Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells the story of a teenaged misfit who finds himself floating on a raft down the Mississippi River with an escaping slave, Jim. In the course of their perilous journey, Huck and Jim meet adventure, danger, and a cast of characters who are sometimes menacing and often hilarious.Though some of the situations in Huckleberry Finn...more

Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells the story of a teenaged misfit who finds himself floating on a raft down the Mississippi River with an escaping slave, Jim. In the course of their perilous journey, Huck and Jim meet adventure, danger, and a cast of characters who are sometimes menacing and often hilarious.Though some of the situations in Huckleberry Finn are funny in themselves (the cockeyed Shakespeare production in Chapter 21 leaps instantly to mind), this book's humor is found mostly in Huck's unique worldview and his way of expressing himself. Describing his brief sojourn with the Widow Douglas after she adopts him, Huck says: "After supper she got out her book and learned me about Moses and the Bulrushers, and I was in a sweat to find out all about him; but by and by she let it out that Moses had been dead a considerable long time; so then I didn't care no more about him, because I don't take no stock in dead people." Underlying Twain's good humor is a dark subcurrent of Antebellum cruelty and injustice that makes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a frequently funny book with a serious message.   hide

I read this after the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and was disappointed. Sawyer is definitely a children's book, while this examines much more adult themes, and not in an entertaining children's style. The theme - as I remember from when I was 12 - is that people can get along regardless of race. (Or is that family is whomever you make a part of your family?) The high jinks...more

I read this after the Adventures of Tom Sawyer and was disappointed. Sawyer is definitely a children's book, while this examines much more adult themes, and not in an entertaining children's style. The theme - as I remember from when I was 12 - is that people can get along regardless of race. (Or is that family is whomever you make a part of your family?) The high jinks throughout the story built up Huck's and Jim's time together, and the building of "family". Despite their age difference they wind up having a very close and respectful relationship. This contrasts with the start of the book where Huck's "real" family - his father - is uncaringly using Huck, while "the widder" is concernedly overly protective. Both parent figures result in dysfunctional situations.   hide

This is the reason why you don't stop writing for several years and then pick it up where you left off without reading your own book first... Huck is a brat (understandably enough, but still) who runs away, gets a reality check, becomes nice, gets a true friend, is going towards having a good life... (Years of Pause) Then meets his old friend, becomes a brat again, locks his...more

This is the reason why you don't stop writing for several years and then pick it up where you left off without reading your own book first... Huck is a brat (understandably enough, but still) who runs away, gets a reality check, becomes nice, gets a true friend, is going towards having a good life... (Years of Pause) Then meets his old friend, becomes a brat again, locks his true friend into a small hut for days and weeks, obeys the guy who oppressed him before and finally decides to escape civilisation. Fuck off, Twain.   hide

First book I ever read.

Did you know there's four different southern dialects in this book, one of which is completely extinct? It never ceases to amaze me how quickly our brains pick up the dialect and suddenly we discover we're talking like an African American slave from 150 years ago in our minds.....*perfectly*. Through the eyes of an adventurous little boy, this is the most honest snap-shot you're ever going to...more

Did you know there's four different southern dialects in this book, one of which is completely extinct? It never ceases to amaze me how quickly our brains pick up the dialect and suddenly we discover we're talking like an African American slave from 150 years ago in our minds.....*perfectly*. Through the eyes of an adventurous little boy, this is the most honest snap-shot you're ever going to find, into late 19th century life in the Southern States. We've all seen the movies, we've all heard the tales, but none of them do the book justice. You have to read it.   hide

I never read Tom Sawyer so I don't have much to compare this to. I kinda of need to to answer the question of these two stories link together. Full of adventure and wonderful descriptions to make the child's mind think. A true classic. I give only four stars because i remember even as a young man thinking it could have been better, not so simple and lacking of suspense. I suppose in its...more

I never read Tom Sawyer so I don't have much to compare this to. I kinda of need to to answer the question of these two stories link together. Full of adventure and wonderful descriptions to make the child's mind think. A true classic. I give only four stars because i remember even as a young man thinking it could have been better, not so simple and lacking of suspense. I suppose in its day it was quite the stretch on everyday beliefs. Perhaps more recent history should suggest that new authors write as though it is for the future and not the past.   hide

I found the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be a surprisingly enjoyable read. Although the old Southern language is occasionally difficult to understand, I got used to it after a while and it did not distract from the plot of the book. I think many of the themes were easy to relate to, such as the ideas of independance and standing up for what you believe in. At some point in their life,...more

I found the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be a surprisingly enjoyable read. Although the old Southern language is occasionally difficult to understand, I got used to it after a while and it did not distract from the plot of the book. I think many of the themes were easy to relate to, such as the ideas of independance and standing up for what you believe in. At some point in their life, every person has to break free from whatever is holding them back, has to go their own way. Also, Huckleberry Finn is considered to be disobedient and unruly, but everything he does that is against the rules is done with purpose - he is, in reality, a rebel with a cause. I found the character of Huck Finn likeable and admirable, and the book eventful and, at times when it was slightly more slow moving, pleasantly descriptive and a nice change of pace. I would rate this book 9 out of 10 - NINA BOZIC   hide

actually writing a review of this kind o' books is a way to destroy the brilliance mark twain has kept between the cover, for his readers.the background of the story is same as the adventures of tom sawyer. ,tis a story of a boy who ran away from his home and went through various types of experience.the book is good enough to make you feel like you are out there beside finn.though it demands...more

actually writing a review of this kind o' books is a way to destroy the brilliance mark twain has kept between the cover, for his readers.the background of the story is same as the adventures of tom sawyer. ,tis a story of a boy who ran away from his home and went through various types of experience.the book is good enough to make you feel like you are out there beside finn.though it demands its readers to have a basic knowledge of the post industrial revolution society of europe i think people who doesnt even have that much knowledge should now really concentrate on their history classes.   hide

Huck Finn, unlike his best friend and confidante, Tom Sawyer, is a realist. His sardonic views on life,religion and slavery made this book a hilarious read. Over the course of his journey down the Mississippi, Huck makes a friend of a runaway slave, Jim. Although he finds Jim as an incompetent "nigga", Jim is a wise man and helps Huck and Tom survive many obstacles that face them. Throughout the...more

Huck Finn, unlike his best friend and confidante, Tom Sawyer, is a realist. His sardonic views on life,religion and slavery made this book a hilarious read. Over the course of his journey down the Mississippi, Huck makes a friend of a runaway slave, Jim. Although he finds Jim as an incompetent "nigga", Jim is a wise man and helps Huck and Tom survive many obstacles that face them. Throughout the book, Mark Twain showed us Huck's inner struggle with his feelings of guilt of helping a runaway slave and his feelings for Jim as an equal. He frequently decided that he should turn Jim in. But his conscience overrides his worries on how society might look at him and he decides to help Jim escape from new owners that captured him. (Who just happen to be Tom Sawyer's relatives) (cont.)   hide