4 Books
See allI enjoyed the experience of reading this book...but I'm not sure I enjoyed the book itself. The prose was at times beautiful and amazing and other times corny and took me out of it. The story was good, the characters were fine, I personally would have liked a little more sci-fy to balance out the heavy romance lean of this book. But that's just preference.
I'm glad I read it but I'm not sure I enjoyed reading it. It felt too much like Covid 2020 at times which I think made it more engaging but also less "fun" simultaneously. It's crazy that this was written in 2018 and I wonder how my perception would be different if I had read it pre- pandemic.
Beautifully written re-imagination of the Huck Finn story. The character arc of Jim becoming James is intriguing and empowering. The interplay between "wrong" and "right" and justice is captivating. A very quick read, which was good because I didn't want to put it down anyways.