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3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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I really did enjoy this book. It was a quick and easy read for me. (Even though I didn't read everyday..I would have finished sooner if I had)
I was quite surprised that it got my attention and held on to it throughout the whole book. It has me going back wanting to find the movie and watch it again.
What else can I say about this book? I mean, it's just too cute for words!
The only thing I can say about the book compared to the movie is that, the movie, it made him seem like this little bad kid that couldn't sit still. Well, reading it, and actually seeing what he thought and why he did what he did, him and Tom Sawyer, its not that they were "bad"..They're just two little boys who liked to have adventures and would get in trouble from time to time because they tended to take things too far. Since having my own kids (I have two boys), it helps me to understand Tom & Huck a little bit better now, and how adventurous little boys can be.
I really did enjoy this book. It was a quick and easy read for me. (Even though I didn't read everyday..I would have finished sooner if I had)
I was quite surprised that it got my attention and held on to it throughout the whole book. It has me going back wanting to find the movie and watch it again.
What else can I say about this book? I mean, it's just too cute for words!
The only thing I can say about the book compared to the movie is that, the movie, it made him seem like this little bad kid that couldn't sit still. Well, reading it, and actually seeing what he thought and why he did what he did, him and Tom Sawyer, its not that they were "bad"..They're just two little boys who liked to have adventures and would get in trouble from time to time because they tended to take things too far. Since having my own kids (I have two boys), it helps me to understand Tom & Huck a little bit better now, and how adventurous little boys can be.
To be honest, right from the start I got into this book without any expectations. A part of me even wanted to “get done with it”, maybe to tell myself I read it and quiet that perfectionist noise in mind or maybe I just wanted to get along to books I was more excited about. Nevertheless, I started reading it right after finish Tom Sawyer, a book I got some laugh and a nice perspective about life in America at that time but nothing much more. I have no reason to think Huckleberry Finn would be much different.
When starting to read I was charmed by the first-person perspective that Twain has brought into the story, it is written as if a 14 years old boy would have written it (in a good way), we constantly see the language changing and we experience the story from the perspective of Huckleberry himself which is at times, captivating.
The story doesn’t really have a point or the main plot, it’s about Finn’s adventure running away from civilized life, meeting friends among the way, getting into wired and funny situations, and getting a glimpse of reality at that time, which is served as Twain’s criticism. Their main timeline consists of many stories, some are good and making you laugh at the sheer simplicity but truthfulness in them, and some are just plain boring and you want to get done with them.
My favorite part would have to be the one with the King and the Duchess, two random people who are lying and utilizing other people's nativity for personal gain. Constantly chasing more money and respect. The adventures with those two never blended and were always funny, the goofiness of those two with the perspective of a child was a recipe for a great time.
The main thing I took from this book was the knowledge of how people had lived in the first half of the 19th century, the ideas that led their lives, and some interesting and yet disturbing facts about covering people with tar and feathers and hanging them from a stick as a punishment. Overall I do not regret reading this book but I would not read it again any time soon, it was hard for me to get sucked in and hard at times to see the point of reading it. My thoughts about it remain unclear as I both did and didn’t enjoy it at the same time.
My advice to you would be to read it when you just want to take it slow and unwind.
When starting to read I was charmed by the first-person perspective that Twain has brought into the story, it is written as if a 14 years old boy would have written it (in a good way), we constantly see the language changing and we experience the story from the perspective of Huckleberry himself which is at times, captivating.
The story doesn’t really have a point or the main plot, it’s about Finn’s adventure running away from civilized life, meeting friends among the way, getting into wired and funny situations, and getting a glimpse of reality at that time, which is served as Twain’s criticism. Their main timeline consists of many stories, some are good and making you laugh at the sheer simplicity but truthfulness in them, and some are just plain boring and you want to get done with them.
My favorite part would have to be the one with the King and the Duchess, two random people who are lying and utilizing other people's nativity for personal gain. Constantly chasing more money and respect. The adventures with those two never blended and were always funny, the goofiness of those two with the perspective of a child was a recipe for a great time.
The main thing I took from this book was the knowledge of how people had lived in the first half of the 19th century, the ideas that led their lives, and some interesting and yet disturbing facts about covering people with tar and feathers and hanging them from a stick as a punishment. Overall I do not regret reading this book but I would not read it again any time soon, it was hard for me to get sucked in and hard at times to see the point of reading it. My thoughts about it remain unclear as I both did and didn’t enjoy it at the same time.
My advice to you would be to read it when you just want to take it slow and unwind.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Boys will be boys
adventurous
slow-paced
I loved this book as a kid. Huck pretending to be a girl and getting caught when he couldn’t thread a needle. Huck and Jim up and down the river on that raft, and all the adventures they got into.
But I tried reading it again this year (2025) in advance of reading Everett’s James, and I just can’t do it. Some of the funny bits are still there. But most just aren’t funny any more in view of the context. I expect I can read James without finishing Twain’s version.
But I tried reading it again this year (2025) in advance of reading Everett’s James, and I just can’t do it. Some of the funny bits are still there. But most just aren’t funny any more in view of the context. I expect I can read James without finishing Twain’s version.
adventurous
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't rate classics but I'm glad I read this. What I'd give to ask Mark Twain if the last third of the book is meant to be as fucked up as it felt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-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
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A