Adventures of Huckleberry Finn vs The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Which Should You Read?
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“NOTICE Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.”
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or as it is known in more recent editions, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884…
1 film adaptationBanned book
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows these boys as they get…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has the widest readership — 1042999 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (27089) | 3.9 (1042999) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (1466) | 3.7 (1097) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (653) | 4.5 (232) |
Reception
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27089 | 1042999 |
| Editions | 2623 | 879 |
| Citations | 127 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 519944 | 438227 |
| Reading it now | 2443 | 28017 |
| Written reviews | 27089 | 17857 |
| Wikipedia attention | 41374 | 28883 |
| Pages | 392 | 214 |