The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There are many remarkable things in this book which makes me cry, laugh, anger, and hope. The main issue tackled by this book was slavery. We're introduced to memorable characters, among them: Huck Finn, Jim (who is a black slave), the duke and the king (hilarious characters), and of course Tom Sawyer (I love that kid to death!)

This book mainly deals with the adventures of Huck Finn, who became rich (alongside with Tom Sawyer) after uncovering Injun Joe's treasure (from the Adventures of Tom Sawyer). Both kids are rich. An old lady decides to adopt Huck and civilize him. Huck's father comes back to make matters worse, and takes Huck away! I was so scared during those moments, fearing for his life. Especially when his father was drunk and started chasing Huck around with a butcher knife. Not fun stuff at all.

But Huck is all but helpless, he is very ingenious, though he lacks the Tom's style, as he claims most of the time. Huck's from the practical lot. He embarks on adventure after feigning his own death. He encounters Jim. They travel along the Mississippi River (and I liked every aspect and moment of their trajectory). They met the duke and king, whom in the end received the licking they deserved after tricking all those people. Many adventures, adventures I'm sure Tom Sawyer has not experience, only in his imagination. It was an amazing book!

Some things I loved:
The humor, especially by the nonsensical things that the duke and the king said just so we would believe they were king and duke.
And of course, Tom Sawyer's re-entrance in the novel at the end, planning the escape of Jim and doing all these fantastic things that prisoners in novel do and trying to apply it to poor Jim. It was just too hilarious!

I didn't enjoy very much the king and the duke's scam, especially from that nice family of three daughters. I was angered when Huck finally could escape and the town would know they were traitors. I was close to tears when they reappeared running after the boat. It's not something a didn't enjoy, per se, but was uncomfortable with. I felt for Huck.

It all ended well in the story. I had my share of tears and laughs (oh, tons of it).

Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn immortalize the Mississippi River. Both of them are unforgettable and memorable characters! :)

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