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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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August 1, 2013
Finish date
August 31, 2013
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Katy
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Revisit the Shelf Group Read, August 2013
Previous Group Reads:
- Book of the Month, April 2011

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Trisha
Aug 16, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
I found that I enjoyed this book more than I did Tom Sawyer. Sawyer's story was playful and fun with child hijinks and adventure, while Finn's story had a much darker plot and a greater level of maturity as well as political issues such as child abuse and slavery. Both were excellent books, but their qualities were in differing areas. ...more
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James Keenley
Jul 15, 2013 rated it it was amazing
It's the Great American Novel. Or is it? ...more
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JC
Apr 23, 2010 rated it liked it
Classic American book.
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Shawn
Oct 09, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 16, 2008 rated it liked it
Holly
Nov 19, 2008 marked it as to-read
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Jul 21, 2009 marked it as to-read
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Jan 08, 2010 rated it liked it
Jeffrey
Feb 18, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Alex Kohn
May 07, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Diane
Jun 29, 2010 rated it really liked it
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Sep 09, 2010 is currently reading it  ·  review of another edition
Laura
Jan 05, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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May 27, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 29, 2012 marked it as to-read
Krystin
Feb 17, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, male-author
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Mar 11, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Jul 08, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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Nov 11, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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