When needing to find a book to read for American Literature as I am not a avoid reader, so I asked my Dad who reads more than me “Do you have any good books by American authors” he replied with “Mark Twain” so I texted my mom who was home at the time and ask “Do we have any books by Mark Twain” and she said “We have the adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and when I got home and looked at the book lets just say I didn't want to read a book with 43 chapters but wow I am glad I started reading because Huck Finn really does bring you on a adventure.

At the beginning of the book Mark Twain summarizes the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer so you don't have to read that book first in order to understand that book. Throughout this amazingly crafted book, you really get put into the setting of st petersburg missouri in the mid 1800s by the way they talk and how they treat others with different skin tones. 

The savvy Huck Finn is the main character maybe 12 years old that had a good life until his dad came back into the picture then he stayed with him for a bit while planning his great escape then when he does escape you really see how smart huck is by the way he escaped and made it down the river and eventually met up with jim who huck already knew because the widow who he stayed with at the beginning of the book owned him they hangout and camped together while huck also went on mini adventures he got lost or when he was going into town. 

The writing style of Mark Twain, the way he used different dialects and the different ways people talked is amazing. The way huck thinks really brings you back on how kids think and makes you laugh. “Jim said that bees won’t sting idiots, but I didn’t believe that, because I tried them lots of times myself and they wouldn’t sting me.” This just shows how he is a little kid in the end even though there are many times in the book that he seems much older. 

I would also like to point out how much they believe in superstitions like picking up snake skin and looking at the moon over your left shoulder. It shows how this was before the internet and transports you back in time where you really believe what people say and you can't just look it up, which is satisfying to read about.

In conclusion The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a must read for young adults and adults alike. I wouldn't recommend it for younger kids because of the harsh language and the different dialects of the past can sometimes be hard to understand but still is something you should put on your list of must reads.