To those who have read James and dug it - I urge you to keep reading more Percival Everett! He’s written lots of other great books. I’ve gotten through 7 or 8 so far (which is barely scratching the surface . . . he’s written like 30 novels). The guy is a really polymath: paintings, poetry, woodworking, etc. The Trees, Erasure, and So Much Blue rank among my favorite of his novels.