Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer's Comrade
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4.1 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in England in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective). It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River. Set in a Southern antebellum society that had ceased to exist about twenty years before the work was published, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an often scathing satire on entrenched attitudes, particularly racism.
Customer Reviews
Wowee!!!
Why I haven’t read something like it for a while now. I always thought Mark Twain had an interesting mind. Now I’m only rating it on here because I’ve already read the book. It’s really interesting to me that kids were brought up around slaves and nowadays it wouldn’t be aloud to have racist language in a child’s book. It’s hard to believe that it implies so many foul things and it’s still so enjoyable today. Yes, I know, it was different in those days but it’s still hard to believe. I’d say it’s for readers of a 9-12 plus if the child’s mature enough. Otherwise, 13-16 plus with the ‘n’ word in it. Have a great read 😊