Contemporary
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In this reimagining of Mark Twain’s ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’, Jim tells the story of his and Huckleberry Finn’s travels to the Northern states of America to escape Jim’s owner after learning he is due to be sold to someone else. “White folks expect us to sound a certain way and it can only…
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I enjoyed the plot of this book. It has some interesting and very well-written characters, including Pumkin, the main character. One of the characters is named Candida, an unusual name as its meaning is derived from the fungi. Other than that, the storyline mainly revolves around Pumkin wanting to leave Jamaica and move to France…
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An interesting plot. Anna Bain, or Anna ‘Graham’ as she is sometimes known, travels to the fictional country of Bamana to find her father. The story was character driven and the plot revolves around the main character Anna and her family. As contemporary fiction, this was a very interesting departure from my usual reading of…