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mollymcmahan's review against another edition
5.0
I know if I had read this in high school, I wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much.
Painfully funny. I wanted to read it because of the huge controversy over the "N" word. To edit this book and make it politically correct would ruin it.
Painfully funny. I wanted to read it because of the huge controversy over the "N" word. To edit this book and make it politically correct would ruin it.
ninasbooks57's review against another edition
2.0
I hate to criticize Mark Twain but once I put it down I seriously could not bear to pick it back up and continue reading it. First, it seemed like a replay of Tom Sawyer. Second, I could not get past the abuse and prejudice which dominated this book. I gave myself permission to not finish this book and I know I will sleep better for it!!
katebirdie's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
sandysawmill's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
5.0
Re-read for the first time in over 20 years as preparation for reading Percival Everett’s “James.” Themes that stuck out for me: children having more humanity than adults; adults being gullible because they only see the world one way; friendship and kindness despite difference; morality not based in religion or legality. A lot of it is also very silly.
sreilley's review against another edition
3.0
Hated it less than the first time I read it but felt it was important to reread before diving into James by Percival Everett
joanneadams54's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
trin's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book that my dad read to me when I was little, that I slogged through in high school, and that I rediscovered my passion for in college. Twain is so clever—take the section about the Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords, a saga that's part Romeo and Juliet, part Cain and Abel, and part screwball comedy (with a shocking tragic end)—but there's also real depth and meaning behind Huck's journey—the physical, and the emotional one. This is really the story of a boy finding his moral center in a time of corrupted ethics. I think about the scene where Huck decides he's willing to go to Hell if that's the price for rescuing Jim, his friend, and I know why this is a classic.
kalschaef's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
3.0