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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

21 reviews

xkrille's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read this for university, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Of course, I did not enjoy the language, the slurs. It was written a long time ago so it was no surprise.

For most of the book, I really did not like Huckleberry Finn. It was not until close to the ending, I started to enjoy him. I hate Tom Sawyer, though. He is just awful and annoying. 

I was never bored. Something was happening the whole time. There was not a single moment without some sort of event. 

I don't really know how to review this. It was fine, I enjoyed parts of it, but it is definitely not one of my favorite books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse

jaimc's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Blood

crowsandcoffee's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

mysimas's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Wasn't a big fan of the plot -- lots of space was devoted to various side plots that didn't particularly interest me, particularly that Romeo-and-Juliet-esque blood feud came out of nowhere. The conmen took over like half of the book, and the ending with Tom

Spoiler

cruelly pulling everyone's leg

just felt like pointless buffer.

I did however enjoy the writing despite my usual dislike of child narrators and Jim and Huck's relationship was quite sweet and lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

paulathepudding's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Racism

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Cursing, Child abuse, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Trafficking, and Violence

beccabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

The beginning and end of this book were engaging. The middle was very boring and forgettable. Glad I listened to an audiobook instead of reading it because it dragged on so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Child abuse

abbi_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It was a very good book for its time, and while I can’t really hold Twain to the standards of current society, I still found the way he ended Hucks growth as a character to be a bit halfassed. The ending itself left a lot to be desired.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse

obsie93's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

josiie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Set in the antebellum south, Huckleberry Finn is a very realistic critique of the minds of people growing up in racist societies. Mark Twain expertly portrays the reality of living in this sort of experience. Although, we most likely will never know if his critique was done on purpose or if he just portrayed Huck's world so vividly he did it by accident, it does an incredible job at helping us understand the life of children who are unfortunately a product of their environment.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Classism