The fundamental thing that reading this book does is it ingrains the writing of Mark Twain in the reader's head for his sarcastic take on moral and racial issues through outrageous use of language. For example, Huck's father questions the legitimacy of the Government that doesn't allow trade of a slave nigger till he is in the State for 6 months.
Another unique aspect of this book is the use of 19th century American colloquial language that comes across as grammatically incorrect when compared to proper English but is such an alluring part of the narrative.
Through the adventures of Huckleberry Finn, his friend Tom Sawyer and a slave Jim, Mark Twain points towards moral degradation and social prejudice in 19th century American society. What started as a naive attempt by a bunch of young boys to escape restrictions to lead a carefree and adventurous life, it takes a whole different meaning when two habitual fraudsters, Duke and King, join them on their raft voyage down the Mississippi River and hatch money making schemes by fooling people.
Mark Twain's signature and dry humour is never behind. For example, he compares Mr. Grangerford, head of a feudal family, to a well born horse implying that pedigree matters. In another example, the fraudulent act of taking a town for a ride in the name of Shakespearean theatre from England is quite hilarious.
The author's writing is essentially descriptive and at times gets a bit monotonous on account of colloquial country English, overall narration moves forward well.
It's been 135 years since the book was written back in 1885, the world hasn't changed much in terms of social observations the author makes through Huckleberry Finn's eyes.
A Classic Western genre.
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