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Well... //cracks literary knuckles// depends on what you're referring to, but overall, I would argue "Huckleberry Finn" is not really intended to be funny so much as thought-provoking and fiercely critical of 19th century culture, society, and (especially) religion.

[sorry, I'm a wee bit obsessed with that book XD]

Okay excellent lolz. I have not read Twain’s shall we say serious novels in a great many years and so my memory is extremely rusty…other than the jumping frog of Cavalier County, which, while a marvelous short story, was not making my memories of huck Finn overly positive

R.F. Gammon wrote: "Okay excellent lolz. I have not read Twain’s shall we say serious novels in a great many years and so my memory is extremely rusty…other than the jumping frog of Cavalier County, which, while a mar..."

Yeah!! Huck Finn is pretty different from his more humorous stories like Tom Sawyer (and the Tom Sawyer who shows up in the latter book is a DRASTICALLY different character). I actually have a post on my blog, "Huckleberry Finn and American Christianity," where I do a deep dive into what I think Twain is saying about conscience and religion as it relates to racism in a 19th century American context.

Ooh amazing I am due I think for a reread of both