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Summary: I know why this book is a classic...
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a GREAT novel by Mark Twain. It's about a boy, "Huck" living in the deep south in the 1800's during the time of slavery. Huck does not fit into the life that is aunt or father or anyone else imagines for him. Instead, he lives a life based upon his everyday adventures. During some parts of this book, I was so excited, I couldn't put it down. During some other parts, I just wanted to fall asleep. The slow parts do pass by quickly and the book is worth your time. This book does contain some politically-incorrect language, but I still highly recommend it.
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Summary: Huck Finn, boring? I think not.
Review: Ernest Hemingway once said 'All American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.' When I first read this on the back of my book, I thought to myself, yeah right, this book is going to be the biggest snore fest, and that I'd be needing a dictionary to get through it. However, once I got into it, Ernest proved me wrong. I found the novel to be filled with just the right touch of humor that offered perspective into what life used to be like. I also felt that this novel was also a bit controversial with its dealing with such topics as racism, slavery, cruelty and injustice. Twain then balanced the controversy with the perfect dosages of friendship and loyalty. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a timeless classic, everyone should read this novel if given the opportunity.
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Summary: 11th grade student review
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of thoes books where you have to stick with it through the boring parts. Huck is a horrible character and is emotionally mute, except for the occasional "doing something good for someone else", he has opinions, they're just not strong. Compared to Holden from Catcher in the Rye, Huck is a character who lacks substance. Huck's adventures along the Mississippi River with an escape slave Jim are very unbelievable. On these adventures Huck encounters many people that Mark Twain wants the reader to see how awful these people are, leaving Huck Finn at the end of the book not liking people. The characters are occasionally funny and thought provoking. Mark Twain uses this book to look at human nature unlike Tom Sayer which is a children's book. Mark Twain also uses alot of symbolism in the book, so half of the book is understanding and noticing the symbolism.
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Summary: vanessa review
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel written for enjoyment, the adventures that Huck has are somewhat comical and enjoyable for everyone. There is also a more serious side to the novel where Twain uses Huck to learn the evils of society that the story takes place in. Through Huck, Twain tells his opinion of slavery and shares his own moral values. Because this is a realistic book, Twain can convey his thoughts and morals to readers of every level, not just highly educated scholars. Using realism, Twain lets people know how he thinks and shows that people can change. Realism is utilized to allow all people to be able to relate and understand what is going on in the novel. I believe everyone at one point in their life should read this novel.
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Summary: Icky
Review: As adventures go, Huck does experience a lot. But it is hard to keep up with them while you are sleeping in your chair. I never got into this book, I can sum it up in two words: "Unbelievably Dull" Of the many experiences he does go through, none of them are exciting. It looks as if Mark Twain took many small meaningless stories into one big one. Please...read anything else.
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Summary: Very Good Book
Review: Some may find The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be racist, but I do not. I think it gives an outlook on the way it used to be back in the time when the idea of free slaves was a new thing to America. It tells the story of a little boy and a runaway slave running away and trying to make it on their own. Striving for the American dream, there destianation is to the free states. Traveling down a river, they encounter many obstacles. It has a very good ending and is a very good book.
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Summary: WHERES THE ASPRIN!
Review: I HATE THIS BOOK! It takes me an hour to get through the first page. Its frustrating to try and read this. It is a great story...very adventurous, but very difficult to read. at least for me...
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Summary: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, is dated back to the pre-civil war era. It is also classic American Literature. The story is about a boy named Huck, whose father is a drunk. Huck lives with a lady who wants to 'sivilize him.' Eventually, his own father kidnaps him. He then escapes and joins up with Jim, a slave who escaped from Miss Watson. Jim did this after overhearing talk about him being sold. As Jim and Huck take on their journey and float down the river, they have many adventures. Huck, who did not want to help Jim escape at first, slowly realizes that slaves are people. Mark Twain jokes a lot and has funny sequences. This happens a lot during Huck's faked death, and also when Huck and Jim cross-dress.
Huck impersonates Tom and Tom impersonates Sid. Huck and Jim rescue each other a lot of times through out the story. This book has many plot twists to keep the reader busy while reading this adventure. The word "nigger" was just a way for Twain to make Jim's world come to life. Some people think the usage of this word is crude and racist, but it is requirement while reading this book. It is also used to find out why this book is against slavery so much. Mark Twain also gave each character their own style of speech to fit their individuality and intelligence. Twain uses this voyage of Jim and Huck to emphasize some of his themes and morals that he wanted to teach the readers. Such morals are that of racism and slavery when Huck turns on Jim. Huck lies and cons, which is shown through the characters of Duke and Dauphin. You are sure to like this book if you like pre-civil war era books.
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Summary: On Top My Soapbox
Review: Huck Finn was a pretty average book. All of the slang was hard to read at times and sometimes it was hard to follow the plot line. The ending was also abrupt and kind of jerked you to a stop. I would not reccomend this book to everyone for the word "nigger" shows up quite a few times. As long as you are not offend then I suggest that you do read it.
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Summary: Much More than an Adventure Story
Review: Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn is darker and more serious than Tom Sawyer, and also, I think, better. Many people, after reading Tom Sawyer, seem to think of Huck as Tom's little sidekick. This book shows that Huck is very much his own man. After hanging around on the streets for most of his life, Huck is adopted by the well-intentioned but way too overprotective Widow Douglas(needless to say, Huck is none too pleased with the widow's attempts to turn him into an upstanding citizen). Eventually, Huck is kidnapped by his own father, a drunk and negligent man. Huck escapes and joins up with Jim, a slave who escaped after overhearing that his owners were planning to sell him.As Jim and Huck float down the river, they have many adventures. Huck, who at first was very much against aiding Jim's escape, slowly comes to realize that slaves are people.
Huck's comments about how Jim seems to be just like him or any other white person are not dumb or rascist, they are part of Huck's relearning, and breaking of the stereotypes he has grown up with. That is not to say this book is only an exploration of serious matters. It has Mark Twain's usual jokes and funny sequences, during which Huck fakes his own death, Huck and Jim cross-dress,
Huck impersonates Tom and Tom impersonates Sid, and Huck and Jim rescue each other many, many times and become friends, something that Huck didn't think was possible.
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