Lurking under the fun and surprisingly lyrical writing about nature is a reminder (the book was written 20 years after the Civil War) of how immoral slavery was.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can be used as a refreshing and humorous read, but is also a novel that displays great depth in character and story. However, it is worth mentioning that the literature, slang, and thick accent used can be difficult to portray or read.

The book is about a young 12-14 year old boy that explores the social aspects and adventures that exist in a 1830's Mississippi environment. Huckleberry Finn runs away from home and meets up with a runaway slave named Jim. The novel explores the racial interaction that Huck struggles with Jim and how his conscience feels about it. When reading, it becomes apparent that Huck is battling with his own conscience against what is right in the society's view. There is also religion involved in the story and it effects the way Huck thinks. Despite running away, he continues to run into many of the same issues that he had at home.

I would highly recommend The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to anyone looking for an enjoyable and comedic, but also a meaningful novel full with layers of worthwhile thinking. I give The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn an 8.5/10.

Since I finished Sourdough on the flight to Chicago, I needed another book to get me through my flight home. While exploring the city, I stopped into a used book store and looked through some options. This was one I hadn't read before, so I picked it up. I have to say, it wasn't as quick of a read as I was expecting, but I think that is due to the dialect... Normally I am a pretty fast reader, but I really had to think about each word individually rather than them naturally flowing together so it took a little more brain power. It was still a great read. I would give it an 8 out of 10.

Using the semi-literate Huck to narrate this tale is very effective at leading to the conclusion that even an unschooled child can reach the conclusion that owning another person is not right or fair. The only problem is that in order to use this tool, the readers are forced to read a whole novel written in the style of an illiterate river boy with entire paragraphs by an even more illiterate slave. If you can endure the slang and language it is a wonderful story, just hard to read.

Best book ever

A great adventure after another. Huck surprises you with his willingness of lying to protect a friend. The bonds of friendship as surpassed with Huck and Jim. In the end this classic novel is a part of history and culture that defines us as a country and of the type of people we are.

Pretty good but Tom Sawyer was better

While it wasn't exactly a fun, looking-forward-to-reading-this type of book, I felt like Twain used his style to accurately depicted the life, language, and ideals of a boy living in these times, growing up in these situations. It felt very authentic. I didn't much like Tom, though. He sort of pissed me off by the end of the book.

Gloomier than previous book of Mark Twain. Illustrated harsh, dark times of slavery better than some textbooks. Very self-indulging once begin it, you cannot stop till the end.

I liked it. It was the perfect mix of cute and deep.