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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"Yes; en I's rich now, come to look at it. I owns mysef, en I's wuth eight hund'd dollars. I wish I had de money, I wouldn't want no mo'."
Though this book is might have the appearance of the second book to the Adventure's of Tom Sawyer, it is not at all similar. Tom Sawyer was a simple, fun-filled story covering a brief series of events where as this is a much heavier work in almost every aspect. Aside from having certain shared characters, reader will find no find other similarity.
However, what you will find, is the long, hard and adventurous journey of Huck and Jim, highlighting many aspects of a slavery and the social aspects at the time. If you start reading this, expecting a continuation to Tom Sawyer, you'd be pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed, giving you a very different kind of entertainment.
Though this book is might have the appearance of the second book to the Adventure's of Tom Sawyer, it is not at all similar. Tom Sawyer was a simple, fun-filled story covering a brief series of events where as this is a much heavier work in almost every aspect. Aside from having certain shared characters, reader will find no find other similarity.
However, what you will find, is the long, hard and adventurous journey of Huck and Jim, highlighting many aspects of a slavery and the social aspects at the time. If you start reading this, expecting a continuation to Tom Sawyer, you'd be pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed, giving you a very different kind of entertainment.
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Patrick wrote: "Entertainment AND some great life lessons.I loved reading this aloud with my ~10-12 year old son about 10-12 years ago. One of my happiest parenting memories."
I'm thinking about giving this one a re-read for a while now. To be honest, coming from Tom Sawyer, I was only looking mostly for humor with Huck. It took me a while to figure out that this is a different thing entirely.
Yes, very different.Although, there was some serious stuff in Tom Sawyer, but just put across in a very subversive way.
But Twain kinda made up for the earlier lighter work in Huck Finn by making the Tom Sawyer character look WAY too frivolous - DANGEROUSLY so in Huck Finn. The Tom Sawyer character acted very uncaring in Huck Finn, regarding Jim's safety and freedom.
I don't normally listen to audiobooks, but the one of Huck Finn read by Elijah Woods is fantastic. He's brilliant at capturing all the dialects and accents in a way I never got from just reading the book. It really expanded my appreciation and understanding of the book.https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook...
Michael wrote: "I don't normally listen to audiobooks, but the one of Huck Finn read by Elijah Woods is fantastic. He's brilliant at capturing all the dialects and accents in a way I never got from just reading th..."That's interesting. I have never listened to an audio book actually. Feels a little slower compared to reading. But never thought different accents making it interesting.
İ think this book is better than “ Adventures of Tom Sawyer”☺️
I certainly agree with Michael. A good narrator can bring a good book sooooooo alive.I have listened to many audio books and they can be excellent.
For Example:
The Harry Potter series for instance, narrated by actor Jim Dale - WOW!!!
Red Rising series by Tim Gerard Reynolds - fantastic.
so many other greats too.
Clarence Thomas autobiography read by himself - tremendous.
Even many of the free versions read by volunteer/amatures can be good. Try this site: https://librivox.org/
Or many of the books by Mises at Mises.org
Patrick wrote: "I certainly agree with Michael. A good narrator an bring a good book sooooooo alive.I have listened to many audio books and they can be excellent.
https://librivox.org/Or many of the books by Mises at Mises.org
The Harry Potter series for instan..."
Thank you for the link. I'm going to try one for a change and see how it'll work out.
Emre wrote: "İ think this book is better than “ Adventures of Tom Sawyer”☺️"Yeah. Tom was more of a children's book whereas Huck's story is much more deep.
Great review! I loved this book and Huck was amazing, very different from the annoying brat which was Tom Sawyer
Zoe wrote: "Great review! I loved this book and Huck was amazing, very different from the annoying brat which was Tom Sawyer"Thank you, Zoe! 😊
Excellent review!“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.”
― Hemingway, Ernest
Gary wrote: "Excellent review!“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as g..."
Thank you, Gary! And thanks for the Hemingway quote as well 😊
I loved reading this aloud with my ~10-12 year old son about 10-12 years ago. One of my happiest parenting memories.