Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

3 reviews

kreglow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Deportation, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

hilltroy99's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.5

Growing up, I thought this book was supposed to be super challenging for it's time, but after reading it, it seems like that was some kind of a fib. I was truly shocked by how bad the ending is. Jim is nothing more than a sidekick who is written out of the book for huge chunks of it, and the last 12 chapters aren't just tedious, they're cruel but it's clear that Twain thought what was going on was really funny. At the end, I'm left feeling like the book didn't have a spine, structurally or morally, and while I'm not sorry I read it, I'm sorry for how disappointing it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Toxic friendship

bobbybluech's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Injury/Injury detail