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All teen and kid reviews for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Age
10
Average rating based on 5 kid and teen reviews:
  • 80% say language is an issue
  • 60% say violence is an issue
  • 40% say there are positive messages
  • 40% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
  • 40% say it's educational
Kid, 13 years old
April 25, 2011
 
The only problem is the n word
I love this book, but it has 156 uses of the N-word. But aside from the mind-numbing overload of racism, this is a great classic any 5th grader should read.

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Kid, 13 years old
April 11, 2010
 

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Kid, 13 years old
June 11, 2011
 
Great book, iffy 13+
Extremely good. It can be very iffy though, regular uses of the N word, Huck smokes, adults get drunk, child abuse, killings, animal abuse, racism, violent suggestions, faked deaths, and more are held within. But amongst that and much more prominent are messages of anti slavery, freedom, standing up for your self, and the power of self. Also there is a huge amount of educational content, especially for insight into that time period.

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Kid, 12 years old
December 23, 2009
 
I haven't read ALL of it (just some of it)
I read the first few chapters of it and it was great. But definitely not a read aloud for our family because the N- word is said quite frequently and we do not want anyone to say that.

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Kid, 12 years old
May 19, 2012
 
BORING!!!!!!!!!
boring! I recommend not to read this book, unless you want to waste your precious time in it.Go figure.

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