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emceeawkward's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

4.5

niallgoulding1'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? N/A

4.25

I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to. 

Really loved Huck as a character. At his core, he has a sense of right and wrong that is way ahead of his time. For a book written in 1884, the relationship between Huck and Jim is startling. Its run through with mutual love and respect. 

I actually found Huck's wrestling with his conscience to be very profound. It showed in an honest way how bad things become normalised in societies. Huck was clearly distressed by the fact that aiding a runaway slave went against everything every adult had ever told him. It was stealing, it was a sin, it was a crime. Yet he was able to reconcile that with his gut knowledge that aiding Jim was the right thing to do. 

The book obviously shows its age in many ways. Can't blame anyone who finds the copious use of the n-word an insurmountable barrier. The book could have been shorter as the "king" and "duke" section is forgettable. And the end is an old-fashioned deus ex machine. Yet despite all that, I'm glad I read this before diving into James

lynnmarie78's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

gooberjk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.0

burkbooks's review against another edition

2.0

I only read this so that I could have a better understanding of James when I read it. I didn't really love reading this novel. I finished it and I wasn't bored to tears or anything it just wasn't a very enjoyable read either. 

joallott's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ledvonzeppelin's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

leming's review against another edition

3.0

I generally find children?Ђ?s book or even YA not really up to my taste but this book was genuinely funny. Most characters are written as a satire and the scenes are absolutely ridiculous. The good and the bad is hard to distinguish and while they are ridiculous idiots it?Ђ?s hard to hate them either. I personally believe one of the most important elements in a book is the ending and this book delivers that. The worst ending of all, which is perfect in its way.

andrea2428's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

dazed_confused's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0