂😂

@CharlieBrookReads 3 ай бұрын

Definitely going to read it. 🔥

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

You will love it!

@Bessie-On-Wheels 3 ай бұрын

I am limbering up with Erasure and it's so funny. I can definitely see why people love him so

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I’m quite interested in that one - is t there an adaptation out at the moment?

@Bessie-On-Wheels 3 ай бұрын

I believe it is called American Fiction

@readingoffmyshelf2088 3 ай бұрын

Great review. I have not read Huckleberry Finn, although I do fancy reading James .

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

James is much better than Huck Finn in my opinion 🤫

@benreadsgood 3 ай бұрын

Yay, glad you loved it. What a novel!

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Agreed!! I feel like we are very aligned this year!

@bjminton2698 3 ай бұрын

Mark Twain is wonderful! Huckleberry Finn is a beautiful story about two boys from very different worlds becoming friends. I have not read James because I'm not sure how much of that story remains in his version. Anything beyond the scope of that friendship is not a retelling, but a completely different book.

@Showmeyourshelfie 3 ай бұрын

It really is a completely different book with familiar characters and style. The over the top scenarios, bad fortune and good fortune that is all present in a very Huck/Sawyer way. It's written from the perspective of an adult so the themes are a more adult. It is not a children's book but if you love the characters, style, Twain comedy and don't mind some trauma and brutality mixed in you might like it.

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I think the friendship between Huck and Finn remains at the heart of this book, but it certainly examines the darker parts of the time, and so if Huckleberry Finn holds a special place for you it may be worth giving this one a miss (though it pains me to say that because I loved it a lot!)

@mildrumpus 3 ай бұрын

I loved it. 😎📚👍

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

Me too!! 🤩

@joangavrilik3009 3 ай бұрын

Loved it -- smokin' hot!

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥

@Showmeyourshelfie 3 ай бұрын

I read it and really liked it but not as much as everyone else. I ranked it 4 just because there was something in there near the end that I just hated. ***SPOILER*** ***REALLY DON'T LOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT YET**** I dont like the trope of men "saving" women by murdering other men. I dontblike rape as a reason for male revenge. It makes me crazy and in this case it was 100% unnecessary. There were 1000 Million reasons for his own revenge and the catharsis would have been just as effective. So, a full star knocked for that. Hope I did the "spoiler thing" right. If not remove my comment and know I wont have hurt feelings!

@GemofBooks 3 ай бұрын

I think that’s fair - I think it was so common in that time though that I found it believable as ‘the straw that broke the camels back’ so to speak. I get why you knocked a star off though. I don’t think anyone can complain about not realising your comment contained spoilers - you gave very fair warning! 😂😂