A classic for a reason! This was a great book from start to finish. Nothing else to say except I really, really loved it!

I'd given it 10 stars if it were possible! I'd read it before, and it was my second time, but still it was new and full of surprises and wit. William Faulkner had put it justly to have called him "the father of American literature". The adventures of Tom Sawyer was just witty and adventurous, however, those of Hucklebbery Finn were just more mature. The character of Huck developed as well most beautifully and even in his way of narrating the story and his writing it was apparent! I especially ad...

Though its a combined collection but I bought it only for to read "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". I could have written much more but there is not much to say about this work. So, it would be just a brief snapshot of my thoughts on the same;For me its nowhere belongs to the nearby aura of what The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has created so far since my childhood. What I read and feel while going through 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', this character is nowhere close to that level.Only at point...

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of my all time favorite books. I have read it a few times over the years and it never fails to put a smile on my face. It is very well written and has laugh out loud moments throughout. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is also an amazing read though I liked the first one a teeny tiny bit better. Huck Finn is also great and this continues with the adventures of Tom Sawyer as well.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - 5 starsThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - 4.5 s...

I remember reading these stories as an older child from my parents' Junior Classics collection that was a part of their encyclopedia set. Found them interesting stories at the time.

I’m counting this as one book because it’s read both back to back as part of my books I always wanted to read challenge, and I only want it to count as one book. (It’s number four.)If I’m being honest Tom Sawyer gets four stars and Huckleberry Finn gets three. Maybe I was tired of these boys and their crazy antics and the racism by the time I got through the second one, but Tom Sawyer was more palatable to me.

How can you rate this classic any less than five stars? This was my return to Mark Twain after a childhood acquaintance, and I found it as engrossing and enjoyable as before. One has never quite forgotten Tom’s escapades, especially turning the tables on his Aunt, who set him to whitewash the fence as a punishment, and making it a profitable venture, where he relaxes in the shade and watches his friends vie for a chance to join in the whitewashing game. ‘Lessons on a change in attitude, which ca...

Moby Dick and this book have rather same after-taste. The notion of uncivilized civilization came to be quintessential moral value of both Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, same as Ishmael.With such a new style of writing, at first I've got a lot of difficulties reading this, especially with those south dialect. But oh boy, Twain told a very simple story about naughty kids in the hood. It just brings back my childhood memories about my past and stupid conviction that I used to hold true. But here and th...

This book is two stories: The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Tom Sawyer is much more innocent story where Huck Finn gets mixed up in some more serious stuff. Both tales start fairly slow, but actually become page turners later on, especially Huck Finn. Mark Twain did a great job reminding me what it felt like to be a 12 or 13 year old boy, he captures the world as one sees it at that age perfectly. He also has a great sense of humor and the book was funnier tha...

My wife and I only read Tom Sawyer, which was charming. Will return for Huck Finn in a few months.

First off, this is the first time I've listened to the unabridged version. For those of us naive enough to believe that the two American Folk heroes in this book are merely rambunctious teenagers looking for adventure, the real story will come as a complete shock. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn are budding psychopaths. It's not like its completely their faults either. They both have a skewed sense of morality that was influenced by their upbringing and culture. Huck was abused badly and then ab...

I like Huck's story better than Tom's. Probably because it is darker. Tom's story is alright, he's a very smart and creative kid and he sometimes made me laugh, especially the part when he was asked about the first two disciples during Sunday School and he answered David and Goliath, haha...Anyway, Huck's story is better because it gives more insight on the real life and people along the Mississippi river when there's still slavery. Huck surely met with various, interesting characters during his...

(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com:]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reposted here illegally.)The CCLaP 100: In which over a two-year period I read a hundred so-called "classics," then write essays about whether I think they deserve the labelThis week: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain (1876)Book #6 of this essay seriesThe story in a nutshell:Designed specifically to be a popular exa...

I had to decided to read Huckleberry Finn as a sort of preparation for Coover's new novel Huck Out West, but I bought the wrong book combining the two by accident so I decided to read Tom Sawyer anyway. I'm so happy I did. And while that one was very good, I was much more drawn to Huckleberry Finn.Anyway, more on the subject soon. For now I'll just say that there's a world of difference reading these novels as an adult after reading them as a child, and it's been eye opening.later.

This the best volume without annotations, as it compactly contains both The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, with the split in the middle that explains the former is the story of a boy, and the latter is the story of a man.The former captures the spirit of boyhood extremely well, with an unrivaled sense of humor and ignorance. It's just anecdotal enough to be read in tiny doses or in a steady stream, and builds to a satisfying climax - though plot is always in thi...

Although I'd read both of these a decade ago, when I was about the same age as Tom and Huck, reading them again has been such a differently enriching experience. While the first is, ostensibly, a book for children by adults, the second is a book for adults by children. Even as both works can exist in their own, a dual edition like this brings out some of the inherent interdependencies as well those feature which contrast one another sharply. I agree with those who say that Twain is perhaps Amer

OK, I had to break this down into two reviews, posted to my blog (if you're interested!).The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

I don't understand why these are only listed as one book- I distinctly remember reading Tom Sawyer, and then some years later, reading Huck Finn. Anyways, I liked them both although I recall particularly appreciating the latter. As far as I recall, Tom Sawyer was basically just a fun read, whereas Huck Finn seemed more of a social commentary, with a certain dark brooding about it. I read these both ages ago, prolly when i was about 13 or 14; I would definitely recommend.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is included on The Top 100 Books of All Time list https://www.theguardian.com/world/200... but the question is...for how long10 out of 10The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has long been considered a Magnum opus, a classic that children read with gusto and as mentioned above, it is (still) included on the magical list of Best 100 books of all time, but the question may be when, and not if it will be removed from the curriculum (perhaps it has alrea...

Huckleberry Finn is first introduced to readers in Tom Sawyer. To try to escape his life of parental abuse and poverty, Finn sets off down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave. They encounter a many varied situations. Racist terms are used as they were acceptable when Clemmens wrote the book.