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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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bookshelves: 2024-reads, adventure, american-midwest, audiobook, classics, juvenile-fiction
Feb 28, 2024
bookshelves: 2024-reads, adventure, american-midwest, audiobook, classics, juvenile-fiction
Why I chose to listen to this audiobook:
1. earlier this month, I listened to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and wanted to learn more about his friend, Huckleberry Finn; and,
2. February 2024 is my "Classics" Month!
Praises:
1. Huck's adventures are quite entertaining! From his escape from his abusive Pap to joining forces with Jim, a runaway slave, while they traverse the Mississippi, these events were at times anxiety-ridden, yet other times, hilarious;
2. loved the introduction of various characters which made this story so much fun to follow. Some of my favorites included Huck's visit to Mrs. Judith Loftus while dressed up as a girl, and the shenanigans of those rapscallion frauds, the Duke and the King. I was; however, pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Tom Sawyer himself! His wildly complicated ideas to free Jim, and the actions he and Huck undertook, all the while tempered by Jim's patient demeanor, had me laughing so hard that I had to pause the audiobook from time to time;
3. Huck himself is such a loveable character. He is "quick on his feet" as he maneuvers himself (and Jim) out of sticky situations. Most importantly, I appreciated his conscience when it came to Jim's freedom; and,
4. narrator Eric G. Dove does an excellent job with his fluency using various dialects.
Overall Thoughts:
I cringed with the frequent use of the "n" word, but being published in 1884, this story is historically accurate and reflects the times.
Personally, I enjoyed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but I loved The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!
1. earlier this month, I listened to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and wanted to learn more about his friend, Huckleberry Finn; and,
2. February 2024 is my "Classics" Month!
Praises:
1. Huck's adventures are quite entertaining! From his escape from his abusive Pap to joining forces with Jim, a runaway slave, while they traverse the Mississippi, these events were at times anxiety-ridden, yet other times, hilarious;
2. loved the introduction of various characters which made this story so much fun to follow. Some of my favorites included Huck's visit to Mrs. Judith Loftus while dressed up as a girl, and the shenanigans of those rapscallion frauds, the Duke and the King. I was; however, pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Tom Sawyer himself! His wildly complicated ideas to free Jim, and the actions he and Huck undertook, all the while tempered by Jim's patient demeanor, had me laughing so hard that I had to pause the audiobook from time to time;
3. Huck himself is such a loveable character. He is "quick on his feet" as he maneuvers himself (and Jim) out of sticky situations. Most importantly, I appreciated his conscience when it came to Jim's freedom; and,
4. narrator Eric G. Dove does an excellent job with his fluency using various dialects.
Overall Thoughts:
I cringed with the frequent use of the "n" word, but being published in 1884, this story is historically accurate and reflects the times.
Personally, I enjoyed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but I loved The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn!
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Feb 10, 2024 10:18AM
While I love both Huck and Tom's books. This one has a special place in my heart. Love the Odyssey and Shakespeare vibes. 馃グ
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Now, this I remember reading in Grade 11 English!!!
Darla wrote: "While I love both Huck and Tom's books. This one has a special place in my heart. Love the Odyssey and Shakespeare vibes. 馃グ"I can see why you loved this story, Darla! It's my favorite of the two as well!
Tina wrote: "Now, this I remember reading in Grade 11 English!!!"Lucky you, Tina! I wished I was introduced to these stories while in school!
Great review. I鈥檝e read Tom Sawyer and really enjoyed it & this is next on my TBR list. I have to book, so I鈥檒l be enjoying it the old fashioned way.
Ian M. wrote: "Great review. I鈥檝e read Tom Sawyer and really enjoyed it & this is next on my TBR list. I have to book, so I鈥檒l be enjoying it the old fashioned way."I have the book as well, and it was fun following along with the audiobook. Enjoy!
Oh read Tom Sawyer and do hear Huckleberry Finn is even better, glad to see this was also the case for you :). Great review Debbie!
My dad was nicknamed Huckleberry Finn, because he was always sneaking off to fish. He was Huck til the day he died. On of my grandsons is named Finn in his honor.
You make me want to re-read this one! Would you say it's better than Tom Sawyer?
Glad you enjoyed this one so much too, Debbie! And yeh, the 'n' word.... it just makes you cringe to read it in these old books.
Federico wrote: "Oh read Tom Sawyer and do hear Huckleberry Finn is even better, glad to see this was also the case for you :). Great review Debbie!"Thanks, Federico! I really enjoyed Tom, but Huck was much more adventurous with a "boatload" of interesting characters.
Rick wrote: "My dad was nicknamed Huckleberry Finn, because he was always sneaking off to fish. He was Huck til the day he died. On of my grandsons is named Finn in his honor."That's so sweet! What a wonderful personal connection. Thanks for sharing, Rick!
Tina wrote: "You make me want to re-read this one! Would you say it's better than Tom Sawyer?"I hope you do, Tina! Tom was great, but Huck was much more adventurous with some very interesting characters thrown in!
Delightful review, Debbie! This sounds like a fun story. I'm glad Huck Finn's adventures continued to entertain you!
Jenna wrote: "Glad you enjoyed this one so much too, Debbie! And yeh, the 'n' word.... it just makes you cringe to read it in these old books."I just heard on the news that the school districts in the city of Surrey, B.C. are removing certain books from reading lists in high schools (To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men) due to racial content that many students were extremely uncomfortable reading! A Black man who is an expert on racial content (unfortunately, I didn't catch his name) asked what makes a classic a classic? He agreed with the decision made by these school districts.
Personally, I would love to hear from my Black GR friends as to their thoughts regarding "classics" such as these!
Kat wrote: "Delightful review, Debbie! This sounds like a fun story. I'm glad Huck Finn's adventures continued to entertain you!"Thanks, Kat! I'm glad that I eventually checked this story out!
Are you ready to build your raft and take off this summer? 馃槈
Lisa wrote: "Are you ready to build your raft and take off this summer? 馃槈"Haha! I think I'll skip that adventure!
It would be difficult to pick my favorite Mark Twain book, but this one would definitely be in the running. Your review has enticed me to read it again. Good job.
CoachJim wrote: "It would be difficult to pick my favorite Mark Twain book, but this one would definitely be in the running. Your review has enticed me to read it again. Good job."Thanks so much, Jim! I'm grateful that I finally got the chance to read it.
Oh good, I was hoping you'd read about Huck. American classics... Great review Debbie!
Debbie,Thank you for the enthusiastic reminder that I need to reread this!! It will fit in perfectly with our American history project.
xoxo
Nina (ninjasbooks) wrote: "Great review Debbie:)"Thanks, Nina!
Barbara wrote: "Oh good, I was hoping you'd read about Huck. American classics... Great review Debbie!"I'm glad I read it too, Barbara! Thanks!
Julie wrote: "Debbie,Thank you for the enthusiastic reminder that I need to reread this!! It will fit in perfectly with our American history project.
xoxo"
That's great to hear, Julie! Thanks!
Wonderful review, Debbie! I honestly don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever read a Mark Twain book. I need to change that.
Terrific review Debbie. Perfect for your project.
So glad that you enjoyed your reading adventure with Huck!
Terrie wrote: "Wonderful review, Debbie! I honestly don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever read a Mark Twain book. I need to change that."Thanks, Terrie! I have to admit that this month was my first time reading anything by this author. I must say I enjoyed these stories overall.
Stacey B wrote: "Terrific review Debbie. Perfect for your project."It sure was! Thanks, Stacey!
Annette wrote: "Fabulous review, as always!"Thanks so much, Annette!
Chris wrote: "So glad that you enjoyed your reading adventure with Huck!"It was a hoot! Thanks, Chris!
I remember reading this in school. Love the rush of memories. Such a great story! Nice review, Debbie!
Jen CANADA wrote: "I remember reading this in school. Love the rush of memories. Such a great story! Nice review, Debbie!"Thanks, Jen! Seems like some of my GR friends from Ontario were lucky enough to read this in school.
Great review, Debbie. I want to say that I red this in school so many years ago that I need to revisit this again some time.
Joe wrote: "Great review, Debbie. I want to say that I red this in school so many years ago that I need to revisit this again some time."I can see why you would want to, Joe! It's a great read!
A most excellent review, Debbie. 馃馃挄馃ぉ
Shelley's Book Nook wrote: "A most excellent review, Debbie. 馃馃挄馃ぉ"Thanks so much, Shelley!
Wonderful review Debbie. I've never read it but loved watching his adventures on TV :)
Annette wrote: "Wonderful review Debbie. I've never read it but loved watching his adventures on TV :)"Thanks, Annette! This is my first time reading it, and I can't say that I ever recall watching it on TV.
I鈥檝e never read these but they are classics and it鈥檚 on my must-read bucket list.. I agree with the times a book was made鈥� you have to put that in perspective and move on
Karina wrote: "I鈥檝e never read these but they are classics and it鈥檚 on my must-read bucket list.. I agree with the times a book was made鈥� you have to put that in perspective and move on"So true, Karina! I do hope you get to check these out someday soon.
NILTON wrote: "Great review!"Thanks, Nilton!
Beautiful review, Debbie! As someone above said, your review has enticed me to read this wonderful classic again, thank you!
Margie wrote: "Beautiful review, Debbie! As someone above said, your review has enticed me to read this wonderful classic again, thank you!"That's wonderful to hear, Margie! Enjoy!
