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.
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
ashley_1206's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
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this is one of my summer reading books but however i am a reading whore so i will rate this honestly. i HATED it. not even because i have to read it for school but because of how spineless a lot of this book was. why is it considered a classic? god i don’t even know.anyways what was the point of the king and duke? they had absolutely no purpose in the book. also finding out in the very last chapter that huckleberry’s dad died in like CHAPTER NINE what was that? there were some memorable themes that i can accept and learn from in this book like how people are always going to be horrible to eachother. we can see this theme in how humans treated slaves as less than; how humans were looked at in a different spectrum when it came to family or wealth. that i can accept and can condemn it to one star.
would i read this book willingly??? no absolutely not.
would i recommend this to others to read willingly? only to my enemies but to think about it again i don’t want to be known for suggesting this book i rather be caught dead. /
Spoiler
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Slavery
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