Audible version. Elijah Wood's reading is simply fantastic. Unfortunately, this story is not as engaging as I remember from childhood. I understand it has a Purpose, but I suspect I'd have given the book up completely before finishing, had I been reading the print version or had it been performed by anyone else. ( )

Both excellent books. Classics that I remember fully enjoying. I don't remember much of them. ( )

Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Sid, teta Polly a ďalšie postavy sú fiktívne, ale napínavé príhody, ktoré prežívajú, Twain zväčša čerpal z vlastných skúseností či zo zážitkov svojich priateľov. Uvádza nás do sveta malého chlapca, udalosti podáva i hodnotí jeho neskúseným rozumčekom, s láskou a humorom nám sprostredkúva jeho názory, túžby, radosti aj starosti. Dobrodružstvá Huckleberryho Finna sú pokračovaním Dobrodružstiev Toma Sawyera, no obe diela spája len niekoľko spoločných postáv. Je to predovšetkým Huck Finn, polosirota, postrach všetkých matiek, a černoch Jim, otrok, ktorý utiekol od svojej panej, lebo ho chcela predať na juh. Plavia sa na plti po Mississippi, chcú sa dostať do jej sútoku s Ohiom a potom ďalej na sever, kde už bude Jim slobodným človekom. Ich vzrušujúce dobrodružstvá, rozmanití ľudia, ktorých stretávajú, okolitá krajina a prirodzene, i sama rieka dali Twainovi vynikajúcu príležitosť realisticky a kriticky zachytiť pomery na otrokárskom juhu. ( )

Shamefaced about my lack of exposure to the American classics. Had to read this for book club or I probably never would have. So glad I did; hilarious, touching, and in my opinion an ingenious way of presenting the moral dilemmas of the day with regard to slavery. I kind of missed Huck when Tom Sawyer showed up, but I did laugh out loud at Tom. Wonderful. ( )

As Tom Sawyer might say, I don't have much truck for book banners and censorship. Hearing about attempts to ban or censor "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" bothers the librarian in me. Then I heard about this controversial edition in which the racial epithets are replaced. It's been decades since I read "Tom Sawyer" and I've never read "Huckleberry" so I decided to see for myself how effective these versions are. And actually, I found this a suitable substitute for those who don't want to deal with the originals. As an adult reader, I discovered and better appreciated Mark Twain's humor and hilarious turn of phrase. The replacement words detracted not at all from the stories or his talent. ( )