In my opinion this is the perfect novel - funny, relevant, insightful, with dynamic, flawed and complex characters. But then again I'm a little biased - I absolutely adore Mark Twain! I think most of his work is pure genius, but this really is his masterpiece. If you've been avoiding this book fo...
I hated this book when we read it in middle school. Fast forward a dozen years, I'm enrolled in a Mark Twain course and have to read it again. Wow, what difference an adult perspective made for me. Twain gained my awe and respect. **Some people might find the dialogue difficult to manage. I remember...
This book was fabulous. I liked how, like Little Women, it gave you a peek into the past and let you know what a young boy would be doing at that time and some of the things he might encounter.
One of my absolute favourite books, which I have read multiple times. A major classic. If at all possible, get an edition with the original illustrations.___________________________________(Expanded review based on conversation with JORDAN)Here in Switzerland, l'affaire du mot N hasn't quite had the...
Traditionally, critics have sought to preserve the smoothed-over Disney version of Huck, the all-American uncultured, natural Rousseauistic boy. A critical problem occurs when one comes to the end of the book. Huck seems to sell out; the solution has been to discredit Twain in order to preserve the ...
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