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perfectsinner
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Pickpick

Had no idea this was such a short book, so I finished it in about a day. I enjoyed it, for the most part, but found the ending a bit anticlimactic and lacking. I finished and said, "That's it? Really?" Still an enjoyable book overall, though.

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dabbe
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Leftcoastzen Nice ! 2mo
Texreader Excellent!! 2mo
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dabbe @Texreader TY! 💙🩵💙 2mo
BooksandCoffee4Me That last line. 💛 2mo
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HettyG
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Mehso-so

I'm glad to have a classic to add to my completed list this year, but I can't say I enjoyed this much at all. If I read it in high school or college I feel sure I must have bailed on it. I do think it will add to the experience of reading James, but I did the audio for Huck Finn and I really only half listened to the second half.

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HettyG
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"And just as we was leavin' I found a tolerable good curry comb, and Jim he found a ratty old fiddle bow and a wooden leg. The straps was broke off it but barrin' that, it was a good enough leg."

I'm listening to this before reading James, and this has me ?

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Acoleman
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Pickpick

Read this to help myself remember the story before a read James. I don‘t never if I ever read it in its entirety maybe only excerpts. The language makes it slow to read. Not a huge fan, not even sure why it‘s a classic. It does convey a time period well and the treatment of slaves.

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LatrelWhite
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This classic up next. No never read!😁

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Butterfinger
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Panpan

I can understand the appeal to little boys in the 19th century, but the language made me violently ill. I can't stand the racism. People are going to say that's the way of the times. My stance remains that it is the way of our times now when we should always be mindful and be on our guard towards ignorance.

The only reason I wanted to read it is so I can read James from Percival Evererett.

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Butterfinger Those in power and those who influence young minds, I'm talking to you, Mr. Twain and others, should be morally and ethically responsible for your part in shaping our way of life. 5mo
Butterfinger On another note, Elijah Wood did a fantastic job of differentiating the various voices. First read of the year. First pan of the year. 5mo
Bookwormjillk I think you‘ll like James much more 5mo
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Texreader @Butterfinger I did research on Twain during law school. I‘m not a fan either. He was very misogynistic too and I‘ve never read a book by him for that reason. I always suspected he was racist too but fortunately I still haven‘t read anything by him. 5mo
Butterfinger @Texreader he's definitely on my list, along with Anthony Trollope, to never read again. I enjoy classics, but nope. I feel like I should have known. We read Prince and the Pauper in high school, but I vaguely remember the teacher saying something. And the Disney movie was a favorite in our house. I'm disgusted with Twain and myself. 5mo
Butterfinger I think so, too @Bookwormjillk 5mo
Bookwormjillk @Butterfinger I think listening to this on audio made is worse for me because I was hearing all that instead of seeing it. 5mo
Butterfinger @Bookwormjillk I never thought of it. You are right. When it's obnoxious and in print, your mind just glazes over it. That makes so much sense. 5mo
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LeftyDv
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Mehso-so

Somehow, this book eluded me in middle and high school. After reading James, I wanted to see how the original story play out.

Twain may be the grandfather of American Lit, but this novel dragged on forever and became quite the bore - especially when Tom Sawyer shows up.

Also, not enough is said about the shaky narrative. Why do we take Huck at his word? He‘s a serial liar and trickster throughout. No wonder I had mixed feelings in the end.