I read a lot, as many folks know. But there are many so-called classics that I have never read; they were never assigned in school, and I’m just not interested in reading them. (It’s actually a pretty long list.) At any rate, a book came out recently called “James” by Percival Everett. It’s a retelling of Huck Finn, told from the perspective of escaped slave James. It’s supposed to be an amazing book, and I really want to check it out, but I’ve never read “Huckleberry Finn.” Not interested. But, in the interest of having a little more of a clue about the story, I’ve fallen back on our old pal, Cliffs Notes. (Heard a podcast about that recently; they’re CliffS Note, not Cliff Notes.)
