Adventures of Huckleberry Finn vs The Second Jungle Book: 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 Second Jungle Book
Not so much a sequel as a small collection of short stories, only five of which feature Mowgli and friends. The best known of the stories is 'How Fear Came', which tells the story of how the tiger got his stripes.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Second Jungle Book is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has the widest readership — 27089 ratings behind its score.
- Adventures of Huckleberry Finn reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 127 times.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Second Jungle Book
≈ 2h vs 7h for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
27089 ratings vs 4465 for The Second Jungle Book
New to the genre?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Moderate vs Challenging for The Second Jungle Book
Want the literary heavyweight?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
cited 127 times vs 1 for The Second Jungle Book
Scores by source
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Second Jungle Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (27089) | 3.8 (4465) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (1466) | 3.2 (17) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (653) | 4.5 (14) |
Reception
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | The Second Jungle Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27089 | 4465 |
| Editions | 2623 | 611 |
| Citations | 127 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 519944 | 3661 |
| Reading it now | 2443 | 408 |
| Written reviews | 27089 | 270 |
| Wikipedia attention | 41374 | 2907 |
| Pages | 392 | 115 |