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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Too Serious, Too Slow
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was fun while Huck Finn has a more somber tone. The pacing was also off and seemed to drag.
For the record, James by Percival Everett significantly departs from this book. Apparently, he too fell asleep in the last half of the book and decided to take the story in a different direction.
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Hardcover Text � $99.99 on eBay
Audiobook � Free with Audible
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was fun while Huck Finn has a more somber tone. The pacing was also off and seemed to drag.
For the record, James by Percival Everett significantly departs from this book. Apparently, he too fell asleep in the last half of the book and decided to take the story in a different direction.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text � $99.99 on eBay
Audiobook � Free with Audible
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December 10, 2021
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January 20, 2025
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January 29, 2025
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🤔Sorry it didn't live up to your expectations, 💕Lisa�! Great review
The version that I read is a First Edition Library copy so it was about $100. In terms of James, I don't think that I got more out of it by reading Huck Finn. To be honest, Everett did not follow the book that closely. Some of the scences from Huck Finn were not in James (for example, the part of the book where Tom Sawyer reappears).
I read The Adventures... several times as a kid, so have opted to listen to the audiobook a few chapters at a time while reading James, just so I can be aware of what Everett created from whole cloth, so to speak. If you're an Audible member, there's a version read by Elijah Woods that you can download free.
I agree with this, it definitely dragged more than Tom Sawyer. This is not necessarily a bad thing it's just that the books are completely different in tone. I wouldn't recommend reading one after the other.
Lisa...Perhaps your younger self would have enjoyed it more! Sorry you were disappointed.
Also, omg $99 for it on eBay?