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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Case Study in Critical Controversy

Mark Twain, James D. Phelan, Gerald Graff

3.51 AVERAGE

clk07's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

littlemisswordcollector's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging

marti_reads's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5 stars!

iains33's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

liliap's review against another edition

4.0

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3.8 stars rounded up.

I read it in anticipation of reading James and I’m glad I did. There are parts of the book where the dialect makes reading it a bit challenging, but it gets easier.

The last 50-ish pages were a slog for me and the tone of the novel shifted in a disappointing way.

sspang87's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

megreadsbooksyall's review against another edition

5.0

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One of the best parts of being a parent, and a librarian, is sharing your favorite books with your kids. This week I had the privilege of listening to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in the car on a Spring Break Road trip to New Orleans with my son. He had read Tom Sawyer in school this semester, so the timing seemed perfect. We both thoroughly enjoyed Huck Finn and laughed over how Huck's way of talking crept into our own speech and thinking after awhile. Riding a riverboat up the mighty Miss'ssip was all the more interesting because we could imagine Huck and Jim on their raft in the still water at the river's edge. This remains one of my favorite books and American writing we can all be proud of.

julski's review against another edition

4.0

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audio from overdrive

khelland5's review against another edition

4.0

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Great book! My only dislike is about 50 pages from the end Tom Sawyer shows up. Then it got tedious to finish because he is super annoying and makes Jim's escape more complicated than it needed to be.

graceforester's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

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