These Manga Classics are, without fail, popular and accessible ways to introduce older elementary and younger secondary students to classics. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is no exception to that.

I read Huck Finn in high school and absolutely feel in love with it. So I was beyond excited to dive into this manga version of the story, since it's been so long since visiting the original story.

I have mixed feelings about this version- it was really hard to get into. The original book is written in dialect and so too is this story; this works in the original book but works less so in this version. It was jarring to read in manga form, not having the same flow as Twain's book.

However this was also a fairly faithful adaptation of the original and the style of the illustrations suited it well. Also there's this great little map in the back that shows Huck's journey and where each event in the book happened, which is amazing!

Overall, I enjoyed this, though I think it might be a little better suited to those already familiar with the story. The dialect might be a little jarring and the story might take a little too long to really pick up for someone new to the tale.

(I received a free copy of this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review)

A good alternative to encourage younger or reluctant readers to tackle this classic. It still remains authentic to the text, including appropriate dialects and accents. The illustrations aren't groundbreaking but are appropriately "manga" in style.

Well, this wasn’t my favorite UDON manga, but it was alright. The art style was great, as always, though.

This is a rather strange story for a modern reader, because apart from the boyish mischief Huck never quite seems to grow out off, most of Huck’s adventures bring him into contact with humanity’s darker side. A drunk father who locks up and physical abuses his son, needless death and grief due to a senseless feud, frauds profiting off of gullible people to name a few things and most jarringly of all, the racism and white supremacist beliefs that were so prevalent during that time, and which are shared by our hero as well. Though his feelings towards his travel companion and runaway slave, Jim, change over the course of the book. I like that they didn’t clean up the racial slurs. Uncomfortable as it might be to read this, hiding from the truth of the original book would defeat the purpose of the author in writing it this way and how can we learn from history and literature if we censor it?

Jim’s a good friend to Huck, protects and takes care of him, seemingly oblivious to or not minding the fact that Huck doesn’t think of them as being on equal footing, at least not at first. But he comes around slowly, although for a long time he feels guilty about letting Miss Watson’s “property” get away like that and initially he also believes Jim is in the wrong for wanting to free/buy his wife and children. Huck feels very conflicted about what’s right and wrong, and the pious teachings of his guardians are no help, rather the opposite even.

I loved the accents, though they weren’t always as easy to decipher when English isn’t your native language. I liked that the author decided to stay so true to the original and it also helps the reader to get a feel for the period in which the story is set. The illustrations also seem to reflect that choice to be as historically correct as possible, because they are very lifelike and natural, with not that much of the more exaggerated & vivid facial expressions or more imaginatively drawn scenes we typically find in manga. To me, it felt a bit more like a regular comic, rather than a manga, though it was still a very enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an ebook for an honest review.

I enjoyed reading the manga of Huckleberry Finn. I took my time reading it and it was nice. Second time I’ve physically read it earlier this year I listened to the audiobook. I enjoyed seeing the scenes illustrated. I like the idea of having classics in manga form too. If you like Huckleberry Finn you should pick it up it’s a fun way to reread it. I gave this a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

I think what I struggled with a lot was the dialect. Whenever Jim spoke, I understood what he was saying less than half of the time. Plus, bad grammar is a pet peeve of mine. 

The story seemed a bit detached from the reader. One chapter, one thing was happening and then the next, a completely different thing. It seemed like it was an accumulation of a lot of different stories, almost like a novella. Granted, I have not read the novel prior, so maybe it would make a little more sense had I read it.

Also, the characters seemed entirely childish and unrelatable. I couldn't connect with any of them and some things were completely unnecessary or lacked all common sense (which should be taught at schools today because most people seem to be lacking it).

I don't think this manga was for me, unfortunately. But I can definitely see how many others would enjoy this, especially if it was true to the novel.

I love these manga classics, but have decided not to purchase this for my middle school collection. While my students love manga--and graphic novels in general--this title is questionable for this age, and could be touchy for my mostly African-American student population. Yes, I know why Twain used "the 'n' word" as he did and that Jim is portrayed sympathetically. Still, some words like that are very hard for these students to see. It's also quite long, which makes it a hard sell for this age group.

Otherwise, I do recommend it as an approachable way to read this classic novel, which I do believe should be read.

I'm not a huge fan of Twain. I enjoy his books, but I think he tends to drag things out a bit. However, this book was quite excellent, and has made me question why I don't read more Twain. The artwork is excellent, and I was very pleased with the character designs. I would highly recommend this to teens to get them interested in the classics.

I knew the story but I loved rereading it trough this manga because there is nothing better than "Tom, Huck and Jim", it took me back to my childhood and the adventures hidden in a Twain's book!

Conoscevo la storia ma mi é piaciuto molto rileggerla perché non c'è niente di meglio di "Tom, Huck e Jim", che mi hanno riportato, con le loro avventure, alla mia infanzia!

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

Book Review
Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Author: Crystal Chan (Goodreads Author) (Adapted by), Kuma Chan (Art by), Mark Twain, Jeannie Lee (Lettering)
Genre: Manga/Classics
Rating: DNF
Review: In the opening of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn we are introduced to Huck Finn in the mid 1800’s in Missouri, USA. Huck is living with a widow and her old maid friend who have taken Huck in away from his father. Huck is a very smart boy as he hides his money with a friend after his father comes snooping around. While people protect him, his father kidnaps him and holds him prisoner beating him on a regular basis. After a while Huck has had enough and fakes his death and sets off in a boat down the river, but along the way he bumps into his friend Jim and black man who worked for the widow he lived with.
As we approach the ¼ mark in the novel, Huck and Jim travel together as both have run away for different reasons, but a prank gone wrong sees Jim bitten by a rattlesnake and it takes him 4 days to recover. In order to get more food and information Huck disguises himself as a girl and heads into the town before they set off in their raft again. He learns that Jim has been named as his murderer as he ran away the night that Huck faked his death and he can’t come out and clear his friend’s name as it would give away his whole plan of running away and starting a new life.
Shortly before the halfway mark I had to unfortunately DNF this manga classics. I didn’t want to do it as I was enjoying the art style, but I couldn’t follow the story at all, it was all over the place and it seems liked nothing was happening. This is probably due to the source material, but the style of language used throughout the novel and the use of derogatory terms really put me off. While I recommend all the other manga classics published by Udon Entertainment I really didn’t like this one.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review.

I did not enjoy this story as much as I thought I would. I enjoyed the artwork much more than the story. I just couldn't get into it.

I think part of it is because I've been reading so many different genres of classics lately. I will give this another try at a later date!

I rate it a 2/5, I wasnt invested in the story. As I would start to remember characters names new characters would be introduced.

I have said in the past that these Manga Classics are a really good resource for introducing younger readers or anyone who struggles with the originals. That also applies here but in this case I would include a warning that this book is only appropriate if the younger reader fully understands things like the n-word. Because it's here just as it was in the original. I know there's much debate today over this book for that reason. It's hard to read, I personally cringed even though I'd read this story before and knew it was in the original. It's almost more shocking in a format often generalized as being for children (I don't agree with that, but that's another story). As historical insight into how things used to be it's probably appropriate that it was left in. I wouldn't let a child read this if they didn't already fully understand the difference between then and today and the power that such words hold.

Getting beyond that, the art work is beautiful and the story itself is what you would expect it to be. While these Manga Classic versions are generally more compact that the original, you don't really miss anything. So in that way this is a very good introduction to Huck Finn.

I’m always looking for new versions and formats of classics to put in students hands and this is one I will definitely be purchasing. Students will love the artwork and retelling of this classic in the manga format!

Such a fun adaptation of the classic story! Students will love this classic story because it is made more accessible with manga.

Ok I know that the original novel has some very problematic content and while it was of its time that doesn’t excuse any harm it does nowadays. That said there is something enduring about Huckleberry Finn – it’s the original con artist adventure story and there is still much to get out of it. This Manga adaptation is charming and engaging, taking the good and ameliorating the bad. I think this is now my preferred version.

Perhaps not my favorite illustrator in this series, but I am especially impressed with the dialogue choices. Given the dialects and the controversy surrounding this book, I appreciate the authentic way that the adaptation chooses to portray them.

I love these Manga retellings of famous classics.

This one is no exception! I loved the artwork, and the story is well told and easy to follow.

A wonderful retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Manga Classics has done it again. They have made a classic novel accessible to a general audience of any age. Follow Huckleberry Finn as he journeys down the Mississippi river and meets a bunch of kooky characters. I loved reading every minute of it.

I tried so so hard to like this book, but I couldn't even finish reading it. I know this book was based out of the south, however, the slang used in the comic to portray people ion the south was so bad it was sickening. They used words that wouldn't be called words and would never be understood if they tried to be used in real life. Once you got past the bad grammar usage then you were slapped in the face with the usage of the N-word. Now I can look past a lot of racist slang in books at times, however being an African American it's very hard to read a book where that word is used so freely. Even when you look past all of that the story jumps around so much it very hard to follow. This made the book very hard to enjoy and continue to read. This book may be very good for someone else, but it was just not a good comic or read for me.