Finn: A Novel

This was an extremely well-written book, but the main character was so evil and the subject matter so, so, so dark it was difficult to read.

Actually gave up halfway through! Hardly ever happens! Repetitive!

did i like huck finn in eighth grade?

I only read this halfway to get the jist that Pap Finn is the worst human ever known to man - a filthy drunk with poor hygiene, not to mention totally amoral. There is no redemptive quality to him and the book is just a waste of time. It gets two stars for effort to write it when it should have been 1 star.

Fascinating follow-up to Huck Finn... actually more in the mode of Faulkner than Twain: Dark, earthy, and unsparing. Highly recommended... but not for kids.

Just as gorey as you expected the elder Finn to be. This book was awesome!! Gorey, excellent, fun and a true tribute to the character

Clinch endeavors to tell the story of Huck's father, as a way to possibly explain the forces that shaped young Huck. This is not a book you tear through. It is blunt and brutal, as the story of Finn would have to be. But the writing is both spare and beautiful. I'm fascinated by the juxtaposition of brutality and beauty, both in this book and in the last great movie I saw, Pan's Labyrinth....more

Clinch endeavors to tell the story of Huck's father, as a way to possibly explain the forces that shaped young Huck. This is not a book you tear through. It is blunt and brutal, as the story of Finn would have to be. But the writing is both spare and beautiful. I'm fascinated by the juxtaposition of brutality and beauty, both in this book and in the last great movie I saw, Pan's Labyrinth. Twain's Huck Finn is easily one of the greatest American novels, and Clinch is brave to link his debut to such history, but thus far he really pulls it off.   hide

I had to read it because of the name -- and I did reread Mark Twain -- some inconsistencies, but it does a good job of showing a possible context for Twain.

This book was really brutal and graphic but I couldn't put it down.