The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Classic Collection)

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Summary: Huck Finn is da bomb
Review: So many coming of age books owe a debt of thanks to HUCK FINN. Salinger's CATCHER IN THE RYE is one, along with the more modern BARK OF THE DOGWOOD. There are others, but the first true one was HUCK. The genius of Mark Twain is that the entire story is conceptualized and told from the perspective of 13-14 year old orphan boy, with almost no formal education at all. The telling of the tale gets a bit complicated if we look at the use, or in this case, misuse of the English language. Ahead of its time, STILL, this is good solid American reading. Would also recommend the collection of short stories titled THE CHILDREN'S CORNER for some excellent reading. Cheers!

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Summary: Huck Finn
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an amazing piece American literature. This book helps you to get in the frame of mind of an American living in the Pre-Civil War era. This book depicts a journey of a young boy traveling down the mighty Mississippi helping Jim, a slave, enter freedom. They met interesting characters such as the duke and the king. These characters distract Huck and Jim from their mission but do help them to realize life lessons. You can really feel for Huck and you see the progression he makes through out the book. He starts off as a very racist boy but turns into a sympathetic young man.
Although this book uses words that, by some, are considered vulgar and inappropriate, this is not true at all. They truly help you to understand Huck's and many other's mindset. Mark Twain uses these words but they don't represent Mark Twain's personal opinions. Another thing I like about this book are the messages it tries to teach. Mark Twain is trying to show American's that sometimes the laws of the state and country can greatly differ from the "right" thing to do. He shows this over a period of time as Jim and Huck's relationship begins to advance. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, even though highly debated, can teach us many things about life and morals.


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Summary: Please!
Review: Who the hell is this Mark Twain character?! Simply put: What a lousy novel! Maybe this was his first novel...I don't know. Anyways, I sure hope he doesn't plan on writing anything else. I read this book, initially, in the author's native bulgarian language...and it was even worse! The translator was probably trying to do us a favor by touching up this P.O.S. novel, but I think it would take an act of God to save this text...