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drdreuh 's review for:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
adventurous
funny
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
OK, I get that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a historical "Americana" piece of literature buuuuuuuuut its REALLY hard to hear the N word bantied over and over and over, to read the way Blacks (slaves or freemen) are totally dehumanized, and how Tom - in particular - and Huckleberry too totally prioritize their "adventures" over Jim's life as a run-away slave in the South. And I get that Twain was cognizant of all of this, and that therefore TAoHF should be read, in part, as social commentary.
I get all that. But eesh.
Setting those caveats aside, I suppose its a fun little childish adventure tale, but I find all the hee-haw and shenanigans fairly grating. I've now listened to the middle chapters twice, and still can't follow the meandering plot because my mind keeps wandering. You must need the soul of a ten-year-old boy to sustain the attention required.
So, that's my one classic done for 2025. And now I can confidently move on to Percival Everett's "James", which was the main motivation for reading Huckleberry Finn anyway.
I get all that. But eesh.
Setting those caveats aside, I suppose its a fun little childish adventure tale, but I find all the hee-haw and shenanigans fairly grating. I've now listened to the middle chapters twice, and still can't follow the meandering plot because my mind keeps wandering. You must need the soul of a ten-year-old boy to sustain the attention required.
So, that's my one classic done for 2025. And now I can confidently move on to Percival Everett's "James", which was the main motivation for reading Huckleberry Finn anyway.