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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Y’all I’m gonna be so real I got 46% of the way through, skipped to the end, and then decided it wasn’t worth it…
It was a great book, I love the last paragraph the most though. The characters have a good sense of humor. Tom though is an interesting character and wants adventure.
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I somehow made it through high school without reading Huck Finn, but I’m glad my book club picked the Huck Finn/James pairing. This was instantly recognizable as the blueprint for all journey-adventure novels to follow. Huck is more a more complex character than he lets on; using his struggle with morality as social commentary was enjoyable. Twain was an abolitionist, right?
adventurous
funny
reflective
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:
No
Things I liked:
The characters voice and train of thought frequently made me smile. The way his mind came up against big moral issues like slavery and murder and things like that were provocative, making me wonder about my own rational for strongly held beliefs.
Things I thought could be improved:
Highlight: That made both the character of Jim and Huck sing for me.
The characters voice and train of thought frequently made me smile. The way his mind came up against big moral issues like slavery and murder and things like that were provocative, making me wonder about my own rational for strongly held beliefs.
Things I thought could be improved:
Spoiler
The section at the end when Tom Sawyer was doing all manner of ridiculous rituals as part of the attempt to free Jim I thought stretched credibility of Huck or Jim going along with him. Even with the reveal at the end that Jim was really free anyway I found it tiresome after a while. While I don't mind the idea of Tom trying to add some romance to the escape, I think it definitely could be have been edited down to about a third of what it was.Highlight: