The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

It's hard to be a reader and not have read this book! It's an obvious classic and has one of the greatest lessons embedded deep within. I read this in elementary school and then we saw the play. To have it played out it front of me was extraordinary. Huck Finn is one of my favorite characters of all time, and I will read this to my children one day.

Reader reviewed by abscae

I'd just like to say right off the base that if anyone is insulted by my review, I don't mean it that way. If I am passionate about a book, that means I fully push myself into it, and so my review might come out as overly emotional and annoying.

I disagree with those two reviews out there saying that Huck Finn was boring. Throughout the entire novel, I don't remember being bored one second: annoyed yes; angry most definitely; smiling near the end; but never bored. I just found this novel to be so enlightening, and true, and pure that it literally blew me away.

Basically the book is of Huckleberry Finn, a boy of 12 who clearly does not have the mental ability of a boy. No, he's not mentally challenged, he just has a hard time relating with boys his age. He's father is an abusive alcoholic, and quite literally you feel complete sympathy for Huck right off the bat. As the title states, it's about Huck's adventures with a black runaway slave an how he comes to find his home.

I would most definitely recommend reading this novel, 1) because the ending will surprise you, leave you disappointed or angry or happy or all three and 2) it gave me a whole new perspective on life, and maybe it'll give you the same. :).