Paperback, 368 pages
English language
Published 1986 by Penguin.
Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Intended at first as a simple story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley-a sequel to Tom Sawyer-the book grew and matured under Twain's hand into a work of immeasurable richness and complexity. More than a century after its publication, the critical debate over the symbolic significance of Huck and Jim's voyage is still fresh, and it remains a major work that can be enjoyed at many levels: as an incomparable adventure story and as a classic of American humor.
Alkuosa oli ihan mukavasti etenevää seikkailukertomusta, ja villin ulkoilmaelämän kuvaus oli paikoin suorastaan kaihoisan lumoavaa. Odotin, että tarina kehittyisi kohti suurta loppua. Mutta mitä vielä. Viimeinen kolmannes oli aivan sietämätöntä nollan tähden kuraa.
