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Phil (7 KP) rated Huckleberry Finn in Books

May 23, 2017  
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Huckleberry Finn
Harold Beaver | 2017 | Essays
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Exciting world, interesting themes that are still relevant today (0 more)
Some of the talking is painful to read (0 more)
Would be hard to meet expectations
Huckleberry Finn is a story about deciding your values. Mark Twain has a lot to say about everything, from slavery, to how we view adults vs children, to general decency. It's a great read if you want to be challenged on morality and the process of judgement and trust. It is, however, really hard to get through some conversations where half the words have to be taken on context. Being a classic of literature, I had built this up unfairly in my mind, so I had to drop the score assuming you'd do the same.
Would be perfect for anyone learning Southerner though, looking for a cheap immersion course.
  
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Phil (7 KP) rated Liar's Poker in Books

May 23, 2017  
Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis | 2006 | Biography
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Michael Lewis is one of those authors who could sell his shopping lists because they'd be interesting and full of little snippets that make you think, "that's genius, I should do that".
Liars poker, on the other hand, is just a story about how wall street businessmen are jerks. In anyone else's hands, soporific, in his, actually holds up. Somehow an engaging and interesting book.