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obsie93's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse
commander_morgan's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
kelly_e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Author: Mark Twain
Genre: Classic
Rating: 2.75
Pub Date: December 1884
T H R E E • W O R D S
Satiric • Mature • Colourful
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Set in the South pre-civil war, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of Huck Finn's escape from an abusive father struggling with alcoholism, and his adventurous travels down the Mississippi with runaway slave Jim. It explores themes of identity and race, of racism and freedom, of right and wrong.
💭 T H O U G H T S
I have a complicated relationship with classics, where I want to read them all, but rarely get much enjoyment out of them. It was time for me to give another classic a go, this time The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and the experience wasn't all that enjoyable. Oftentimes, I couldn't get passed a lot of the language, and some of the over-the-top scenes. I didn't find myself absorbed in the story and passages often felt long-winded and drawn out. I think it is safe to say classics are definitely not my jam, but chances are I'll continue to pick them up every so often.
What I will say is there is definitely value to this book in a historical context, making in an important book for readers. I am convinced my experience would have been different if this had been assigned reading to dissect and discuss, as opposed to picking it up for the simple pleasure of reading.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• classic lovers
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"I couldn't bear to think about it; and yet, somehow, I couldn't think about nothing else."
"If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory!"
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Slavery, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Violence
Minor: Misogyny
shayna_hadassah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Slavery and Racial slurs
Moderate: Child abuse and Racism
Minor: Alcoholism
apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
Minor: Islamophobia
sidmarine's review against another edition
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
coolestgirlontheblock's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse
ashley_1206's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
anyways what was the point of the king and duke? they had absolutely no purpose in the book. also finding out in the very last chapter that huckleberry’s dad died in like CHAPTER NINE what was that? there were some memorable themes that i can accept and learn from in this book like how people are always going to be horrible to eachother. we can see this theme in how humans treated slaves as less than; how humans were looked at in a different spectrum when it came to family or wealth. that i can accept and can condemn it to one star.
would i read this book willingly??? no absolutely not.
would i recommend this to others to read willingly? only to my enemies but to think about it again i don’t want to be known for suggesting this book i rather be caught dead. /
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Slavery
annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Drug use, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Child abuse
Minor: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Antisemitism