The Books n' Brew Book Discussion group me ets at McCarty Mills Taproom\, a relaxed setting to socialize\, discuss bo oks\, and enjoy libations. McCarty Mills Taproom is at 140 S. River St.\, Unit 108\, across the street from the Santori Library\, and food/drink is available for purchase. For adults 19+.
\nBooks are selected by the group or facilitating librarian\, and copies are available on the 3rd floo r of the Santori Public Library and at the West Branch Library Reference D esk. Contact Cesar Ortega at cortega@aurorapubliclibrary.org \;or call 630/264-3612 for mor e information. \;
\nWe will be discussing James by Perci val Everett:
\n(From Goodreads) \;
\nA brilli ant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&mdash\;both harrowing an d satirical&mdash\;told from the enslaved Jim's point of view
\nWhen Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orlean s\, separated from his wife and daughter forever\, he runs away until he c an formulate a plan. Meanwhile\, Huck has faked his own death to escape hi s violent father. As all readers of American literature know\, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.< /em>
\nBrimming with nuanced humor and lacerating observations t hat have made Everett a literary icon\, this brilliant and tender novel ra dically illuminates Jim's agency\, intelligence\, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first-century American literature.
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