According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Huck Finn "must be pronounced the most amusing book Mark Twain has written for years." The article adds, "There is no limit to his (Twain's) inventive genius, and the best proof of its range and originality is found in this book." Needless to say, the book is given a favorable review by this publication for its creativity and its consistently entertaining storyline. The characters are engrossing and their descriptions …showed first 75 words of 1084 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1084 total…might never die down, and that the book should only be taught to "a mature audience" who will see the book for its message and not its words. Sources The San Francisco Chronicle. March 15, 1885. http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/huckfinn/hucrevhp.html The San Francisco Evening Bulletin. March 14, 1885. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/twain/twapubint.html Apstein, Barbara. "Masterpiece or Racist Trash?". Bridgewater Review. June 2000. http://www.bridgew.edu/newsevnt/BridRev/Archives/00Jun/huckleberry.htm