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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
Very hard hitting. Heavy but important topics, with scenes that will stick with you, not just because of what's happening within them but because of the way they're written.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-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
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I did not read Huck Finn again before starting, and I still found it captivating. As a word nerd, the conversations about the limits of literacy as a source of power when in competition with other identities hit SO DEEP.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Murder
Moderate: Torture, Violence
inspiring
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:
Complicated
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Everybody should read this book. It will move you. It is rare to find a fictional character that I am actively worried about and rooting for but I found myself crying for James and celebrating his victories that would bring him closer to his beloved Lizzie and Sadie.
Am still digesting this book but want to include a paragraph that I want to remember before returning this copy to the library. I will definitely be purchasing a copy for myself.
James wants to read while Huck is asleep but is afraid of being found out. "I could simply claim to be staring dumbly at the letters and words, wondering what in the world they meant. How could he know? At that moment the power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them. They couldn't even know if I was merely seeing them. It as a completely private affair and completely free and, therefore, completely subversive."
Am still digesting this book but want to include a paragraph that I want to remember before returning this copy to the library. I will definitely be purchasing a copy for myself.
James wants to read while Huck is asleep but is afraid of being found out. "I could simply claim to be staring dumbly at the letters and words, wondering what in the world they meant. How could he know? At that moment the power of reading made itself clear and real to me. If I could see the words, then no one could control them or what I got from them. They couldn't even know if I was merely seeing them. It as a completely private affair and completely free and, therefore, completely subversive."