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Re: It's probably a bad idea Cannoli Send a noteboard - 04/01/2011 11:51:31 PM
But i really don't like this book, it was one of the very very few assigned reading books i never actually finished in school. I hate reading dialects ... Nothing but pages and pages of it and tom sawyer's malevolent stupidity ...
Again, THAT WAS THE POINT. Clemmens was sending up the romanticized novel conventions from which Sawyer drew his inspiration, such as the work of Walter Scott and the like.
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New Edition of Huckleberry Finn will eliminate offensive words Avendesora - 04/01/2011 07:16:36 PM 2241 Views
I am annoyed Camilla - 04/01/2011 07:41:37 PM 1115 Views
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I knew that... ? - 05/01/2011 09:27:44 PM 1088 Views
There's a difference between a kids' version and a normal version with a censored word, though. *NM* Legolas - 04/01/2011 11:19:26 PM 538 Views
Wouldn't the "kids' versions" ALREADY have that word excised? *NM* Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:53:09 PM 553 Views
Presumably, yes. *NM* Legolas - 05/01/2011 06:28:47 PM 557 Views
Exactly. *NM* Avendesora - 05/01/2011 01:04:16 AM 671 Views
Read real books then. What kind of ten year old needs to read dumbed down children's books? Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:21:27 PM 1278 Views
That is just wrong. Maria - 04/01/2011 08:00:57 PM 1178 Views
I agree. j-whitt987 - 04/01/2011 09:12:53 PM 1222 Views
my gut says it wrong but my brain says it is OK random thoughts - 04/01/2011 09:11:00 PM 1352 Views
No, the goal of the book (or one of them) was to illustrate authentic dialogue. Your brain sucks. Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:49:13 PM 1159 Views
I hate it when I agree with you Camilla - 05/01/2011 12:09:37 AM 1141 Views
yes but you are disagreeing with me so it is a wash *NM* random thoughts - 05/01/2011 04:09:54 PM 537 Views
I see logic isn't your strong point. random thoughts - 05/01/2011 04:09:27 PM 1211 Views
Re: I see logic isn't your strong point. Cannoli - 08/01/2011 01:32:16 AM 1194 Views
it still boils down to the fact that most teachers will not use a book with word nigger in it random thoughts - 08/01/2011 02:55:29 AM 1039 Views
You must have a very low opinion of black people... ßelals Girl - 08/01/2011 07:34:14 PM 1228 Views
*cough* Rodney King trial *cough* *NM* Cannoli - 22/01/2011 07:06:20 PM 561 Views
Wow. Hmm. ? - 04/01/2011 09:31:27 PM 1193 Views
naw Twain was a pinko liberal *NM* random thoughts - 04/01/2011 09:46:57 PM 547 Views
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It's probably a bad idea Darth_Katie - 04/01/2011 11:06:02 PM 1049 Views
Heh. ? - 04/01/2011 11:26:00 PM 1133 Views
Re: It's probably a bad idea Cannoli - 04/01/2011 11:51:31 PM 1191 Views
Just because it's the point doesn't mean I have to like it. *NM* Darth_Katie - 05/01/2011 04:44:10 AM 532 Views
Reacting to "nigger" like that makes the word more hurtful. Tom - 05/01/2011 03:26:35 AM 1207 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 05/01/2011 02:03:58 PM 1133 Views
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My thoughts exactly *NM* ironclad - 06/01/2011 08:42:42 AM 541 Views
Re: I revel in your succint common sense. Danae al'Thor - 07/01/2011 06:01:08 PM 1752 Views
What's next, burning Gone with the Wind? *NM* eucatastrophe - 11/01/2011 12:54:46 PM 555 Views
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