Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain

 

I read this book decades ago and I was surprised by how much of it I had forgotten. I read it this summer for my September local book club meeting for which we are reading both Huck Finn and James, the new novel by Percival Everett. I have to admit that while I like Twain's writing, I was put off by the stupidity of so many of the characters (almost everyone other than Huck and Tom). I don't remember that grating on me as much when I read it as a teen, but I guess my perspective has changed.