Oxford Bookworms Library: Huckleberry Finn: Level 2: 700-Word Vocabulary Level 2 by Jennifer Bassett, Mark Twain

3.5 AVERAGE

jmattbell's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hneff's review against another edition

1.5
adventurous challenging slow-paced
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larkin21's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

earwicker's review against another edition

4.0
For all its entertainment value and humor, Huck Finn is a surprisingly cynical book. I wonder if lurking behind all the controversy (moral or racial) isn't the fact that it says some pretty damning things about humanity, and America in particular. Twain, DeTocqueville, and Socrates could have an interesting conversation about democracy; I expect they would all come to agreement pretty quickly. And then move on to the cigars. (Teaching Socrates about cigars would be the highlight of the evening.)

kchristopher24's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cvalure23's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

wtb2612's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

aahi's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous funny sad medium-paced
The book is a tale of the innocence of boyhood, coupled with an artistic depiction of one of humanity’s gravest crimes: slavery. Through witty storytelling, it's a powerful critique of the social norms of the 19th-century US. No wonder this remains one of the greatest books of all time. I wonder why it took me so long to read it. I should’ve done so years ago.

In Persian:
این کتاب، داستانی خیره‌کننده ست از معصومیت دوران پسربچگی‌ که همراه می شه با به تصویر کشیدن هنرمندانه‌ی یکی از هولناک‌ترین جنایت‌های تاریخ بشر: برده‌داری. انتقادی جدی از هنجارهای اجتماعی که با داستان‌سرایی‌ای ماهرانه و زبانی طنزآمیز روایت می‌شه. بی‌دلیل نیست که این کتاب یکی از بهترین آثار ادبی تمام دوران به‌ حساب میاد. نمی‌دونم چرا این‌قدر طول کشید تا بخوانمش. باید سال‌ها پیش سراغش می‌رفتم

kayleykate's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous slow-paced
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moreau's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous 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
This took me shamefully long to read but that's Val Kilmer's fault for dying. Was kinda busy mourning the bloke who showed me Mark Twain.. such a classic story though. I hope I have a son like Huck one day. I love Jim as well and I love that Huck is so #woke
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