The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain

Jan 1912 · Harper & Bros.

Ratings and reviews

This book is a nice work which explains cleverly the racism that existed among humans of this one great world but ruled by the special group either because of ownership of its country or because of who they are.Tom fights it to escape the hard rule and to clearly define his existence among people of his same features. Though in a world as Tom's, there are people of complete human behavior that's different from his own people and may intend and be willing to join the struggle of the man down there.

What a great book. . .for the first three fourths of it, anyway. Tom Sawyer is brought in as Twain's money-maker, and one wishes that either Tom KNEW something or that his shenanigans ended sooner. The book reels wildly till Tom's appearance and then drags like a spider in molasses. Still a classic.. If only Twain wrote the same way through to the end.

Read after Twain's - Tom Sawyer. The two are linked and overlap. Book is highly descriptive of life in the Deep South especially the world of children and young adults. Twain has a great sense of humour and the characterisations are typical of young people the world over. The issue of slavery is touched upon via the character Jim. A good read. Rob Beardsworth