James

"And who are you?" "I am James." "James what?" "Just James."

Percival Everett's book is mostly a captivating retelling of the "The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn" told from the perspective of the slave, Jim. In parts 2 and 3, the author adds more to Jim's tale and the struggles of an American slave at the time of the Civil War. It is a brutal story that points to the evil of the oppressive white people and even the acceptance of some of the slaves themselves. It leaves you with an understanding of how wrong slavery is, even in the best of situations. The book has a triumphant ending for both Jim/James and Huck, however humans continue to be subject to servitude and discrimination. 

Liz and I did listen to Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckelberry Finn" in our drive up and back to Hendy Woods. The book was a slog with too many N works, "by and by", and other flowery language. Still an interesting piece of American history and the acceptance of the evil of slavery.