pickRead this to help myself remember the story before a read James. I don‘t never if I ever read it in its entirety maybe only excerpts. The language makes it slow to read. Not a huge fan, not even sure why it‘s a classic. It does convey a time period well and the treatment of slaves.
This classic up next. No never read!😁
panI can understand the appeal to little boys in the 19th century, but the language made me violently ill. I can't stand the racism. People are going to say that's the way of the times. My stance remains that it is the way of our times now when we should always be mindful and be on our guard towards ignorance.
The only reason I wanted to read it is so I can read James from Percival Evererett.
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so-soSomehow, this book alluded me in middle and high school. After reading James, I wanted to see how the original story play out.
Twain may be the grandfather of American Lit, but this novel dragged on forever and became quite the bore - especially when Tom Sawyer shows up.
Also, not enough is said about the shaky narrative. Why do we take Huck at his word? He‘s a serial liar and trickster throughout. No wonder I had mixed feelings in the end.
pickJames was atop my list to read before year‘s end. Then my Dec #BookSpin category was YA/Mid Grade so I decided the stars and moon aligned for me to reread a book more than 1/2 century since my initial experience. I appreciate this for the classic it is, but I really wanted to be done with it soon after starting. The casual and constant use of the ‘N‘ word is painful to read.
pickA tale inspired by true events, showing how a teacher in Missouri defied unjust laws to educate Black students in the 1840s.
so-soI do love John McPhee, but I was never able to get into this. I tried four different times, over 16 months. I did finish. The topics are good. The Mississippi River would naturally have changed channels on 1973. A town in Iceland tries to save itself from a series of lava flows. And in LA one of the best places to live are the San Gabriel Mountains, where landslides and debris flows are coming everywhere, sooner or later.
