24. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't

I enjoyed reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, because in my case i love adventure books. I think there are a lot of emotions in this books, specially with the friendship between Huck and Jim. This book fulfilled the idea of making the reader understand important traits by showing them through important themes. What i mean by this, is like for example, during the adventures that Huck and Jim had, they became very close friends, and Huck learned to leave the widows teaching behind and be friends with Jim, when he wasn't supposed to be friends with Jim. He also helped him escape and be free from slavery. I enjoyed reading this book, and i would totally recommend it, specially if you like adventure books.

Gratuitous racial epithets, but if you can get past that it's just fishin and falutin on the rivah in a thick southern accent

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a very fun read that addresses many societal and racial issues in America, in the 1800s. However, with this comes a lot of controversy over the language used in the book. By using satire, Mark Twain is able to express the issue of racism btu many do not see his use of satire appropriate and they view it as racism. I really enjoy this book and recommend it to anyone who enjoys books that address societal issues or having a funny and edgy narrator.

One word classic. I really wanted to live the floating life Huck lived without all the drama the followed. There are some sensitive topics in this books that need to be looked out for.

I probably would have given this four stars had I not had to annotate and read it as an assignment. This book is effective on so many levels, the first being that it is just a great adventure, and that Huck Finn has to be one of the most loveable characters. He is irreverent, empathetic, and adventurous which is how I like my protagonists (many of which I'm sure were inspired by Huck). The other levels it works on are more satirical and aimed towards social critique. It is not only a hilarious satire of many things including family feuds in the south, and the mob mentality, it is also a really historically important book that argued effectively for something far beyond it's time. This is a book I can actually approve of being taught in schools.

(4.5) Almost everyone reads Huck Finn growing up, primarily as a tale of a young boy's adventure through the south. I hadn't read Huck Finn until recently and was surprised by how much I enjoyed Twain's descriptions and language. As "the" great American Novel, Huck Finn is a must-read. Twain spans challenges including from identity, friendship, independence and slavery in a single, iconic text.

Read for school. That might’ve ruined it a bit for me but overall I still thought this was a good read. Deserving of being a classic.

I really enjoy Garrison Keillor's narration, so I was delighted to pick up his version of this book, as (embarrassingly) I don't think I ever got around to reading it before. If I have, it was probably for some long-ago school assignment, and I'd long-ago forgotten it.

It was only later when I realized that Keillor didn't just narrate this, he re-wrote the ending. (He talked about it in the afterword of the book.)

This amused me more than anything, as I have no particular emotional attachment to the original, and I trust Keillor as a storyteller. This version worked for me.

What's more, as someone who once re-wrote a bunch of Emily Dickinson's poetry.... I really shouldn't throw stones.

A great book with a very nice adventure. It was nice to be in Hucks head and her his simple reasonings and viewing things in his live. This story could have went many ways and it had a great ending summing everything up.

At times it felt like this book is very long and despite enjoying the adventures Huck has on his trip down the river, at times it felt too long. Especial the part with the Duke and the King. It was nice to see them spin their web around Jim and Huck, but after a while I was ready to move on to the next adventure.

Ultimately that was a worthy read that made me laugh and enjoy the adventures with Huck.

had it in school- liked the movie- don't think I ever really read the book

Ever since my 7th grade year when I read the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, I feel in love with Mark Twain books. I decided to read this one because Tom and Huck were good friends and figured I would have the same reading experience, and I was right as it met all of my expectations. Twain dealt with a lot of characterization of Huck Finn and a theme I was very passionate about which was the idea of Natural Life. As a child and sometimes now I would often go out into the woods and explore, create forts, and was a natural bonding ceremony with my family, especially my brother. I would recommend literally anyone to read this book because it is such a nice escape from the realities of the world, especially with this election just happening. But seriously, anyone who was read Tom Sawyer definitely should read this book because I met my expectations and made me want to read, which is rare because I dont like reading.