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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Case Study in Critical Controversy

Mark Twain, James D. Phelan, Gerald Graff

3.51 AVERAGE

erinpopstar's review against another edition

1.0

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I read this so that I could read James, but I found this so hard to get through. Some silliness was sweet, but the dehumanization of Jim was hard to stomach, even understanding that the book was a product of its time. But the last plot point was so hard to get around I couldn’t even enjoy the silly factor that was endearing about the rest of the book.

Excited to read James and hopefully is worth it!! First page of James and he has already summed up my discomfort with this entire novel (spoken from Jim’s POV): “they were always playing some kind of pretending game where I was either a villain or prey, but certainly their toy.”

avanfossen12's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

monica_moser's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

sarahataz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging medium-paced

ddetellem's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

booksandaudities's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5⭐️’s

alichutt's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I hadn’t read this in ages and I had forgotten how funny it is! I legit LOL’d a few times. 

kkucera12's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

annamoss's review against another edition

3.0

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Not sure how I made it this far without reading Huckleberry Finn, but I finally did in preparation to read James by Percival Everett. The first 2/3 was better than I expected. Funny storytelling and Huck’s struggle to figure out the world is endearing. But the ending is 1) unbelievable coincidence and 2) inhumane to Jim.

pinoygrigio's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated