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Summary: One of the greatest novels of all time!
Review: Mark Twain blends satire and sharp criticism in a hilarious novel analyzing Southern life and gentility as well as the internal conflicts of a naive and relatively innocent child. Huck Finn examines the struggle between one's moral conscience and what is accepted by society using the topic of slavery. This is truly an important and enjoyable book -- a timeless American classic certainly worth your time. A MUST READ! Also recommended: THE LOSERS' CLUB by Richard Perez
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Summary: hmmm..
Review: Mark twain did an amazing job at making the characters come alive. Although the book is over 100 years old i was still able to laugh at the jokes and some of the situations are still relavent today (for example the whole predicament with Pap). Though the dialects used in the book were essential to the characters and the story I sometimes found them to be either annoying or downright confusing. Nevertheless, this book still deserves 4 stars and will surely stand the test of time(well...it already has but will continue to do so)
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Summary: Oy vey...
Review: Okay, I didn't really care for this book. It seemed dull and pointless, not to mention the plot was very vague. From what I could understand, it just seemed totally random. Not to mention it's hard to understand!
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Summary: Not at all what I expected
Review: Okay. Time to admit something: I never read Huckleberry Finn in school. I'm not sure whether or not we had to, but I never experienced this book until now, in my twenties. What a trip! I had no idea. I was prepared for a "racist" book, and it wasn't. The "N" word was used, but not in a hateful way; only as a way that people spoke long ago. Not that that makes it right, but I didn't see what all the hoopla was/is about. And there are so many books that owe a debt to Twain for so many reasons: The use of child narrator voice; coming of age; humor. CATCHER IN THE RYE, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD are just a few that come to mind. Whatever you do, give FINN a chance. This is a great American classic. No, it's not a short book, but it is fascinating.
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Summary: I'm not sure how one reviews a landmark...
Review: Plain and simple, this is a book that you have to read again and again and again just for good measure. One cannot possibly appreciate modern American literature as it exists today without reading Huck Finn. Twain's style is one-of-a-kind, and his keen sense of politics and history is one that rarely exists in modern times. Get past the racial implications of this book and look at what Twain is -saying-. Huck Finn is a character who is a rogue, a modern scoundrel; however, we trust his moral judgement and are able to look inside another time and place through his journey with Jim up the Mississippi. So get out your maps and notebook and enjoy Twain at his finest.
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Summary: My book review for Huckleberry Finn
Review: That's right folks, Mark Twain uncovered the mystery of the Lost King, son of the beautiful Marie Antoinette. He is was alive and living in America. Along with a Duke, Huck Finn, and Jim, they travel down the Mississippi putting on shows for the good river people.
Huck faked his own death to escape his father, Jim ran away for fear of being sold, and they catch up with the other two. Jim talks to a hair ball he pulled from the fourth stomach of an ox to tell the future. Jim also has to dress up like a diseased Arab and stay on the raft for fear of being discovered as a runaway slave.
Along with Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry makes escape plans for Jim after he is captured. Little does Huck know that Aunt Polly is on her way down for a visit and calls the whistle on the whole thing. Including the part that Jim has already been set free.
This is a great book. It's unfortunate that it is not in school libraries because it contains the word 'nigger' numerous times. Maybe if people stopped being so politically correct, they could open their eyes and minds to this and other great literary works.
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Summary: Huck FInn a great american novel
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, in my mind is one of best American novels of all time. It did a great job making me feel like I was in the South during the 1800's because; the dialog from Huck's narrative, the way the book showed how southerners felt about blacks, and what they had to go through to be friends with a slave. Twain also did a great job with the characters, he didn't make any one character better then the other but at the same time did a great job describing the characters. For example, characters the King and Duke, Twain really made them come to life. The novel also keeps you on your toes the whole time; you never know what's coming up next, because there's a new adventure ever couple chapters. But the novel isn't just about the adventures that Huck; a young southern boy goes through. It's also about the learning experience he goes through by becoming a good friend with a slave. By reading this book I feel that you will want to read more of Mark Twain's novels and short stories. I would recommend this novel to all students who are willing to learn while having to read a book with a different style of writing.
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Summary: An American Original
Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a classic American novel because it encompasses many topics, and still manages to say something significant about all of them. Huck Finn is a young American growing up without a family and a home. He runs away from home to find happiness somewhere else where nobody knows him. This emphasizes the importance of going on the frontier, which in many respects is at the backbone of American society. Along the way, Huckleberry meets Jim, a runaway slave. The moral dilemmas that the main character faces concerning Jim are symbolic of the struggle between the social norm and inborn human kindness and represent Mark Twain's criticism of society at the time. All of these ideas are wrapped up in an exciting, funny plot that's guaranteed to keep you reading. Overall, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a must for anyone living or interested in American culture.
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Summary: The Great Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Review: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn is an all around good book. It keeps you wondering what might happen next. There is a lot of excitement and the book rarely gets boring. The book and the story lines are also fairly easy to follow so that one understands what is going on.
One of the things I really enjoyed in this book was the way Huck acted. He looked at everything very simply. Huck was also pretty funny; like when he would talk about stuff that widow Douglus would tell him to do. Huck's practical and often socially naive views and perceptions also provide much of the satirical humor in this novel. Huck didn't like to be held down by rules. He wanted to be free to do whatever he wanted when he wanted. The only reason he stayed in school and kept going to church like widow Douglus wanted him to was to spite his Pap. In this book all the friends, Huck, Tom, and Jim all had a very good friendship with one another and they were very loyal to each other during everything they went through.
The only thing that some people might not like about this novel is that it is pretty long. The book has 42 chapters, so you should know this book will take you a while to read. I also didn't enjoy the part of the book when Huck is working with the scam artists that are trying to act like there Peter Wilks brothers so they can get the inheritance money from his death. I just thought that part of the story was a little to long and wasn't too realistic.
Overall I think that this was a good book. I would suggest reading it if you had enough free time to read a fairly long novel. It will make you laugh and always be guessing and wondering what might happen next.
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Summary: Lisa's review on Huckleberry finn! <3
Review: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN REVIEW. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a heartfilled story. It shows one teens journey through the Mississippi River, running away from his father and helping a runaway slave named Jim, who he soon befriends, to the north. This story shows how different some people can be, though they do have hard times, but are still true friends.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is an exciting book that will keep you guessing. The writter Samuel Clemens, pen name of Mark Twain, really brings the story alive for you. He makes his story feel so real. It wasn't like I was just reading the story, It really felt like I was there, watching Huck and Jim floating down the Mississippi River on their log raft. Mark twain makes the journey so funfilled and full of enjoyment that you can't put the book down. I had to read this book for 6th grade during summer vacation. I thought it would be a drag, but as soon as I read the first chapter I couldn't put it down...not for a second. I couldn't wait to see what was comming next because with every chapter this book gets more and more exciting until the very last page.
The Adventures od Huckleberry Finn is fun, suspensful, and comical at some times. I would recommend this book to anyone, of any age who wants to get swept away in an amazing story.
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