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Goodreads may indicate this was only my second reading of Huckleberry Finn, but what does Goodreads know? Umpteen is more like it.
And the more I reread it, the more I like it. Especially now. Better than reading to match the times (dystopian) or to pretend the times don't exist (escapist), this was like meeting an old friend.
Man. I look at Twain's vast lifetime writings and wonder why he didn't do more like this one. I especially loved the descriptions of nature. Spot on. Here are four excerpts ...more
And the more I reread it, the more I like it. Especially now. Better than reading to match the times (dystopian) or to pretend the times don't exist (escapist), this was like meeting an old friend.
Man. I look at Twain's vast lifetime writings and wonder why he didn't do more like this one. I especially loved the descriptions of nature. Spot on. Here are four excerpts ...more
The be-all and end-all of American Lit. Period. I reread it every couple of years to renew my faith in literature (and in Twain, for whom I have a special bond).
Huckleberry Finn is my favorite of Twain's characters. He's just so much fun.
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Come on now, this was just a plain ole good yarn.
Dec 31, 2007
Rita
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
juvenile-fiction,
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Dec 25, 2009
Jen Gore
marked it as to-read
