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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain
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Chloeeberlein

“You can‘t get a man to see something if his salary depends on him not seeing it.”

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Chloeeberlein

Huck Finn escapes his home and travels on the Mississippi River with Jim, a runaway slave. Together, they face adventures and learn about friendship and doing the right thing. This important story shows why it's good to follow your heart and stand up for what you believe.

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Chloeeberlein
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is about a boy named Huck who runs away from home to find freedom. He teams up with Jim, a runaway slave, and they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. They have many adventures and learn about friendship and what‘s right and wrong. This classic story uses humor to talk about serious topics like friendship and freedom

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Graywacke
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This opens so well constructed. Huck and his world lives. His situation, his dad, his escape, Jim‘s position, the river. Wonderful stuff. But…Twain can‘t let things go. I thought it devolved into a mess of overdone satire. Still, i can appreciate what it does overall, and it was interesting to wonder what Jim was thinking. This is part of my #booker #booker2024 #longlist reading. It was prep for James.

KathyWheeler I also listened to this in preparation for James. The parts with the King and the Duke were far too long. 4mo
Graywacke @KathyWheeler completely agree 4mo
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Aimeesue I did the same prep for James. And was Horrified by Huck‘s father and, to be honest Tom. Did a tunnel? Good lord. 🙄 4mo
squirrelbrain @KathyWheeler - I agree, those parts were way too long! (I listened to it prior to James too) 4mo
Graywacke @Aimeesue Huck‘s father is a mess. Made good character building for Huck, though. I got nothing for Tom. 4mo
BarbaraBB Kudos for reading Huck first. I read it years ago and hated it so didn‘t want to reread it. Maybe I should have. 4mo
Leniverse @Aimeesue I detest Tom Sawyer and was horrified by the ending. It felt good to read James afterwards 😂 4mo
Aimeesue @Leniverse Indeed it did! 4mo
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Book 153 of the year.

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Aimeesue
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Listening to this one before I start Perceval Everett‘s JAMES. Elijah Wood does a good job narrating. He won‘t make it onto my Favorite Narrators list - he‘s no Simon Vance - but it‘s pretty good.

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rmaclean4
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This is a very problematic and difficult read. I listened to it in preparation for Percival Everett's new novel, James. I did not enjoy this text at all! I can't believe this use to be taught in schools.

BarbaraBB I couldn‘t finish this one either when I read it years ago. I am Sure Percival Everett did a better job! 10mo
rmaclean4 @BarbaraBB I loved The Trees. Am excited for James. 10mo
dabbe #fanofthepan I enjoyed THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER much more than HUCK FINN. It is a hard read--especially now. 10mo
shortsarahrose I HATED this book when I had to read it in high school 10mo
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