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Huckleberry Finn,
Either I had never read this or had forgotten 3/4 of it. It is an amazing book and, if you can forgive the sort of wandering ending, is worth reading or reading again. Put it on your list. It is a masterpiece of language and story telling.
Huckleberry Finn,
I loved this book but the actual book itself was all messed up. I don't know if other people had this problem but my chapters were all messed up. It would go from chapter 8 to 9 to 10 to 9 and then to 12. The content was not misplaced just the number was wrong. I don't understand how you could publish a book not double check EVERYTHING! Also, I found some just weird errors like cOme. This isn't a big problem it is just unprofessional and I will not be buying books from this publisher.
Huckleberry Finn,
Definitely helps with a student who has reading difficulties. Able to reread for understanding and can take notes at a slower pace.
Huckleberry Finn,
The question is: is this the greatest American novel ever written?? If not it comes pretty close. Though it's extremely controversial, it's a book that should without a doubt be taught in every American school. The frequent use of the "N" word is disturbing, but it makes sense in the context of the book. Funny, witty, and extremely enjoyable, it is now of the best books I have ever read. I would recommend it with no hesitations.
Huckleberry Finn,
This book has awesome illustrations that help make one of America's favorite novels about an adventurous boy come to life for young readers.After Huck's troubles with adults, he ends up taking a long adventure rafting thru the Mississippi river along with his friend, Jim. They encounter many adventures and in the process of reading these adventures, we are given excellent insight on American culture during the 1800s. The choppy English can make the book a little difficult for children, but ultimately helps to better immerse you into Twain's tale.Mark Twain's original bad boy, Tom Sawyer, makes brief appearances in this book which helps establish an ongoing continuity. As well as with this book, I also highly recommend: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [ADV OF TOM SAWYER].Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book.The Mischievous Hare
Huckleberry Finn,
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is universally considered Mark Twain's masterpiece, surpassing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". Yet Tom Sawyer's story continuously outsells Huck Finn's for the simple reason that "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is the more enjoyable read. That does not mean that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" isn't enjoyable, but that perhaps Twain tried too hard to impress and outdo himself that he muddled his story with unnecessary tangents.Everyone is familiar with the basic outline. Huckleberry Finn fakes his own death to run away from his abusive alcoholic father and finds Miss Watson's slave Jim has run away too. The two construct a raft and take off down the Mississippi River so that Jim can become free, an unheard of action for a white boy to take, even one as poor as Huck Finn. Along the way they face trials and high adventures, pair up with a couple of royal frauds, and find themselves in heaps of trouble when they impersonate the wrong people. Despite these setbacks, readers know that things are going to work out all right for the two main characters and that a happy ending will be had.Yet Huck's story drags on too long, especially the ridiculous plans to rescue Jim in the last several chapters; it seems as if these could have been excised to strenghten the story. Twain's humor is evident and contagious, but his adherence to local color and various dialects is demanding and downright frustrating at times. While many have claimed that "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a racist book, because of one certain word, it is nothing of the sort, especially when its hero is championing for the rights of a poor, misunderstood slave. In fact, that storyline would have been rather revolutionary in Twain's time. While the prose and the language may be dated and sensational for our sensitive, politically correct time, it is a unique and faithful depiction of the time in which it was written.