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Huck Finn is a coming-of-age Missouri youth of the mid-19th Century reluctantly in the care of a widow woman, and even worse off when kidnapped by his drunk and abusive father. As the resourceful Huck makes his escape, he encounters an avuncular slave of his acquaintance, Jim, who is also a fugitive avoiding an imminent sale his self.
This is a satire in the classic form. An entirely innocent and ingenuous protagonist reveals the follies of the world by his sincere interaction, and the author's p ...more
This is a satire in the classic form. An entirely innocent and ingenuous protagonist reveals the follies of the world by his sincere interaction, and the author's p ...more
I had not read this book since I was a girl. I generally love Twain but for whatever reason this one seemed to just drag on and on and on and on. I kept reading because what sort of book lover stops reading Twain mid-book? I was glad when Tom Sawyer showed up.
“Jim said that bees won't sting idiots, but I didn't believe that, because I tried them lots of times myself and they wouldn't sting me.” ...more
“Jim said that bees won't sting idiots, but I didn't believe that, because I tried them lots of times myself and they wouldn't sting me.” ...more
When you have a good and genuine story to tell the "writing" is essentially invisible. There's nothing to critique. And it's a story about so many aspects of humanity carried in the soul of one boy. And, of course, it's funny.
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Written wonderfully but god this is such a boring story line. I couldn’t really get invested. I loved Tom Sawyer so I don’t know why I didn’t enjoy this as much.
Mar 29, 2012
Jasmin
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