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To: MplsSteve

I’m on a Mark Twain kick, just finished Tom Sawyer, and now I’m half way through Huckleberry Finn. Both very enjoyable!


17 posted on 10/01/2010 9:03:32 AM PDT by stylecouncilor (What Would Jim Thompson Do?)
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To: stylecouncilor
I’m half way through Huckleberry Finn.

i read Huckleberry Finn many years ago, but recently (a few years ago) listened to it on audio... it was nice to have someone--a professional--read it to me... especially with the dialect... i enjoyed this audiobook...

52 posted on 10/01/2010 9:20:53 AM PDT by latina4dubya ( self-proclaimed tequila snob)
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To: stylecouncilor

I re-read Sawyer and Huck a few years ago. They are a treat.

I enjoyed Tom Sawyer the most (especially as a kid), but I do reckon that Huck Finn is Twain’s masterpiece. I think it is the greatest piece of truly American literature.

It’s a shame that many schools and libraries have banned the book in favor of “To Kill a Mockingbird”, a fine book, but in every way inferior to Huck.


60 posted on 10/01/2010 9:24:43 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: stylecouncilor

I’m reading Twain’s Life on the Mississippi and find it one of his best.


135 posted on 10/01/2010 12:55:08 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Step away from the toilet. Let the housing market flush.)
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