A review by mudder17
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

4.0

3.5 stars, made better by the narration. This is a classic, and I know it was probably indicative of the times, but I had a hard time with the "N" word being thrown around willy nilly, and often in a denigrating way. For the most part, I was able to let it pass, but that word is very visceral to me, so I couldn't help wincing in passages when it was being tossed around back and forth in conversation. That said, I did like how Huck's view of his friendship with Jim grew and developed, and his view of slavery and human decency also grew as the story unfolded. I honestly liked Huck quite a bit, but umm...yeah, I'm still not a fan of Tom, even though the part where he "tries" to free Jim gets crazier and crazier and everyone else (Jim and Huck) just sort of went along with it because it was easier to just let him do his thing than try to change his mind. But seriously, rattlers and rats? Total nutso! I definitely found myself laughing uncontrollably at times and I thought Elijah Wood did a great job of narrating this story. So I rounded up to 4 stars. I remember watching the Tom Sawyer movie when I was young and being very entertained by it, but I'm not so sure I could read the book now and not want to give Tom a hiding, lol!