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The Further Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1983)(The first book in the Further Adventures of Huckleberry Finn series)
A novel by Greg Matthews
Greg Matthews has "borrowed" a great deal from Mark Twain to create this "sequel" to HUCKLEBERRY FINN - his characters, writing style, humor, and talent in creating sheer adventure.
Huck and Jim head west with a wagon train to the gold diggings in California. Of course they experience all sorts of adventures along the way involving Indians, whores, con artists, good people and bad, as well as typical California Trail incidents such as buffalo hunts and wild weather events. Huck is accused of murdering Judge Thatcher back in Missouri and before it's all over there's an interesting conclusion to that storyline, which ends with Jim and Huck living in the governor's house in San Francisco.
What Matthews does, he does very well. The humor is broad and tantalizing, and he's got Huck's speech and mannerisms down pat. What he doesn't take from Twain, however, is his biting satirical commentary on the way society operated. Although Matthews is as concerned with cruelty, for example, as Twain was, Matthews uses it mostly for comic effect rather than to criticize societal behavior regarding it. But Huck has as sharp a nose as ever and can sniff out hypocrisy a mile away. The book's humor is delightful and that's what makes it so much fun to read. Not to be substituted for the original by any means, it's a clever and comical work in its own right.
Genre: Historical
Huck and Jim head west with a wagon train to the gold diggings in California. Of course they experience all sorts of adventures along the way involving Indians, whores, con artists, good people and bad, as well as typical California Trail incidents such as buffalo hunts and wild weather events. Huck is accused of murdering Judge Thatcher back in Missouri and before it's all over there's an interesting conclusion to that storyline, which ends with Jim and Huck living in the governor's house in San Francisco.
What Matthews does, he does very well. The humor is broad and tantalizing, and he's got Huck's speech and mannerisms down pat. What he doesn't take from Twain, however, is his biting satirical commentary on the way society operated. Although Matthews is as concerned with cruelty, for example, as Twain was, Matthews uses it mostly for comic effect rather than to criticize societal behavior regarding it. But Huck has as sharp a nose as ever and can sniff out hypocrisy a mile away. The book's humor is delightful and that's what makes it so much fun to read. Not to be substituted for the original by any means, it's a clever and comical work in its own right.
Genre: Historical
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