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A review by facelikefizz
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
5.0
What lovely books. Tom Sawyer was the easier read. Basically a collection of short stories that were on the whole fun and whimsical; tales of an idyllic childhood.
Huckleberry Finn had it's light moments (the dog with the rat at the funeral had me laughing for ages!) but was generally darker. The themes of slavery and fraud gave it more substance than the earlier book. It's also interesting to see how Huck's character develops. In the first book both boys are just out for fun and adventure. In the second Huck struggles with right and wrong (unlike Tom who is still just out for a good time).
Sometimes difficult to read as much of it is in dialect (particularly in Huckleberry Finn) and I had to look up a number of terms in a dictionary or online. But highly recommended nonetheless.
Huckleberry Finn had it's light moments (the dog with the rat at the funeral had me laughing for ages!) but was generally darker. The themes of slavery and fraud gave it more substance than the earlier book. It's also interesting to see how Huck's character develops. In the first book both boys are just out for fun and adventure. In the second Huck struggles with right and wrong (unlike Tom who is still just out for a good time).
Sometimes difficult to read as much of it is in dialect (particularly in Huckleberry Finn) and I had to look up a number of terms in a dictionary or online. But highly recommended nonetheless.