Episode 81: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Episode 81 of SSR is an extra special one, not only because it’s the final installment of Manuary 2020, but because it features Alli’s husband Matt as the guest! She can’t wait for the pod community to get to know him a little better.

Matt decided to take things in the required reading direction for his episode, and Episode 81 is all about Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Ever since its publication in 1885, Huck Finn has been at the center of literary controversy, largely because of its language and depiction of race relations in the deep south of the nineteenth century. On this episode, Alli and Matt explore various takes on this controversy. They also discuss Twain’s use of regional dialect, their respective reading styles and preferences, and Alli’s first time listening to a book for the podcast instead of reading it on paper!

Also, have you ever heard Huckleberry Finn compared to Ferris Bueller? No? Well, that’s about to change.

LISTEN TO THE CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY EPISODE HERE!

LISTEN TO THE NEVERMOOR EPISODE HERE!

CHECK OUT MATT’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor 1) by Jessica Townsend

Wundersmtih: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor 2) by Jessica Townsend

American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman

Sourdough: or, Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market: A Novel by Robin Sloan

MORE READING:

“9 Facts About The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (Mental Floss, 2019)

“Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (History)

“The 100 best novels: No. 23 — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884/5) (The Guardian, 2014)

“The trouble With Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (Cincinnati Public Radio, 2018)

“Is Huckleberry Finn’s ending really lacking? Not if you’re talking psychology.” (Scientific American, 2012)

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