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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

11 reviews

disauci's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.5

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a fun book.  It's not without its flaws, of course.  It was written by Mark Twain in the 19th century and while it was progressive for the time, it is still racist looking back.  Its explorations of death, childhood, and relationships were beautiful and it's easy to relate to Huck Finn in an odd way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Misogyny, and Alcohol

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kcc810's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.5

The story is hard to follow, rambling, too much dialect. The middle third is mildly funny I guess, but the racism and racial language are so heavy it feels difficult to tolerate. Most of the characters are incredibly flat and lack dimension. Tom Sawyer in the last third is one of the most obnoxious characters ever written. Risking someone’s life and freedom for child’s play? Not the entertaining story you might expect from a story that I’ve heard proclaimed to be anti-slavery. Twain seems very tied to his time, this novel is anything but timeless. If you want to read it for a glimpse into a period in history, I’d still suggest you choose another novel that focuses less on childish folly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

jpgringo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

kreglow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

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

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

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

c_lizziebeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny slow-paced

1.25

Good riddance. A Few funny lines, reflective moments, and good discussions were not worth the rest of the book being nonsensical, boring, and Ridiculously Racist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

coolestgirlontheblock's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.0

would i pick this book up if it wasn’t an assigned reading for school? no. i think that says enough but i’ll elaborate. the plot felt boring and repetitive. everything was utterly useless and boring. in the end everything was for nothing since jim was already free. not even that, but many of the events in the novel occurred for no reason. they felt like fillers. i mean they probably were fillers. although this book is mainly plot based, i get the feeling all of this was to show huck’s character development throughout the novel and how he goes from compliant to all social norms to breaking out of his shell a bit (despite the fact he fell right back into who his character was at the beginning towards the end of the novel for no reason at all). frankly i think this book is badly written and was a complete waste of my time.

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Content Warnings

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