"Huckleberry Finn"

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"Huckleberry Finn"

bowser — 9/29/2015 5:03:20 AM (archived)

It dealt positively with many of the social issues central to it's time.

And it did so with a vocabulary and syntax understandable to the people of it's time.

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What do you consider *The Great American Novel?* - Jody - 9/29/2015 3:23:53 AM
- "Atlas Shrugged" of course. It'll 'steel' your heart. n/t - RobVG - 9/30/2015 4:25:19 AM
  - I think I'll wait for the graphic novel. - ER - 9/30/2015 4:56:07 AM
    - It essentially IS a graphic novel - mcfly - 9/30/2015 10:42:39 PM
      - Well, it's not a real novel.... - ER - 10/1/2015 12:25:22 AM
    - Something I never knew existed... - Jody - 9/30/2015 3:29:09 PM
      - I loved comic books before I loved to read... - FrankC - 9/30/2015 6:07:22 PM
      - It sounds like a great idea. - ER - 9/30/2015 4:37:52 PM
        
        I know! - Jody - 9/30/2015 5:07:47 PM
- Probably hasn't been written yet... - FrankC - 9/30/2015 12:43:03 AM
  - And let's not forget Moby Dick. n/t - ER - 9/30/2015 1:26:38 AM
  - I feel I was left behind the door - Jody - 9/30/2015 12:48:52 AM
    - Love of Literature does not make you a better person... - FrankC - 9/30/2015 6:29:34 PM
- "Huckleberry Finn" - bowser - 9/29/2015 5:03:20 AM
  - Excellent Choice. In fact, HF has been called "The Great American Novel". - ER - 9/29/2015 12:30:07 PM
- "Letting Go", by Phillip Roth - ER - 9/29/2015 3:57:24 AM
  - Roth is a brilliant author. - bowser - 9/30/2015 3:02:52 AM
    - In spite of my admiration for him, - ER - 9/30/2015 4:55:09 AM

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