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Phil (7 KP) rated Huckleberry Finn in Books

May 23, 2017

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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SABA Reader

Book and Education

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“Saba Reader” is an free application of online book store “Saba” (http://saba.com.ge), which...

Kierkegaard: Concluding Unscientific Postscript

Alastair Hannay

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Kierkegaard's Concluding Unscientific Postscript is a classic of existential literature. It...

Law and Society

Steven Vago and Steven Barkan

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In the 11th edition of Law and Society, Steve Barkan preserves Dr. Vago's voice while making this...

Anquetil, Alone

Paul Fournel and Nick Caistor

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There are things he does alone, and things that he alone does. Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with...

The New Cambridge Companion to Herman Melville

Robert S. Levine

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The New Cambridge Companion to Herman Melville provides timely, critical essays on Melville's...

Fanny Hill: Or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure

Keith Carabine and John Cleland

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Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, better known as Fanny Hill, is one of the most notorious texts in...

David McK (3540 KP) rated Just William (Just William #1) in Books

May 15, 2021

The first in Richmal Compton's classic 1920s comedy series, about a young child who causes chaos wherever he goes, all the time whilst thinking that he is helping.

Yes, it's very much a product of its time - complete with clear distinction between the Upper, Middle and Lower classes and, yes, this particular entry (the very first) is really more a collection of short(ish) stories rather than having an over-arching plot but, for all that - and once you get into the right frame of mind - there is a reason these are enduring stories!

(Oh, and if you want to see the impact William has had on English literature? Try Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch and tell me you don't spot the similarities ...)