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Poll: Did you like "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?

Chaotic42

Chaotic42

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I'm just curious. I have to read it for Freshman Comp I and I have never read it before. It's not as outright boring as some of the other books I've had to read (The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, etc), but I can't understand the characters very well (especially Jim).
 
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm just curious. I have to read it for Freshman Comp I and I have never read it before. It's not as outright boring as some of the other books I've had to read (The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, etc), but I can't understand the characters very well (especially Jim).
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Yes, but then I liked Gatsby and LOVED Wuthering Heights.

<--- English degree
 
Best book I was forced to read in high school.
And by best I mean it was generaly a step above the other crap books that are considered 'Classics'.
 
Originally posted by: HotChic
Yes, but then I liked Gatsby and LOVED Wuthering Heights.

<--- English degree
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Well, I bought two books today: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "Prime Obsession" which is about Riemann. I'm much more interested in the latter than the former. I'd like Huck Finn better if it were in modern English.

 
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm just curious. I have to read it for Freshman Comp I and I have never read it before. It's not as outright boring as some of the other books I've had to read (The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, etc), but I can't understand the characters very well (especially Jim).
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Yeah, those stories are depressing....Huck Finn is exciting...good book.
-Elias
 
I read it twice in college (once in Freshman Comp, and once in American Lit 1)... I didn't like the book itself, but it brought out some interesting discussions.
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
I read it twice in college (once in Freshman Comp, and once in American Lit 1)... I didn't like the book itself, but it brought out some interesting discussions.
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My teacher said that we'd read it in class. I hope it's not aloud.
 
Originally posted by: HotChic
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm just curious. I have to read it for Freshman Comp I and I have never read it before. It's not as outright boring as some of the other books I've had to read (The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, etc), but I can't understand the characters very well (especially Jim).
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Yes, but then I liked Gatsby and LOVED Wuthering Heights.

<--- English degree
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Nooooooo! Not Bronte! AGhhhhhh.

Really, though, seems like all females love Bronte (and her sister). Personally, I tried reading Wuthering Heights (though that was in something like 6th grade) and couldn't get past the first 10 pages. In high school I had to read Jane Eyre, and I didn't make it to the end either.

Anyway, I enjoyed Huckleberry Finn. I'm a big Mark Twain fan.

Forgot to mention, Gatsby was pretty good as well. And further regarding Jane Eyre, the story was actually pretty good, IMO, though a little long-winded. It just wasn't enough to keep me interested to the end, though.
 
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Originally posted by: HotChic
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm just curious. I have to read it for Freshman Comp I and I have never read it before. It's not as outright boring as some of the other books I've had to read (The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby, etc), but I can't understand the characters very well (especially Jim).
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Yes, but then I liked Gatsby and LOVED Wuthering Heights.

<--- English degree
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Nooooooo! Not Bronte! AGhhhhhh.

Really, though, seems like all females love Bronte (and her sister). Personally, I tried reading Wuthering Heights (though that was in something like 6th grade) and couldn't get past the first 10 pages. In high school I had to read Jane Eyre, and I didn't make it to the end either.

Anyway, I enjoyed Huckleberry Finn. I'm a big Mark Twain fan.

Forgot to mention, Gatsby was pretty good as well. And further regarding Jane Eyre, the story was actually pretty good, IMO, though a little long-winded. It just wasn't enough to keep me interested to the end, though.
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I'm not a big fan of Charolette Bronte, but I do like Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I don't see any romance in it, so that isn't why I like it, but I love the intricate plot and strange characters. It's just well done literature.
 
Huckleberry Finn...that was that blue cartoon dog that sang "Oh my darlin' oh my darlin' oh my darrrrlin clementine...." wasn't it? I used to watch him all the time during Yogi Bear. Loved it!!!!
 
I loved Gatsby. It really speaks to the American dream even 80 years later. It eaither never existed or has failed horribly depending on how you look at it. Huck was alright. Remember twain wrote it after the civil war yet it takes place before the war. As for Jim, study him in the context of Huck's interaction with him. He gradualy sees him as a compassionate human.
 
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