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This is a book club discussion about Percival Everett’s new novel, James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved man. Jim overhears that he’s going to be sold to a man in New Orleans and separated from his family. He flees to Jackson Island to plan his escape. Meanwhile, Huck Finn fakes his own death to escape his abusive father. The two meet on the island and begin a dangerous journey down the Mississippi River.
