The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Review

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn As I've said before, reading three Mark Twain books put me out of my reading comfort zone.

After many years of sticking to Stephen King and Tom Clancy when reading, I felt like this was an uncharted territory of literature. Usually anything without a quick car chase or shootout will bore me. So when reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn I didn't know what to expect. So in this book review I will share my experience of reading Huckleberry Finn.

Huckleberry Finn is a 13 year old boy who lived in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. St. Petersburg is a sleepy southern town on the banks of the Mississippi River. Huck is the son of a deceased mother and drunken father. Huck was recently adopted by the Widow Douglas, a kind but stifling woman who lives with her sister, the self-righteous Miss Watson. Huck is not too excited with his new life of cleanliness, manners, church, and school. For the last 13 years of his life he has been nobody’s business but his own. But Miss Watson insisted on the new lifestyle. Excluding a couple middle events, Huckleberry Finn is all about what it is like to be a kid on your own in the nineteenth century.

Huckleberry Finn was one of my favorite books I’ve read all year. Much like Tom Sawyer Twain uses colorful southern dialects and in-depth character analysis. I really enjoyed reading this book.

Though filled with deep themes and messages, you can still have fun reading Huckleberry Finn. In fact, I was hooked from just the introduction.

There were few things that I think Mar Twain could improve upon. But one thing that got a little in my way was the heavy, heavy southern dialects. I know I did say that I enjoyed them. And I do, for the most part. The accents can just get a little bit annoying after 350 pages.

To conclude this book review I will just say that I thoroughly enjoyed Huckleberry Finn. I can’t really say much more than that… I was a great book for anyone who likes a good classic read.