The Best Books of the Year (So Far)
Briefly

In this reworking of the 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' Jim, the enslaved man who accompanies Huck down the Mississippi River, is the narrator, revealing a resourceful and powerful character.
Alderton's novel delivers delightful romantic comedy elements, realistic relationships, and challenges traditional gender roles and marriage plots.
A funny-sad novel set in 1970s Philadelphia follows an alien girl communicating via fax, exploring the perseverance of the girl and her single mother.
James Cook's third Pacific voyage is portrayed with a darker undertone, part of a genre reevaluating famous expeditions from a contemporary perspective.
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