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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
This is Mark Twain鈥檚 first novel about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, and it has become one of the world鈥檚 best-loved books. It is a fond reminiscence of life in Hannibal, Missouri, an evocation of Mark Twain鈥檚 own boyhood along the banks of the Mississippi during the 1840s. "Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred," he tells us. This is a book one never Tom whitewashing Aunt Polly鈥檚 fence, Tom and Huck鈥檚 dreadful oath, their cure for warts ("spunk water" and dead cats), Tom鈥檚 puppy love for Becky Thatcher, the boys playing "pirate" on Jackson鈥檚 Island.
This Mark Twain Library text is the only edition since the first (1876) to be based directly on the author鈥檚 manuscript and to include all of the "200 rattling pictures" Mark Twain commissioned from one of his favorite illustrators, True W. Williams.
This Mark Twain Library text is the only edition since the first (1876) to be based directly on the author鈥檚 manuscript and to include all of the "200 rattling pictures" Mark Twain commissioned from one of his favorite illustrators, True W. Williams.
288 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1876
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature." His novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), with the latter often called the "Great American Novel." Twain also wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) and Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), and co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873) with Charles Dudley Warner.
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December 9, 2023
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn conquer the world.
Mississippi River, 1840鈥檚. Two young little rascals get together after school. Hijinks ensue on every turn. Pranks, adventures, fence painting, murder.
An innocent novel, an immortal classic. I just wish there was more Tom and Becky.
Classics are often difficult, but this one was on the whole fairly enjoyable and easy to read.
It鈥檚 public domain. You can find it
Still remaining, the movie (1938).
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1876] [244p] [Classic] [Recommendable] [Easy to read] [Iconic fence painting] [Plentiful misfchief] ["To make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.鈥漖
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鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� The Prince and the Pauper [2.5]
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Tom Sawyer y Huckleberry Finn conquistan el mundo.
R铆o Mississippi, 1840. Dos peque帽os j贸venes bribones se juntan a la salida de la escuela. Sobrevienen travesuras en cada esquina. Bromas, aventuras, pintadas de cerca, asesinato.
Una inocente novela, un cl谩sico inmortal. S贸lo desear铆a que hubiera m谩s de Tom y Becky.
Los cl谩sicos son a veces dif铆ciles, pero 茅ste dentro de todo fue bastante disfrutable y f谩cil de leer.
Es dominio p煤blico, lo pueden encontrar
Queda pendiente, la pel铆cula (1938).
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1876] [244p] [Cl谩sico] [Recomendable] [F谩cil de leer] [Ic贸nica pintada de cerca] [Abundantes travesuras] ["Para hacer que alguien desee alguna cosa, s贸lo es necesario hacerla dif铆cil de conseguir."]
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Mississippi River, 1840鈥檚. Two young little rascals get together after school. Hijinks ensue on every turn. Pranks, adventures, fence painting, murder.
An innocent novel, an immortal classic. I just wish there was more Tom and Becky.
Classics are often difficult, but this one was on the whole fairly enjoyable and easy to read.
It鈥檚 public domain. You can find it
Still remaining, the movie (1938).
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PERSONAL NOTE :
[1876] [244p] [Classic] [Recommendable] [Easy to read] [Iconic fence painting] [Plentiful misfchief] ["To make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.鈥漖
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鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
鈽呪槄鈽呪槅鈽� The Prince and the Pauper [2.5]
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Tom Sawyer y Huckleberry Finn conquistan el mundo.
R铆o Mississippi, 1840. Dos peque帽os j贸venes bribones se juntan a la salida de la escuela. Sobrevienen travesuras en cada esquina. Bromas, aventuras, pintadas de cerca, asesinato.
Una inocente novela, un cl谩sico inmortal. S贸lo desear铆a que hubiera m谩s de Tom y Becky.
Los cl谩sicos son a veces dif铆ciles, pero 茅ste dentro de todo fue bastante disfrutable y f谩cil de leer.
Es dominio p煤blico, lo pueden encontrar
Queda pendiente, la pel铆cula (1938).
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NOTA PERSONAL :
[1876] [244p] [Cl谩sico] [Recomendable] [F谩cil de leer] [Ic贸nica pintada de cerca] [Abundantes travesuras] ["Para hacer que alguien desee alguna cosa, s贸lo es necesario hacerla dif铆cil de conseguir."]
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April 25, 2023
I was five and a half years old when my mother gave me The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a New Year's gift (she is a literature teacher, and I have been reading novels since the tender age of four or so, and so it seemed appropriate).
Being a diligent and serious鹿 child (neither of those qualities have stuck with me, unfortunately), I opened it to page 1 and started reading. I even took it with me to kindergarten, where other kids were learning letters and I was mercifully allowed to read hefty tomes, having obviously achieved full literacy by that point.
This book initially left me quite confused, but I was undeterred - after all, the world was a confusing place, full of adults and rules and great books - even those without pictures. (And I was very proud to own books without pictures, after all). But his one was just too strange - its beginning did not quite fit with the rest of the quite fun story - it was odd and dry and incomprehensible for the first 40 pages or so, and it even was about some other guy (Samuel Clemens?) who was not Tom Sawyer.
A few years later I reread my early childhood favorite (I probably reached a ripe old age of eight or so, still diligent but a bit less serious already). It was then that I figured out what seemed strange about the beginning of this book when I was five.
You see, I diligently slogged my way through the most boring academic foreword, assuming that was the first chapter. What amazes me that I managed to stay awake through it. Good job, five-year-old me! Excellent preparation for that painfully boring biochemistry course a couple of decades later!
I have told bits and pieces of this book to my friends on the playground, while dangling from the monkey bars or building sandcastles (in a sandbox, that in retrospect I suspect was used by the neighborhood stray cats as a litterbox - but I guess you have to develop immunity to germs somehow). We may have planned an escape to an island in a true Tom Sawyer fashion, but the idea fizzled. After all, we did not have an island nearby, which was a problem. Also, we may have got distracted by the afternoon cartoons.
Someday, I just may have to leave this book within a reach of my future hypothetical daughter - as long as I make sure it does not come with a long-winded boring introduction.
Being a diligent and serious鹿 child (neither of those qualities have stuck with me, unfortunately), I opened it to page 1 and started reading. I even took it with me to kindergarten, where other kids were learning letters and I was mercifully allowed to read hefty tomes, having obviously achieved full literacy by that point.
鹿Me (age 5) and Mom. The diligent seriousness is *all over* this picture.
This book initially left me quite confused, but I was undeterred - after all, the world was a confusing place, full of adults and rules and great books - even those without pictures. (And I was very proud to own books without pictures, after all). But his one was just too strange - its beginning did not quite fit with the rest of the quite fun story - it was odd and dry and incomprehensible for the first 40 pages or so, and it even was about some other guy (Samuel Clemens?) who was not Tom Sawyer.
A few years later I reread my early childhood favorite (I probably reached a ripe old age of eight or so, still diligent but a bit less serious already). It was then that I figured out what seemed strange about the beginning of this book when I was five.
You see, I diligently slogged my way through the most boring academic foreword, assuming that was the first chapter. What amazes me that I managed to stay awake through it. Good job, five-year-old me! Excellent preparation for that painfully boring biochemistry course a couple of decades later!
After that foreword, slogging through any classic was a comparative breeze. Yes, I'm looking at you, War and Peace! You know what you did, you endless tome.Also, as it turns out, when you include two characters named Joe in one book (Injun Joe and Tom's classmate Joe Harper) that can cause a certain amount of confusion to a five-year-old who assumes they have to be the same person and struggles really hard to reconcile their seemingly conflicting characters. And, as a side note, I have always been disappointed at Tom Sawyer tricking his friends to do the infamous fence whitewashing. A *real* kid knows after all that painting stuff is fun. Five-year-old me was a bit disapproving of the silliness.
I have told bits and pieces of this book to my friends on the playground, while dangling from the monkey bars or building sandcastles (in a sandbox, that in retrospect I suspect was used by the neighborhood stray cats as a litterbox - but I guess you have to develop immunity to germs somehow). We may have planned an escape to an island in a true Tom Sawyer fashion, but the idea fizzled. After all, we did not have an island nearby, which was a problem. Also, we may have got distracted by the afternoon cartoons.
Someday, I just may have to leave this book within a reach of my future hypothetical daughter - as long as I make sure it does not come with a long-winded boring introduction.
December 12, 2020
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, published by Samuel Langhorne Clemens, (Mark Twain) in 1876, is a most engaging children鈥檚 book. It describes an American boy鈥檚 childhood in a rural Southern town in the 19th century. I read this many years ago, and always promised myself that I鈥檇 read it again, and you know something? It didn鈥檛 disappoint. There鈥檚 a reason that it鈥檚 a classic. Just lovely.
March 23, 2025
鈥淒ear Rowan,
You are a big boy now so I hope you will enjoy these adventures.
Love Mrs Hammond.
Christmas 1997"
Growing up, I lived the opposite end of the state to my grandparents. I missed their everyday presence. Next door lived an elderly couple 鈥� The Hammonds. They despised each other, yet were always friendly to us. Their grandchildren lived interstate, and because of this, we filled a void in each other鈥檚 lives. Mrs Hammond often made appearances on birthdays or Christmases with a small gift. For Christmas 1997, I received The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
It has taken me 28 years, but I have finally read this book, and experienced Mark Twain for the first time. I鈥檓 not sure why it took me so long 鈥� but know the language would鈥檝e been too difficult for me back then - despite Mrs Hammond鈥檚 best intentions! It confused me even now.
But that wasn鈥檛 a problem. I had greater issue with how redundant large sections of the story were. It was a slog. Twain himself, perhaps best described my reading experience:
鈥淭om counted the pages of the sermon; after church he always knew how many pages there had been, but he seldom knew anything else about the discourse.鈥�
It took considerable time for something resembling a plot to emerge, and once it did, characters were soon bored or plagued by melancholy 鈥� much like myself. I never want to see or hear the phrase 鈥渂y-and-by鈥� again, nor do I want to be subjected to racist language. I anticipated this product of the times, but it was another thing seeing it on the page.
Twain did, however, accurately capture the sense of adventure that accompanies youth. I enjoyed reminiscing about aspects of childhood. I particularly related to Tom鈥檚 immense dislike for school, and trying to avoid it at all costs.
鈥淗e canvassed his system. No ailment was found, and he investigated again. This time he thought he could detect colicky symptoms, and he began to encourage them with considerable hope.鈥�
Another highlight was Huckleberry Finn 鈥� one of the most memorable introductions of any literary character. I enjoyed the back-and-forth banter between Tom and Huck and the book felt at its best when their rapid dialogue was front and centre.
鈥淪hortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard.鈥�
Twain succeeded in making me laugh numerous times. Some of my favourite scenes included the boys listening to their own funerals, and the pinch-bug, dog, and the church. I even learned that 鈥榮punk-water鈥� apparently cures warts!
There鈥檚 no doubting the impact Twain had on American literature and all those who followed. Unfortunately, that wasn鈥檛 enough to ensure my enjoyment of this classic.
You are a big boy now so I hope you will enjoy these adventures.
Love Mrs Hammond.
Christmas 1997"
Growing up, I lived the opposite end of the state to my grandparents. I missed their everyday presence. Next door lived an elderly couple 鈥� The Hammonds. They despised each other, yet were always friendly to us. Their grandchildren lived interstate, and because of this, we filled a void in each other鈥檚 lives. Mrs Hammond often made appearances on birthdays or Christmases with a small gift. For Christmas 1997, I received The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
It has taken me 28 years, but I have finally read this book, and experienced Mark Twain for the first time. I鈥檓 not sure why it took me so long 鈥� but know the language would鈥檝e been too difficult for me back then - despite Mrs Hammond鈥檚 best intentions! It confused me even now.
But that wasn鈥檛 a problem. I had greater issue with how redundant large sections of the story were. It was a slog. Twain himself, perhaps best described my reading experience:
鈥淭om counted the pages of the sermon; after church he always knew how many pages there had been, but he seldom knew anything else about the discourse.鈥�
It took considerable time for something resembling a plot to emerge, and once it did, characters were soon bored or plagued by melancholy 鈥� much like myself. I never want to see or hear the phrase 鈥渂y-and-by鈥� again, nor do I want to be subjected to racist language. I anticipated this product of the times, but it was another thing seeing it on the page.
Twain did, however, accurately capture the sense of adventure that accompanies youth. I enjoyed reminiscing about aspects of childhood. I particularly related to Tom鈥檚 immense dislike for school, and trying to avoid it at all costs.
鈥淗e canvassed his system. No ailment was found, and he investigated again. This time he thought he could detect colicky symptoms, and he began to encourage them with considerable hope.鈥�
Another highlight was Huckleberry Finn 鈥� one of the most memorable introductions of any literary character. I enjoyed the back-and-forth banter between Tom and Huck and the book felt at its best when their rapid dialogue was front and centre.
鈥淪hortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village, Huckleberry Finn, son of the town drunkard.鈥�
Twain succeeded in making me laugh numerous times. Some of my favourite scenes included the boys listening to their own funerals, and the pinch-bug, dog, and the church. I even learned that 鈥榮punk-water鈥� apparently cures warts!
There鈥檚 no doubting the impact Twain had on American literature and all those who followed. Unfortunately, that wasn鈥檛 enough to ensure my enjoyment of this classic.
September 28, 2021
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (The Adventures of Tom and Huck #1), Mark Twain
Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884), "Tom Sawyer Abroad" (1894), and "Tom Sawyer, Detective" (1896).
Tom Sawyer, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri sometime in the 1840's. A fun-loving boy, Tom skips school to go swimming and is made to whitewash his aunt's fence for the entirety of the next day, Saturday, as punishment.
In one of the most famous scenes in American literature, Tom cleverly persuades the various neighborhood children to trade him small trinkets and treasures for the "privilege" of doing his tedious work, using reverse psychology to convince them it is an enjoyable activity.
Tom later trades the trinkets with other students for various denominations of tickets, obtained at the local Sunday school for memorizing verses of Scripture; he cashes these in to the minister in order to win a much-coveted Bible offered to studious children as a prize, despite being one of the worst students in the Sunday school and knowing almost nothing of Scripture, eliciting envy from the students and a mixture of pride and shock from the adults.
Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town and the daughter of a prominent judge. Tom wins the admiration of the judge in church by obtaining the Bible as a prize, but reveals his ignorance when he cannot answer basic questions about Scripture.
Tom pursues Becky, eventually persuading her to get "engaged" by kissing him. However, their romance soon collapses when she learns that Tom had been previously "engaged" to another schoolgirl, Amy Lawrence, and that Becky was not his first girlfriend.
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Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876). He appears in three other novels by Twain: "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884), "Tom Sawyer Abroad" (1894), and "Tom Sawyer, Detective" (1896).
Tom Sawyer, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri sometime in the 1840's. A fun-loving boy, Tom skips school to go swimming and is made to whitewash his aunt's fence for the entirety of the next day, Saturday, as punishment.
In one of the most famous scenes in American literature, Tom cleverly persuades the various neighborhood children to trade him small trinkets and treasures for the "privilege" of doing his tedious work, using reverse psychology to convince them it is an enjoyable activity.
Tom later trades the trinkets with other students for various denominations of tickets, obtained at the local Sunday school for memorizing verses of Scripture; he cashes these in to the minister in order to win a much-coveted Bible offered to studious children as a prize, despite being one of the worst students in the Sunday school and knowing almost nothing of Scripture, eliciting envy from the students and a mixture of pride and shock from the adults.
Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town and the daughter of a prominent judge. Tom wins the admiration of the judge in church by obtaining the Bible as a prize, but reveals his ignorance when he cannot answer basic questions about Scripture.
Tom pursues Becky, eventually persuading her to get "engaged" by kissing him. However, their romance soon collapses when she learns that Tom had been previously "engaged" to another schoolgirl, Amy Lawrence, and that Becky was not his first girlfriend.
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鬲丕賲 賳賲丕蹖賳丿賴 蹖 丿賳蹖丕蹖 卮诏賮鬲 丕賳诏蹖夭貙 賵 亘蹖鈥� 丿睾丿睾賴 蹖 倬爻乇賴丕蹖 賳賵噩賵丕賳貙 倬蹖卮 丕夭 噩賳诏 丿丕禺賱蹖 丌賲乇蹖讴丕爻鬲貨 芦鬲丕賲禄 賳蹖夭 賴賲丕賳賳丿 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 倬爻乇賴丕蹖 丌賳 夭賲丕賳貙 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇丿 倬丕亘乇賴賳賴 乇丕賴 亘乇賵丿貨 亘賴鬲乇蹖賳 丿賵爻鬲丕賳卮 芦噩賵 賴丕乇倬乇禄 賵 芦賴丕讴賱亘乇蹖 賮蹖賳禄 賴爻鬲賳丿貨 丿乇 乇賲丕賳 芦賲丕噩乇丕賴丕蹖 鬲丕賲 爻丕蹖乇禄貙 丕賵 亘賴 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賴賲讴賱丕爻蹖賴丕蹖 禺賵丿貙 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦乇亘賴鈥� 讴丕 (亘讴蹖) 鬲丕趩乇禄貙 丿賱 賲蹖鈥屫ㄙ嗀� 丕賵 亘丕 亘乇丕丿乇 賳丕鬲賳蹖卮 芦爻蹖丿禄貙 丿禺鬲乇禺丕賱賴鈥� 丕卮 芦賲乇蹖禄貙 賵 芦禺丕賱賴 倬賵賱蹖禄貙 丿乇 卮賴乇 禺蹖丕賱蹖 芦爻賳鈥� 倬鬲乇夭亘賵乇诏禄貙 丿乇 丕蹖丕賱鬲 芦賲蹖爻賵乇蹖禄 夭賳丿诏蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 芦鬲丕賲禄 禺丕賱賴 蹖 丿蹖诏乇蹖 賴賲 亘賴 賳丕賲 芦爻丕賱蹖禄 丿丕乇丿貨 讴賴 丿乇 卮賴乇 芦倬丕蹖讴夭賵蹖賱禄貙 倬丕蹖蹖賳 乇賵丿 芦賲蹖鈥�.爻蹖鈥�.爻蹖鈥�.倬蹖禄 賴爻鬲賳丿貨 賲丕丿乇 芦鬲丕賲 (禺賵丕賴乇 禺丕賱賴 倬賵賱蹖)禄貙 丕夭 丿賳蹖丕 乇賮鬲賴鈥� 丕爻鬲貨 蹖讴 卮亘 芦鬲丕賲禄 賵 丿賵爻鬲 氐賲蹖賲蹖卮 芦賴丕讴禄貙 丿乇 倬蹖 蹖讴 賲丕噩乇丕噩賵蹖蹖貙 亘賴 賯亘乇爻鬲丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫辟堎嗀� 賵 亘賴鈥� 胤賵乇 鬲氐丕丿賮蹖貙 卮丕賴丿 賯鬲賱 芦丿讴鬲乇 乇丕亘蹖賳爻賵賳禄 賲蹖鈥屫促堎嗀� 丌賳鈥屬囏� 爻賵诏賳丿 賲蹖鈥屫堌辟嗀� 讴賴 乇丕夭 丌賳 卮亘 乇丕貙 賴乇诏夭蹖 亘乇賲賱丕 賳讴賳賳丿貨 芦賲丕賮 倬丕鬲乇禄 丕夭 丕賴丕賱蹖 卮賴乇貙 讴賴 丿丕卅賲鈥� 丕賱禺賲乇 丕爻鬲貙 亘丕 鬲賵胤卅賴鈥� 趩蹖賳蹖 芦噩賵 爻乇禺倬賵爻鬲賴禄貙 亘賴 丕鬲賴丕賲 賯鬲賱 丿爻鬲诏蹖乇 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 丕賲丕 亘趩賴鈥� 賴丕 賲蹖鈥屫з嗁嗀� 芦賲丕賮 倬丕鬲乇禄 亘蹖诏賳丕賴 丕爻鬲 賵 ...貨
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賳賯賱 賳賲賵賳賴 賲鬲賳 鬲丕賲 爻丕蹖乇: (亘丕賱丕禺乇賴 乇賵夭 卮賳亘賴 卮丿貨 鬲丕亘爻鬲丕賳 亘賵丿 賵 丿賳蹖丕 丿乇禺卮丕賳 賵 卮丕丿丕亘 賵 爻乇卮丕乇 丕夭 夭賳丿诏蹖. 丿乇 丿賱鈥屬囏� 鬲乇丕賳賴 亘賵丿 賵 丿乇 趩賴乇賴鈥� 賴丕 卮丕丿蹖 賵 丿乇 诏丕賲鈥屬囏� 噩賴卮貨 丿乇禺鬲丕賳 丕賯丕賯蹖丕 卮讴賵賮賴 丿丕丿賴 亘賵丿賳丿貙 賵 毓胤乇 卮讴賵賮賴鈥� 賴丕蹖卮丕賳 賴賵丕 乇丕 倬乇 讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿貨 鬲倬賴鈥� 蹖 讴丕乇丿蹖賮 丿乇 亘丕賱丕蹖 丿賴讴丿賴 丕夭 诏蹖丕賴丕賳 爻乇爻亘夭 倬賵卮蹖丿賴 卮丿賴 亘賵丿 賵 丌賳 賯丿乇 丿賵乇 亘賵丿 讴賴 亘賴 賳馗乇 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 禺賵卮 賵 乇賵蹖丕蹖蹖 賵 丌乇丕賲 賵 賵爻賵爻賴 丕賳诏蹖夭蹖 賲蹖鈥屫①呚�
丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 賲賵賯毓貙 爻乇 賵 讴賱賴鈥� 蹖 芦鬲丕賲禄 亘丕 爻胤賱蹖 倬乇 丕夭 丿賵睾丕亘 诏趩 賵 賯賱賲 賲賵蹖 丿爻鬲賴 亘賱賳丿蹖 丿乇 倬蹖丕丿賴鈥� 乇賵蹖 噩賱賵蹖 賳乇丿賴 倬蹖丿丕 卮丿貨 亘毓丿 賳乇丿賴鈥� 蹖 趩賵亘蹖 乇丕 賵乇丕賳丿丕夭 讴乇丿貙 賵 卮丕丿蹖 丕夭 氐賵乇鬲卮 賲丨賵 卮丿貙 賵 睾賲 鬲賲丕賲 賵噩賵丿卮 乇丕 诏乇賮鬲貨 丌禺乇貙 賳乇丿賴鈥� 蹖 趩賵亘蹖 爻蹖 賲鬲乇 胤賵賱貙 賵 趩賳丿 倬丕 毓乇囟 丿丕卮鬲貨 夭賳丿诏蹖 亘賴 賳馗乇卮 亘蹖賴賵丿賴 丌賲丿 亘丕 亘賵丿賳 賴賲鈥屭嗁堎� 亘丕乇蹖 爻賳诏蹖賳
丌賴蹖 讴卮蹖丿貙 賵 賯賱賲 賲賵蹖卮 乇丕 丿乇 爻胤賱 賮乇賵 亘乇丿貙 賵 丌賳 乇丕 亘賴 賳乇丿賴 讴卮蹖丿貨 趩賳丿 亘丕乇 丕蹖賳鈥屭┴ж� 乇丕 鬲讴乇丕乇 讴乇丿貨 亘毓丿 賳賵丕乇 亘丕乇蹖讴 賵 讴賵趩讴蹖 乇丕貙 讴賴 乇賳诏 爻賮蹖丿 賲丕賱蹖丿賴 亘賵丿貙 亘丕 丌賳鈥� 賴賲賴 噩丕蹖 丿蹖诏乇 賳乇丿賴貙 讴賴 賲孬賱 賯丕乇賴鈥� 丕蹖 乇賳诏 賳禺賵乇丿賴 亘賵丿貙 賲賯丕蹖爻賴 讴乇丿貙 賵 丿賱爻乇丿 賵 賳丕丕賲蹖丿 卮丿貙 賵 乇賵蹖 讴賳丿賴鈥� 蹖 丿乇禺鬲蹖 賳卮爻鬲)貨 倬丕蹖丕賳 賳賯賱
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August 6, 2015
Update All we need now is a "lost" manuscript by Twain to be found by some lawyer with the story being about an adult Tom Sawyer and this book being the one the editor "forced" Twain to write. I know you are probably thinking that is taking Harper Lee's to far, but what if that was just the beginning of a new initiative from publishers. It could be the latest fashion now no-one is interested in vampires any more?
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What happened to Tom after he grew up was asked in a review by a friend. Thinking back on the times, his character and the author, I've come up with three possible ideas.
1. He became a bank manager and magistrate in a very small town. He married Becky and both put on a lot of weight. They had no children but three yappy toy spaniels whom they doted on. Mas Thomas Sawyer allowed no leeway with naughty boys and the cane was much in use.
2. Tom with Huck and Jim found a treasure trove and were given a big reward. Aunt Polly invested it until Tom was 21. Tom, Huck and Jim bought a steamboat together, converted it into a casino and plyed the Mississipi offering Black Jack and Jack Daniels at every stop.
3. At 18, Tom ran away to New Orleans and took up with a beautiful Creole woman with pale coffee skin and became a preacher in a loudly charismatic church. He and his wife had a whole brood of multi-coloured kids whom they named for the virtues, Abstinence, Doughty, Chastity, Patience, Industrious and Worship. In later life he met Marie Laveau and went to the dark side, a confirmed believer in Voodoo.
Or...
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What happened to Tom after he grew up was asked in a review by a friend. Thinking back on the times, his character and the author, I've come up with three possible ideas.
1. He became a bank manager and magistrate in a very small town. He married Becky and both put on a lot of weight. They had no children but three yappy toy spaniels whom they doted on. Mas Thomas Sawyer allowed no leeway with naughty boys and the cane was much in use.
2. Tom with Huck and Jim found a treasure trove and were given a big reward. Aunt Polly invested it until Tom was 21. Tom, Huck and Jim bought a steamboat together, converted it into a casino and plyed the Mississipi offering Black Jack and Jack Daniels at every stop.
3. At 18, Tom ran away to New Orleans and took up with a beautiful Creole woman with pale coffee skin and became a preacher in a loudly charismatic church. He and his wife had a whole brood of multi-coloured kids whom they named for the virtues, Abstinence, Doughty, Chastity, Patience, Industrious and Worship. In later life he met Marie Laveau and went to the dark side, a confirmed believer in Voodoo.
Or...
August 31, 2018
So, my daughter just started reading Tom Sawyer for the very first time, and I am jealous of her!
First of all, she can read it in original, while I read it in translation as a child. Second, I wish I could still have that immediate, surprised response to the silly situations. About every five minutes, she comes into my room, reading out loud some funny quotes, making the scenes come alive in my memory again. The fight between the two boys threatening with their fake big brothers, followed by the famous selling of the honour to take over Tom's Saturday chore -the fence white washing, and so on, and so on. All that humorous content is being quoted in a voice broken by giggles. Her favourite new expression is "the terms of the next disagreement agreed upon", as used in the context of the deadly serious war games that Tom Sawyer engages in.
She's completely mesmerised, and she hasn't even got to the scary parts yet, or to the budding love affair.
There is magic in a children's classic that can make mothers and daughters laugh together at the silliness of naughty boys, and at the fact that very little has changed in the dynamics of childhood friendships, despite the time that has passed since the novel was written.
It has just the right mix of exotic, historical appeal and universal human behaviour to make a perfect introduction into world literature.
First of all, she can read it in original, while I read it in translation as a child. Second, I wish I could still have that immediate, surprised response to the silly situations. About every five minutes, she comes into my room, reading out loud some funny quotes, making the scenes come alive in my memory again. The fight between the two boys threatening with their fake big brothers, followed by the famous selling of the honour to take over Tom's Saturday chore -the fence white washing, and so on, and so on. All that humorous content is being quoted in a voice broken by giggles. Her favourite new expression is "the terms of the next disagreement agreed upon", as used in the context of the deadly serious war games that Tom Sawyer engages in.
She's completely mesmerised, and she hasn't even got to the scary parts yet, or to the budding love affair.
There is magic in a children's classic that can make mothers and daughters laugh together at the silliness of naughty boys, and at the fact that very little has changed in the dynamics of childhood friendships, despite the time that has passed since the novel was written.
It has just the right mix of exotic, historical appeal and universal human behaviour to make a perfect introduction into world literature.
January 26, 2025
Adventures of Tom Sawyer is laugh out loud hilarious!
My favorite scene is when Tom shares his medicine with Peter the Cat, and the cat knocks over everything in the room. When his Aunt asks him about what happened, he says oh that鈥檚 just how cats are.
My second favorite scene is when Tom blurts out the first two disciples.
This book induces feelings of nostalgia, back to simpler times, filled with innocence, when children are filled with self-confidence. They haven鈥檛 yet become self-conscious, don鈥檛 care how they look, and bravely take on challenges.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer oozes with vitality 鈥� to the extent that the reader can almost envision these characters.
Suddenly the minister shouted at the top of this voice: 鈥淧raise God from whom all blessings flow鈥擲ING! 鈥攁nd put your hearts in it!鈥�
Tip: Consider a copy with illustrations. Published in 1876, the illustrator did not cut any corners. These illustrations are stunning! When they say, 鈥淭hey don鈥檛 make 鈥榚m like they used to,鈥� this is it. Right here.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text 鈥� A First Edition Library copy from a set of 19 FEL books that I bought for $500 at an estate sale.
Audiobook 鈥� Free through Audible
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My favorite scene is when Tom shares his medicine with Peter the Cat, and the cat knocks over everything in the room. When his Aunt asks him about what happened, he says oh that鈥檚 just how cats are.
My second favorite scene is when Tom blurts out the first two disciples.
This book induces feelings of nostalgia, back to simpler times, filled with innocence, when children are filled with self-confidence. They haven鈥檛 yet become self-conscious, don鈥檛 care how they look, and bravely take on challenges.
Adventures of Tom Sawyer oozes with vitality 鈥� to the extent that the reader can almost envision these characters.
Suddenly the minister shouted at the top of this voice: 鈥淧raise God from whom all blessings flow鈥擲ING! 鈥攁nd put your hearts in it!鈥�
Tip: Consider a copy with illustrations. Published in 1876, the illustrator did not cut any corners. These illustrations are stunning! When they say, 鈥淭hey don鈥檛 make 鈥榚m like they used to,鈥� this is it. Right here.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text 鈥� A First Edition Library copy from a set of 19 FEL books that I bought for $500 at an estate sale.
Audiobook 鈥� Free through Audible
Connect With Me!
April 6, 2021
"He was not the Model Boy of the village. He knew the model boy very well though--and loathed him."
"No, his mind is not for rent
To any god or government.
Always hopeful, yet discontent
He knows changes aren鈥檛 permanent 鈥�
But change is"
Well, what is there to say about this one? It's one of those novels that is so prominent in pop culture that even if you have not read it you likely know scenes from it (Tom convincing others to paint a fence has been recreated and parodied how many times?). It鈥檚 a book that modern readers know going into it pretty much exactly what they're getting. As such I was very unsurprised that I liked it.
More surprising is that I actually hadn't read it already. I knew many people who were assigned this in classes and indeed I was assigned a Twain novel back in Highschool鈥� but it was Huckleberry Finn, not this one (which was actually one of three novels I remember actually really liking of my assigned reading).
Now I must say, there is something about this one I did not expect. Many reviewers who read this later in life say that they wished they would have read it when they were a kid as they think they would have liked it more. I will be the voice against this. While the book was obviously intended for a younger audience and indeed can be read by them with possible great delight, I'm glad I read it in my thirties rather than pre-teen years. Why? Because Mark Twain is a cynical curmudgeon and I would not have appreciated that anywhere near as much in my younger days. The best parts of this book are not Tom and Huck's antics, they are the scenes where Twain just describes things in his conversational smartass way.
Some of my favorite examples:
"The congregation being fully assembled, now, the bell rang once more, to warn laggards and stragglers, and then a solemn hush fell upon the church which was only broken by the tittering and whispering of the choir in the gallery. The choir always tittered and whispered all through service. There was once a church choir that was not ill-bred, but I have forgotten where it was, now. It was a great many years ago, and I can scarcely remember anything about it, but I think it was in some foreign country."
Or take for example another great moment after Tom recovers from the measles:
"During two long weeks Tom lay a prisoner, dead to the world and its happenings. He was very ill, he was interested in nothing. When he got upon his feet at last and moved feebly downtown, a melancholy change had come over everything and every creature. There had been a 鈥渞evival,鈥� and everybody had 鈥済ot religion,鈥� not only the adults, but even the boys and girls. Tom went about, hoping against hope for the sight of one blessed sinful face, but disappointment crossed him everywhere. He found Joe Harper studying a Testament, and turned sadly away from the depressing spectacle. He sought Ben Rogers, and found him visiting the poor with a basket of tracts. He hunted up Jim Hollis, who called his attention to the precious blessing of his late measles as a warning. Every boy he encountered added another ton to his depression; and when, in desperation, he flew for refuge at last to the bosom of Huckleberry Finn and was received with a Scriptural quotation, his heart broke and he crept home and to bed realizing that he alone of all the town was lost, forever and forever."
There's such a cynical and sarcastic nature that Twain, not any of his quirky side characters of leads, is the most entertaining character of the book. Would I have appreciated this commentary as a kid? Maybe some of it, but nowhere near as much as I appreciate it now.
Overall this was a fun little classic to spend some time with. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it, and am looking forward to reading more Twain with my own cynical eyes. 4/5 stars
"No, his mind is not for rent
To any god or government.
Always hopeful, yet discontent
He knows changes aren鈥檛 permanent 鈥�
But change is"
Well, what is there to say about this one? It's one of those novels that is so prominent in pop culture that even if you have not read it you likely know scenes from it (Tom convincing others to paint a fence has been recreated and parodied how many times?). It鈥檚 a book that modern readers know going into it pretty much exactly what they're getting. As such I was very unsurprised that I liked it.
More surprising is that I actually hadn't read it already. I knew many people who were assigned this in classes and indeed I was assigned a Twain novel back in Highschool鈥� but it was Huckleberry Finn, not this one (which was actually one of three novels I remember actually really liking of my assigned reading).
Now I must say, there is something about this one I did not expect. Many reviewers who read this later in life say that they wished they would have read it when they were a kid as they think they would have liked it more. I will be the voice against this. While the book was obviously intended for a younger audience and indeed can be read by them with possible great delight, I'm glad I read it in my thirties rather than pre-teen years. Why? Because Mark Twain is a cynical curmudgeon and I would not have appreciated that anywhere near as much in my younger days. The best parts of this book are not Tom and Huck's antics, they are the scenes where Twain just describes things in his conversational smartass way.
Some of my favorite examples:
"The congregation being fully assembled, now, the bell rang once more, to warn laggards and stragglers, and then a solemn hush fell upon the church which was only broken by the tittering and whispering of the choir in the gallery. The choir always tittered and whispered all through service. There was once a church choir that was not ill-bred, but I have forgotten where it was, now. It was a great many years ago, and I can scarcely remember anything about it, but I think it was in some foreign country."
Or take for example another great moment after Tom recovers from the measles:
"During two long weeks Tom lay a prisoner, dead to the world and its happenings. He was very ill, he was interested in nothing. When he got upon his feet at last and moved feebly downtown, a melancholy change had come over everything and every creature. There had been a 鈥渞evival,鈥� and everybody had 鈥済ot religion,鈥� not only the adults, but even the boys and girls. Tom went about, hoping against hope for the sight of one blessed sinful face, but disappointment crossed him everywhere. He found Joe Harper studying a Testament, and turned sadly away from the depressing spectacle. He sought Ben Rogers, and found him visiting the poor with a basket of tracts. He hunted up Jim Hollis, who called his attention to the precious blessing of his late measles as a warning. Every boy he encountered added another ton to his depression; and when, in desperation, he flew for refuge at last to the bosom of Huckleberry Finn and was received with a Scriptural quotation, his heart broke and he crept home and to bed realizing that he alone of all the town was lost, forever and forever."
There's such a cynical and sarcastic nature that Twain, not any of his quirky side characters of leads, is the most entertaining character of the book. Would I have appreciated this commentary as a kid? Maybe some of it, but nowhere near as much as I appreciate it now.
Overall this was a fun little classic to spend some time with. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it, and am looking forward to reading more Twain with my own cynical eyes. 4/5 stars
February 14, 2020
My coworker and my boyfriend made fun of me when I was reading this because apparently it's written for children and they both read it when younger. I have nothing to say in my defense, I didn't know I don't know most things if that isn't obvious by now. On a related note I probably would have enjoyed this more when younger. It wasn't bad, it was okay but I wasn't really itching to keep reading it and didn't have that usual urge that I get when reading a really enjoyable book to give up even going to the bathroom in favor of continuing to read. I did really enjoy at the end though when Huck runs away and then Tom finds him and Huck talks about how he's just not cut out for being rich and polite society like same Huck. Tom tricking people into painting the fence for him was also A+. Anyway now I can pretend to be somewhat cultured since I finally read some Mark Twain which is what clearly matters the most here.
August 25, 2020
Well, the Show Me State showed me.
Showed me how you do it. How you write stories so colorfully and so well-crafted, you could almost cry from reading them.
Paulette Jiles took me all over the state of Missouri this week, in her 2002 publication of Enemy Women, a historical fiction novel that takes place in 1864, and then Mark Twain took my daughters and me to St. Petersburg, Missouri, to the real world of 1876.
And what's in that world of 1876 Missouri?
Well. . . riverboats, wagons, poor white boys, overprotective aunts, pretty girls, adventures in caves. . . and talk of orgies, knives, guns, pipe smoking, and a frequent use of the 鈥淣鈥� word.
As the narrator of this novel to my daughters, these qualities necessitated an immediate discussion at the start of the book. We needed to talk about this, before we went any further in this read.
Here's the deal: I don't use the 鈥淣鈥� word, and I don't hang out with people who do.
I made my boundary clear right as we started. I am clever enough to read ahead and say what needs to be said without making myself uncomfortable by using language that twists my intestines.
However, I made something else clear to my girls: just because an author depicts their characters authentically does not make them a racist, nor does it make the book racist.
My children have a writer for a mother. They know more than they want to know about the writing process, and they've also watched their mother eavesdrop on more than her fair share of conversations. They know by now how obsessed I am with authentic dialogue. I can't stand any writer sugar-coating or contriving what they hear.
But, as a mother, would I have enjoyed either of my girls reading the 鈥淣鈥� word, over and over again, in this book?
No.
As the narrator and the mom, I chose to leave out all references to the 鈥淣鈥� word, skip over the boys' curiosity about 鈥渙rgies鈥� and leave out about half of the talk about smoking.
And focus on the good.
The best parts for me: watching my daughters laugh at what a drama queen Tom Sawyer is, and being reminded of how many 鈥渄eath scenes鈥� Tom conjures up in his mind, so he may convince himself that he's a good person, when he visualizes how many people will mourn him! I loved watching my girls cover up their faces in disgust when Tom, Huck and Joe stripped down to their birthday suits on the island, doing handstands and sword fights and whatnot. I couldn't help but be reminded of Out Stealing Horses. My middle child mumbled, from behind the hands covering her face, 鈥渂oys are so repulsive.鈥�
Yes, this is a boy's world for sure. These barefooted boys with the ringworm on their scalps and rings of dirt around their necks are a bunch of river rats.
But I must give Mr. Twain the credit he deserves here, for bringing these authentic characters to life, though I do understand the difficulty we face reading some of these classics. They are snapshots of how people behaved (how some people still behave), and sometimes those are painful reminders.
Showed me how you do it. How you write stories so colorfully and so well-crafted, you could almost cry from reading them.
Paulette Jiles took me all over the state of Missouri this week, in her 2002 publication of Enemy Women, a historical fiction novel that takes place in 1864, and then Mark Twain took my daughters and me to St. Petersburg, Missouri, to the real world of 1876.
And what's in that world of 1876 Missouri?
Well. . . riverboats, wagons, poor white boys, overprotective aunts, pretty girls, adventures in caves. . . and talk of orgies, knives, guns, pipe smoking, and a frequent use of the 鈥淣鈥� word.
As the narrator of this novel to my daughters, these qualities necessitated an immediate discussion at the start of the book. We needed to talk about this, before we went any further in this read.
Here's the deal: I don't use the 鈥淣鈥� word, and I don't hang out with people who do.
I made my boundary clear right as we started. I am clever enough to read ahead and say what needs to be said without making myself uncomfortable by using language that twists my intestines.
However, I made something else clear to my girls: just because an author depicts their characters authentically does not make them a racist, nor does it make the book racist.
My children have a writer for a mother. They know more than they want to know about the writing process, and they've also watched their mother eavesdrop on more than her fair share of conversations. They know by now how obsessed I am with authentic dialogue. I can't stand any writer sugar-coating or contriving what they hear.
But, as a mother, would I have enjoyed either of my girls reading the 鈥淣鈥� word, over and over again, in this book?
No.
As the narrator and the mom, I chose to leave out all references to the 鈥淣鈥� word, skip over the boys' curiosity about 鈥渙rgies鈥� and leave out about half of the talk about smoking.
And focus on the good.
The best parts for me: watching my daughters laugh at what a drama queen Tom Sawyer is, and being reminded of how many 鈥渄eath scenes鈥� Tom conjures up in his mind, so he may convince himself that he's a good person, when he visualizes how many people will mourn him! I loved watching my girls cover up their faces in disgust when Tom, Huck and Joe stripped down to their birthday suits on the island, doing handstands and sword fights and whatnot. I couldn't help but be reminded of Out Stealing Horses. My middle child mumbled, from behind the hands covering her face, 鈥渂oys are so repulsive.鈥�
Yes, this is a boy's world for sure. These barefooted boys with the ringworm on their scalps and rings of dirt around their necks are a bunch of river rats.
But I must give Mr. Twain the credit he deserves here, for bringing these authentic characters to life, though I do understand the difficulty we face reading some of these classics. They are snapshots of how people behaved (how some people still behave), and sometimes those are painful reminders.
June 26, 2018
Despite knowing this story front-and-back, it was nice to finally read the unabridged words of one of America's finest storytellers. The scene with Tom lost in the cave is notably incredible, but Twain's folksy prose is a delight throughout. I'm not as familiar with the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Can't wait to start that one soon!
August 19, 2018
毓賳 賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱卮賯賷 鬲賵賲 爻賵賷乇 賵兀氐丿賯丕亍賴
The adventures of naughty little boy, Tom Sawyer and his friends.
You won't believe it wrote 150 years ago,
as Mark Twain's procedure is simple and fluid.
He do not show off with language techniques or dictionary's vocabulary.
just adventures and events, no silly metaphors
an enjoyable novel that i have read at one session
On starting reading "Huckleberry Finn", I knew that it was the second part of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", so I went back to the first part, since I have a spare time
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賵賴匕賴 賴賷 丌禺乇 賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱兀賵賱 賯亘賱 兀賳 賷禺胤乇 賱賴 賰鬲丕亘丞 噩夭亍 鬲丕賳賷 毓賳 氐丿賷賯 亘胤賱 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱兀賵賱貙 賮賱賲 賷毓胤 丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱兀賵賱 賳賴丕賷丞 賱毓賱賴 賷賱賯丕賳丕 孬丕賳賷丞:
July 27, 2022
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the first literary classics I read. Mark Twain will make us laugh and think with this novel's satire, comedy, and folk narrative.
The story of Thomas Sawyer, Aunt Polly, Sid, cousin Mary, and his friend Huckleberry Finn will be one of the first adventure books that most of us must have read. We all might have had a friend like Tom Sawyer in our childhood, who was very irritating but will make us smile when we think of our childhood memories with them.
I remember carrying a copy of this book wherever I went when I was young. Despite this, it took a long time for me to finish reading this book. It is because I preferred to read this book only when I was feeling stressed. This is one of the few books that was a real stress buster for me and prevented me from burning out at a younger age.
This is one of the best classics that we can give the younger generation to read.
March 29, 2010
My all-time favorite work of fiction. I usually read this every summer.
As a fourth grader I read this book and took it very seriously. It was my dream to build a raft and go adventuring. Actually I did build the raft, but there was not enough water in the creek.
My other great ambition was to come marching into my own funeral. I still think that would be fun.
When I read about Tom taking a licking for Becky Thatcher in school and sharing his cake with her in the cave, I thought that was incredibly chivalrous and how things ought to be. Because I read this book when I was young & before I understood much of the humor, I think it shaped the way I think in many ways.
As an adult, I have re-read this book several times and love its timeless humor. The descriptions of a little kid at church are totally relevant today. I have learned that this book is primarily a light-hearted book written about children, but for adults.
As a fourth grader I read this book and took it very seriously. It was my dream to build a raft and go adventuring. Actually I did build the raft, but there was not enough water in the creek.
My other great ambition was to come marching into my own funeral. I still think that would be fun.
When I read about Tom taking a licking for Becky Thatcher in school and sharing his cake with her in the cave, I thought that was incredibly chivalrous and how things ought to be. Because I read this book when I was young & before I understood much of the humor, I think it shaped the way I think in many ways.
As an adult, I have re-read this book several times and love its timeless humor. The descriptions of a little kid at church are totally relevant today. I have learned that this book is primarily a light-hearted book written about children, but for adults.
February 11, 2024
Why I chose to listen to this audiobook:
1. I've owned a book titled for several years but never got around to reading it until now. I decided to "split up" these stories by listening to separate audiobooks;
2. this is available as a free loan through Libby; and,
3. February 2024 is my "Classics" Month.
Praises:
1. it warmed my heart to hear of 12-year-old Tom and his friends' various adventures and hijnx as they whitewash a fence, flounder through Sunday school lessons, form schoolyard crushes, run away to become pirates, and even hunt for buried treasure. Creeping around graveyards in the middle of the night and getting lost in a cave are part and parcel of this boy's life. These kids sure knew how to have fun, long before "screen-time" ruined creative play;
2. Tom is quite the emotional young fellow as he hilariously envisions dramatic pinings and death scenes; and,
3. narrator William Dufris skillfully creates distinct voices and seamlessly invokes dialogue true to the written word.
Niggles:
1. this may not seem like an issue when reading the print copy, but the frequent use of the phrase "by and by" started sticking in my craw every time I would hear it; and,
2. the reading of the female students' eloquence compositions during examinations were too long and had NOTHING pertinent to do with Tom or any other character!
Overall Thoughts:
I can't believe I've never read this story before!
At times reminding me of , I adored Tom's characterization. Although clever, adventurous, and mischievous, he radiates an innocence that is quite endearing.
Like many readers, I too would cringe whenever I heard the "n" word; however, as this was published in 1876, author 's writing style feels historically accurate and reflects the times.
I highly recommend listening to the audiobook! Truly, a classic that I thoroughly enjoyed!
1. I've owned a book titled for several years but never got around to reading it until now. I decided to "split up" these stories by listening to separate audiobooks;
2. this is available as a free loan through Libby; and,
3. February 2024 is my "Classics" Month.
Praises:
1. it warmed my heart to hear of 12-year-old Tom and his friends' various adventures and hijnx as they whitewash a fence, flounder through Sunday school lessons, form schoolyard crushes, run away to become pirates, and even hunt for buried treasure. Creeping around graveyards in the middle of the night and getting lost in a cave are part and parcel of this boy's life. These kids sure knew how to have fun, long before "screen-time" ruined creative play;
2. Tom is quite the emotional young fellow as he hilariously envisions dramatic pinings and death scenes; and,
3. narrator William Dufris skillfully creates distinct voices and seamlessly invokes dialogue true to the written word.
Niggles:
1. this may not seem like an issue when reading the print copy, but the frequent use of the phrase "by and by" started sticking in my craw every time I would hear it; and,
2. the reading of the female students' eloquence compositions during examinations were too long and had NOTHING pertinent to do with Tom or any other character!
Overall Thoughts:
I can't believe I've never read this story before!
At times reminding me of , I adored Tom's characterization. Although clever, adventurous, and mischievous, he radiates an innocence that is quite endearing.
Like many readers, I too would cringe whenever I heard the "n" word; however, as this was published in 1876, author 's writing style feels historically accurate and reflects the times.
I highly recommend listening to the audiobook! Truly, a classic that I thoroughly enjoyed!
December 2, 2023
Mark Twain's world famous novel on the adventures of a boy, Tom Sawyer and his pals Huck Finn, Ben Harper and Becky Thatcher. The book is centred around To Sawyer indeed a representation of a wayward but typical youth of the day, who comes across almost has an anti-hero to my today reading sensibilities. One thing that this book really captures well is the 'alternate reality' that children create and live in, a feat that many writers before and since struggled to convey. They are plentiful racist terms, references, ideas etc around Native Americans and African Americans, but they were common ideologies and parlance of the day, and if anything, are a testament to how the word has evolved since. I still struggle to give this more than a Two Star, 4 out of 12, as ultimately the only reason to read and reread this is its literary historical context.
2023 and 2009 read
2023 and 2009 read
April 1, 2022
when i was in high school i used to carry beat-up used paperback classics around with me and read them every time i had a spare even 45 seconds.
it's a wonder i had any friends at all.
this book is good, though.
part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago
it's a wonder i had any friends at all.
this book is good, though.
part of a series i'm doing in which i review books i read a long time ago
October 18, 2016
How many people get to crash their funeral?
Is it sort of weird that I want to do this? I mean it would be such a fun surprise for people or bad depending on what they thought of you. Imagine going to the funeral of your sworn enemy and then he bursts through the door, you鈥檇 be so disappointed or as equally amazed if you just buried your best friend and he turns up to say hi.
It something to ponder at least, other than that this book is pretty shit. I mean the narrative structure is a mess, the dialogue is appalling (please note I said dialogue, and not dialect,) and the characters are pretty flat. This book really isn鈥檛 all that. The plot is very up and down; it doesn鈥檛 flow like a well-structured novel should. It鈥檚 like Twain ran out of steam at certain points and had to push in some awkwardly clunky event to get the plot moving again. It didn鈥檛 feel like a natural course of events. And this brings be back to the dialogue. Tom鈥檚 aunty, I forget her name, had some real terrible sections that were so packed full of pointlessness. It was dull, so very dull. I really didn鈥檛 get a lot out of it.
Tom Sawyer, so called bad-boy of American literary culture, your story was disappointing.
Is it sort of weird that I want to do this? I mean it would be such a fun surprise for people or bad depending on what they thought of you. Imagine going to the funeral of your sworn enemy and then he bursts through the door, you鈥檇 be so disappointed or as equally amazed if you just buried your best friend and he turns up to say hi.
It something to ponder at least, other than that this book is pretty shit. I mean the narrative structure is a mess, the dialogue is appalling (please note I said dialogue, and not dialect,) and the characters are pretty flat. This book really isn鈥檛 all that. The plot is very up and down; it doesn鈥檛 flow like a well-structured novel should. It鈥檚 like Twain ran out of steam at certain points and had to push in some awkwardly clunky event to get the plot moving again. It didn鈥檛 feel like a natural course of events. And this brings be back to the dialogue. Tom鈥檚 aunty, I forget her name, had some real terrible sections that were so packed full of pointlessness. It was dull, so very dull. I really didn鈥檛 get a lot out of it.
Tom Sawyer, so called bad-boy of American literary culture, your story was disappointing.
September 12, 2020
Although my book is intended mainly for the entertainment of boys and girls, I hope it will not be shunned by men and women on that account, for part of my plan has been to try to pleasantly remind adults of what they once were themselves, and of how they felt and thought and talked, and what queer enterprises they sometimes engaged in.
Even if you鈥檝e never actually read this book, it鈥檚 influence is so vast that you are almost certainly familiar with the character of Tom Sawyer on some level. His ploy to entice his friends to help him whitewash his Aunt Polly鈥檚 fence is one of the most famous scenes in all of literature. Remember when Ferris Bueller explained how to fake being sick so he could stay home from school? Ripped off from this book. Remember in A Christmas Story when Ralphie gets his mouth washed out with soap and he imagines going blind and his parents never forgiving themselves for punishing him? Inspired by a scene in this novel.
While there is a loose plot, the book is more a series of vignettes. There鈥檚 taunting and scuffles between boys. Little brothers who tattle. Playing and trying above all to avoid work. Puppy love. Crazy superstitions and rituals and blood oaths. Pretending to be robbers and pirates and searching for buried treasure. There are even caves and funerals and a murder trial. Was life ever truly like what鈥檚 presented in these pages? It reads now like a boyish fantasy about living as a rebellious 12-year old boy. Indeed, these boys鈥� ideal form is shown in the description given of Tom鈥檚 best friend, Huckleberry Finn:
Huckleberry came and went, at his own free will. He slept on doorsteps in fine weather and in empty hogsheads in wet; he did not have to go to school or to church, or call any being master or obey anybody; he could go fishing or swimming when and where he chose, and stay as long as it suited him; nobody forbade him to fight; he could sit up as late as he pleased; he was always the first boy that went barefoot in the spring and the last to resume leather in the fall; he never had to wash, nor put on clean clothes; he could swear wonderfully. In a word, everything that goes to make life precious that boy had. So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg.
Tom Sawyer鈥檚 presentation in this novel is the triumph and glorification of street smarts and guile over book smarts and hard work. He usually deserves a much greater punishment than he receives. He skates through life on charm and optimism and a bit of luck. He鈥檚 like a penny that always lands on heads. And yet, you can鈥檛 help but root for him. He has a genuinely good heart, protects his friends, and even risks his life to do the right thing. Tom Sawyer is a uniquely American literary character; I can鈥檛 imagine another culture presenting such a flawed character so charmingly and heroically.
If you鈥檙e looking to be transported to simpler times, or long for the simplicity of youth, you can鈥檛 go wrong with this book. It鈥檚 a classic for a reason. Recommended.
April 23, 2024
Who knows, he may grow up to be President someday, unless they hang him first!
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Selected by Kenny for August 2021 Big Book Read (In August I am reading the entire Tom & Huck Series as well as Life on the Mississippi & Huck Out West
Buddy read with Aesaan
Random thought: I love returning to 鈥檚 Mississippi Universe. I grow to love it more with each repeated reading.
Another thought: Tom Sawyer is so different than Huck Finn. This requires a very different review.
A third thought: This must be my fourth reading of . It's fun revisiting childhood books.
Tom Sawyer ~~ like every boy of his time ~~ just wants to be free, adventurous, moral, and intelligent. Born in the heart of the South, in Missouri, Tom, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and cousins. He loves to play hooky so he can go fishing.
His aunt ~~ bless her heart ~~ tries her best to tame him, dragging him to church and punishing his rebelliousness. But she never breaks the boy's spirit.
Mondays are the worst for Tom because a week of dull education looms before him. If Tom is late, like he is so often, he will undoubtedly be the recipient of the switch, laid gustily upon his back by the bore of a schoolmaster.
That is how we have been taught to think of Tom, but there is so much more to him.
is a master at weaving words with wit. Here, Twain tells the story of the young Tom Sawyer. Throughout , you will sense the moral, psychological and intellectual growth of Tom, Huck and Joe. A beautifully written story, presents the past in such a way that readers will personally identify with Tom. speaks of life on the Mississippi River where Twain himself spent his youth.
The genius of is to have the reader on Tom's side all the way through. Despite the third-person narration, the reader is drawn into the small real world and larger imagined worlds of a boy in a town on the Mississippi River in the mid-1800s. It's as though we are recalling our own wayward childhoods when the world seemed huge and full of potential adventures, full of possible lives we could live, regardless of whether we grew up in a world remotely like that of Tom's life.
We laugh when Tom lures his friends into running away to an island to become pirates, steal food and plan bloody raids ~~ we could imagine ourselves at least wishing we could do something like that when we were kids. We squirm a bit when the boys realize their loved ones thinks they have drowned ~~ remember thinking they'll regret it when I'm gone. We cheer at their staged reappearance at their own funerals ~~ I'll show them! And then we melt when Tom's Aunt Polly, who raises him, convinces herself the boy means well and loves her.
There is also plenty of death in the novel ~~ when you count the bodies that pop up among the boy's adventures. One serious overarching plot tangled up with the episodes in this very episodic novel involve a violent gang whose leader has it in for Tom. The boys' games have a way of spoiling Injun Joe's criminal endeavors ~~ their cemetery plays leads them to witness a murder. Or when their comical efforts to find buried treasure brings them to uncovering the gang's actual stash.
This merger of playacting and real-life drama throughout Tom Sawyer lets Twain make fun of the fantastic adventure stories of his time while still deriving the entertainment value of those stories. Tom and Huck actually win great riches at the end of the novel, just as in any potboiler of Twain's day.
In the early pages, Joe Harper is set up as the Tom's best friend, though he has little personality beyond a proclivity for going along with whatever Tom suggests. Huck though adds something interesting as he develops in the course of the book from a loose member of Tom's group to his bosom buddy. The barefooted boy is basically growing up alone, impoverished, an outsider to the town's decent folk. But he's got a heart as big as Tom's, if less calculating. And his honest responses can give vent to Twain's disdain ~~ without cleverness or meanness ~~ for the norms of upright ~~ or is it uptight ~~ society.
In the last chapter Huckleberry has become the most intriguing character of the novel, the moral center of this world. It's Huck who, with his discomfort at being pressed into civilized living, undercuts the too neatly wrapped up happy ending. It's no wonder Twain wants his voice for their next three adventures.
is an unforgettable read. Tom and Huck squirm right into a person鈥檚 imagination and heart. shows the joy of childhood as well as the acceptance of change. But most of all it reveals that we all have a little Tom Sawyer in us.
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Selected by Kenny for August 2021 Big Book Read (In August I am reading the entire Tom & Huck Series as well as Life on the Mississippi & Huck Out West
Buddy read with Aesaan
Random thought: I love returning to 鈥檚 Mississippi Universe. I grow to love it more with each repeated reading.
Another thought: Tom Sawyer is so different than Huck Finn. This requires a very different review.
A third thought: This must be my fourth reading of . It's fun revisiting childhood books.
Tom Sawyer ~~ like every boy of his time ~~ just wants to be free, adventurous, moral, and intelligent. Born in the heart of the South, in Missouri, Tom, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and cousins. He loves to play hooky so he can go fishing.
His aunt ~~ bless her heart ~~ tries her best to tame him, dragging him to church and punishing his rebelliousness. But she never breaks the boy's spirit.
Mondays are the worst for Tom because a week of dull education looms before him. If Tom is late, like he is so often, he will undoubtedly be the recipient of the switch, laid gustily upon his back by the bore of a schoolmaster.
That is how we have been taught to think of Tom, but there is so much more to him.
is a master at weaving words with wit. Here, Twain tells the story of the young Tom Sawyer. Throughout , you will sense the moral, psychological and intellectual growth of Tom, Huck and Joe. A beautifully written story, presents the past in such a way that readers will personally identify with Tom. speaks of life on the Mississippi River where Twain himself spent his youth.
The genius of is to have the reader on Tom's side all the way through. Despite the third-person narration, the reader is drawn into the small real world and larger imagined worlds of a boy in a town on the Mississippi River in the mid-1800s. It's as though we are recalling our own wayward childhoods when the world seemed huge and full of potential adventures, full of possible lives we could live, regardless of whether we grew up in a world remotely like that of Tom's life.
We laugh when Tom lures his friends into running away to an island to become pirates, steal food and plan bloody raids ~~ we could imagine ourselves at least wishing we could do something like that when we were kids. We squirm a bit when the boys realize their loved ones thinks they have drowned ~~ remember thinking they'll regret it when I'm gone. We cheer at their staged reappearance at their own funerals ~~ I'll show them! And then we melt when Tom's Aunt Polly, who raises him, convinces herself the boy means well and loves her.
There is also plenty of death in the novel ~~ when you count the bodies that pop up among the boy's adventures. One serious overarching plot tangled up with the episodes in this very episodic novel involve a violent gang whose leader has it in for Tom. The boys' games have a way of spoiling Injun Joe's criminal endeavors ~~ their cemetery plays leads them to witness a murder. Or when their comical efforts to find buried treasure brings them to uncovering the gang's actual stash.
This merger of playacting and real-life drama throughout Tom Sawyer lets Twain make fun of the fantastic adventure stories of his time while still deriving the entertainment value of those stories. Tom and Huck actually win great riches at the end of the novel, just as in any potboiler of Twain's day.
In the early pages, Joe Harper is set up as the Tom's best friend, though he has little personality beyond a proclivity for going along with whatever Tom suggests. Huck though adds something interesting as he develops in the course of the book from a loose member of Tom's group to his bosom buddy. The barefooted boy is basically growing up alone, impoverished, an outsider to the town's decent folk. But he's got a heart as big as Tom's, if less calculating. And his honest responses can give vent to Twain's disdain ~~ without cleverness or meanness ~~ for the norms of upright ~~ or is it uptight ~~ society.
In the last chapter Huckleberry has become the most intriguing character of the novel, the moral center of this world. It's Huck who, with his discomfort at being pressed into civilized living, undercuts the too neatly wrapped up happy ending. It's no wonder Twain wants his voice for their next three adventures.
is an unforgettable read. Tom and Huck squirm right into a person鈥檚 imagination and heart. shows the joy of childhood as well as the acceptance of change. But most of all it reveals that we all have a little Tom Sawyer in us.
October 18, 2020
What can you say about Tom Sawyer? Classic Mark Twain! I think a lot of people already know many parts of this story 鈥� whether it is from reading the book, watching old Disney movies, pop culture references, etc. Raise your hand if you think of Tom Sawyer every time you see a white fence?
I enjoy Mark Twain鈥檚 downhome storytelling. When you read this is it not hard to imagine that you are sitting next to the fireplace or around a campfire (a fire of some sort!) while your Grandpa tells you tales that might be true or might be tall. It鈥檚 like a warm bowl of stew or chicken soup in book from. It just warms the soul!
I enjoyed the audiobook of this as narrated by Nick Offerman. I am pretty sure that Nick Offerman was born to narrate Mark Twain books. I noticed that there are several other Twain books narrated by him and I will definitely be checking those out!
And, now for the mandatory 鈥淭imes 鈥� they were a different鈥� disclaimer. The content of this story is based in the late 1800s. Things were different back then and that comes through in the writing. Doesn鈥檛 make it right, but it is just how they were. In this case, I feel like they are generally minor compared to other books from Twain and the era, but it is worth noting going in if you are bothered by culturally insensitive language and stereotypes.
Now, with that out of the way . . .
If you need a nice, easy to read book to curl up with on a cool fall day and you want to check another classic off your list, you cannot go wrong with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
I enjoy Mark Twain鈥檚 downhome storytelling. When you read this is it not hard to imagine that you are sitting next to the fireplace or around a campfire (a fire of some sort!) while your Grandpa tells you tales that might be true or might be tall. It鈥檚 like a warm bowl of stew or chicken soup in book from. It just warms the soul!
I enjoyed the audiobook of this as narrated by Nick Offerman. I am pretty sure that Nick Offerman was born to narrate Mark Twain books. I noticed that there are several other Twain books narrated by him and I will definitely be checking those out!
And, now for the mandatory 鈥淭imes 鈥� they were a different鈥� disclaimer. The content of this story is based in the late 1800s. Things were different back then and that comes through in the writing. Doesn鈥檛 make it right, but it is just how they were. In this case, I feel like they are generally minor compared to other books from Twain and the era, but it is worth noting going in if you are bothered by culturally insensitive language and stereotypes.
Now, with that out of the way . . .
If you need a nice, easy to read book to curl up with on a cool fall day and you want to check another classic off your list, you cannot go wrong with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
December 15, 2020
82nd book of 2020.
This is a great story that took me, particularly their time on the island as 鈥榩irates鈥�, back to my days in the Sea Scouts. Every year, save a few where we went elsewhere, we camped in Marlowe, right on the bank of the river Thames. We slept in tents, went sailing on calm river mornings, looked at the mansions that flanked the water and dreamt up imaginary lives for ourselves, living in them with beautiful wives, long shadows from the trees lay across the still water, we had campfires, we lined each other鈥檚 tents with alcohol gel and set it alight for a ring of fire, we tied each other to trees, we played takedown bulldog, we used rope to heave one another鈥檚 kayak up a tree, we pushed each other in the lake, we got bored washing up and slapped each other with soapy hands, we ate jam on bread all day, we swam in the freezing cold water, we whipped each other with towels, we wrestled, we shouted, we punched and kicked, we helped one another when someone capsized their boat, we told ghost stories, we played manhunt at night, we lay on our backs and looked at the blue skies, we took each other鈥檚 washing off the line and threw it in the river or up on branches, we got homesick, too, we comforted each other, we cried sometimes, we missed our parents, but we also had ultimate freedom for a week, we could swear, we could stay up late, we could spit in the water, we could lick our plates, we could eat breakfast with our feet in the water, we could sunbathe with no homework, we could, above all, relish in the fact that we were all young and free, and happy.
I鈥檓 surprised to see so many poor reviews of this. A lecturer of mine once said, 鈥淧eople don鈥檛 like Tom Sawyer because it isn鈥檛 Huckleberry Finn,鈥� and that may be so. I鈥檝e seen people say it鈥檚 written for children, but the issue is this: it is complicated or boring for children, and not interesting enough for adults. I don鈥檛 know about the former, but I disagree with the latter.
And in fact, there is one paragraph that perfectly matches an observation I myself have had, and I myself have even written about. I realised that no matter what boisterous boy behaviour occurred on camp, there were times that nature prevailed over us. I won鈥檛 describe every memory, but several stand out, to illustrate my point, and then Twain鈥檚 observation too. At times, normally on the water, we were quiet. The river had the power, where all adults failed, to subdue us. Even the most wild Scouts were still, melancholic even, under the river鈥檚 trance. The same happened at night sometimes, in woods, where the trees that stood around us lulled us to thoughtfulness. I have profound (I believe them to be very profound moments in my life) of looking at boys in these moments. One friend, who particularly enjoyed hitting us, and I once took a sailing boat out one morning, a little one. I lay on the front of the boat on my back and he sailed. The whole time I wondered when he was going to hit me, or else tip me off the boat, but he didn鈥檛. And when I glanced over my shoulder, I caught him staring intently, sadly, at the water rippling and parting under the boat, lost in some deep and personal thought. For me, it was like I had seen a whole new side to his character, a whole deeper understanding of him. After that, we became very close friends, we still talk, infrequently, today. So, it swelled my heart, and moved me, to read these few lines from Twain:
The stillness, the solemnity, that brooded in the woods, and the sense of loneliness, began to tell upon the spirits of the boys. They fell to thinking. A sort of undefined longing crept upon them. This took dim shape presently 鈥� it was budding home-sickness.
And apart from this beautiful moment in the book, the rest is enjoyable and humorous 鈥� Tom, Huckleberry and Joe have a great adventure together, being pirates, gate-crashing their own funeral and playing Robin Hood. These entertaining moments do not distract from the melancholic ones though, the stillness of the boys and their inevitable climb towards adulthood, like us, never to return again to those years of childhood wonder and freedom, like how I will never again experience being twelve years old on camp again, which saddens me.
This is a great story that took me, particularly their time on the island as 鈥榩irates鈥�, back to my days in the Sea Scouts. Every year, save a few where we went elsewhere, we camped in Marlowe, right on the bank of the river Thames. We slept in tents, went sailing on calm river mornings, looked at the mansions that flanked the water and dreamt up imaginary lives for ourselves, living in them with beautiful wives, long shadows from the trees lay across the still water, we had campfires, we lined each other鈥檚 tents with alcohol gel and set it alight for a ring of fire, we tied each other to trees, we played takedown bulldog, we used rope to heave one another鈥檚 kayak up a tree, we pushed each other in the lake, we got bored washing up and slapped each other with soapy hands, we ate jam on bread all day, we swam in the freezing cold water, we whipped each other with towels, we wrestled, we shouted, we punched and kicked, we helped one another when someone capsized their boat, we told ghost stories, we played manhunt at night, we lay on our backs and looked at the blue skies, we took each other鈥檚 washing off the line and threw it in the river or up on branches, we got homesick, too, we comforted each other, we cried sometimes, we missed our parents, but we also had ultimate freedom for a week, we could swear, we could stay up late, we could spit in the water, we could lick our plates, we could eat breakfast with our feet in the water, we could sunbathe with no homework, we could, above all, relish in the fact that we were all young and free, and happy.
I鈥檓 surprised to see so many poor reviews of this. A lecturer of mine once said, 鈥淧eople don鈥檛 like Tom Sawyer because it isn鈥檛 Huckleberry Finn,鈥� and that may be so. I鈥檝e seen people say it鈥檚 written for children, but the issue is this: it is complicated or boring for children, and not interesting enough for adults. I don鈥檛 know about the former, but I disagree with the latter.
And in fact, there is one paragraph that perfectly matches an observation I myself have had, and I myself have even written about. I realised that no matter what boisterous boy behaviour occurred on camp, there were times that nature prevailed over us. I won鈥檛 describe every memory, but several stand out, to illustrate my point, and then Twain鈥檚 observation too. At times, normally on the water, we were quiet. The river had the power, where all adults failed, to subdue us. Even the most wild Scouts were still, melancholic even, under the river鈥檚 trance. The same happened at night sometimes, in woods, where the trees that stood around us lulled us to thoughtfulness. I have profound (I believe them to be very profound moments in my life) of looking at boys in these moments. One friend, who particularly enjoyed hitting us, and I once took a sailing boat out one morning, a little one. I lay on the front of the boat on my back and he sailed. The whole time I wondered when he was going to hit me, or else tip me off the boat, but he didn鈥檛. And when I glanced over my shoulder, I caught him staring intently, sadly, at the water rippling and parting under the boat, lost in some deep and personal thought. For me, it was like I had seen a whole new side to his character, a whole deeper understanding of him. After that, we became very close friends, we still talk, infrequently, today. So, it swelled my heart, and moved me, to read these few lines from Twain:
The stillness, the solemnity, that brooded in the woods, and the sense of loneliness, began to tell upon the spirits of the boys. They fell to thinking. A sort of undefined longing crept upon them. This took dim shape presently 鈥� it was budding home-sickness.
And apart from this beautiful moment in the book, the rest is enjoyable and humorous 鈥� Tom, Huckleberry and Joe have a great adventure together, being pirates, gate-crashing their own funeral and playing Robin Hood. These entertaining moments do not distract from the melancholic ones though, the stillness of the boys and their inevitable climb towards adulthood, like us, never to return again to those years of childhood wonder and freedom, like how I will never again experience being twelve years old on camp again, which saddens me.
November 2, 2020
Been a while since Huck Finn, & I finally got around to reading this, a certain preparation text for the Mississippi River classic. This one is considered far inferior, & it is. Although, I must admit, the opening is stronger and the adventures are more varied. There is substantially more comedy in this, more of a dabbling with the picaresque鈥攆ar more enjoyable then. But Huckleberry Finn has a more pervasive pathos than this one: overall, a stronger sense of the loneliness experienced one lazy Sunday afternoon in the deep gone-now South...
September 13, 2017
Book Review
4+ out of 5 stars for , a classic novel written in 1876 by . Another book where there are likely tons of reviews, each covering the plot, summary, characters, writing and themes. I'll try not to do that, but instead a few quick hits on what made me like this one so much. An author's job is difficult. You undoubtedly have hundreds of ideas and images swimming around inside your head. You may want to try to correct a wrong in society. You could be highlighting all the things that people should be aware of. It might be an opportunity to share a dream or wild imagination with readers. Mark Twain is all of those things tied together with a big, beautiful bow. He understands how to write. He knows how people read. He doesn't care about either enough to worry what he does in his novels. And I don't mean that in a critical or accusatory way. I mean that it all just pours out of him regardless of his audience, as he just naturally builds a wonderful story full of memories. With a setting like the Mississippi River, characters like Tom and Huck, messages like "how do you grow up to be a good man" threaded throughout the story, it couldn't possibly fail. I'm not even covering the themes around slavery and freedom, men and women, skin color, age, relationships... it's purely a theory on how to live your life so that you know what to expect, when to expect it and how to react. So much more I could say... but the best I could leave you with is... this is the kinda book everyone needs to read as we will all take something very different from it. Sometimes we will be angry that Twain didn't do enough, considering how brilliant he was, to help support the causes going on at the time he wrote this. Others praise him for shining a light on what was happening. It's controversial, diverse and thought-provoking. That's why to read it -- to engage in a discourse where you can feel free to share your opinion and understand every else's feelings, too.
About Me
For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on 欧宝娱乐, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by.
4+ out of 5 stars for , a classic novel written in 1876 by . Another book where there are likely tons of reviews, each covering the plot, summary, characters, writing and themes. I'll try not to do that, but instead a few quick hits on what made me like this one so much. An author's job is difficult. You undoubtedly have hundreds of ideas and images swimming around inside your head. You may want to try to correct a wrong in society. You could be highlighting all the things that people should be aware of. It might be an opportunity to share a dream or wild imagination with readers. Mark Twain is all of those things tied together with a big, beautiful bow. He understands how to write. He knows how people read. He doesn't care about either enough to worry what he does in his novels. And I don't mean that in a critical or accusatory way. I mean that it all just pours out of him regardless of his audience, as he just naturally builds a wonderful story full of memories. With a setting like the Mississippi River, characters like Tom and Huck, messages like "how do you grow up to be a good man" threaded throughout the story, it couldn't possibly fail. I'm not even covering the themes around slavery and freedom, men and women, skin color, age, relationships... it's purely a theory on how to live your life so that you know what to expect, when to expect it and how to react. So much more I could say... but the best I could leave you with is... this is the kinda book everyone needs to read as we will all take something very different from it. Sometimes we will be angry that Twain didn't do enough, considering how brilliant he was, to help support the causes going on at the time he wrote this. Others praise him for shining a light on what was happening. It's controversial, diverse and thought-provoking. That's why to read it -- to engage in a discourse where you can feel free to share your opinion and understand every else's feelings, too.
About Me
For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on 欧宝娱乐, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by.
May 10, 2018
3.5* a good, funny story.
March 20, 2022
Cl谩sico de la literatura norteamericana de aventuras.
Ten铆a curiosidad por saber cosas sobre el amigo Tom Sawyer.
Interesante, aunque, a ratos, se me hizo bastante pesado.
Classic of American adventure literature.
I was curious to know about my friend Tom Sawyer.
Interesting, though, at times, I found it quite heavy.
Ten铆a curiosidad por saber cosas sobre el amigo Tom Sawyer.
Interesante, aunque, a ratos, se me hizo bastante pesado.
Classic of American adventure literature.
I was curious to know about my friend Tom Sawyer.
Interesting, though, at times, I found it quite heavy.
April 24, 2022
鈥淢ost of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred鈥�
It was interesting to revisit what amounts to a collection of childhood adventures in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Amusing and episodic, they almost effortlessly transport the reader to another time and place, and, probably without any intention from Mark Twain, prepare the reader for his more important achievement, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck was clearly the most interesting character in Tom's story, and I thought a lot about Huck's later exploits as I read this. Through Tom's eyes, the world is almost idealized; it will be through Huck's perspective that we are able to challenge assumptions about race and the structure of the world.
鈥淗uckleberry came and went, at his own free will. He slept on doorsteps in fine weather and in empty hogsheads in wet; he did not have to go to school or to church, or call any being master or obey anybody
It was interesting to revisit what amounts to a collection of childhood adventures in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Amusing and episodic, they almost effortlessly transport the reader to another time and place, and, probably without any intention from Mark Twain, prepare the reader for his more important achievement, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck was clearly the most interesting character in Tom's story, and I thought a lot about Huck's later exploits as I read this. Through Tom's eyes, the world is almost idealized; it will be through Huck's perspective that we are able to challenge assumptions about race and the structure of the world.
鈥淗uckleberry came and went, at his own free will. He slept on doorsteps in fine weather and in empty hogsheads in wet; he did not have to go to school or to church, or call any being master or obey anybody
February 1, 2022
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April 30, 2020
"Tom se dijo que, a fin de cuentas, el mundo no era tan desagradable. Hab铆a descubierto, sin saberlo, una gran ley de la actividad humana, a saber: que para que un hombre o un muchacho codicie una cosa solo hace falta que la cosa sea dif铆cil de alcanzar."
Luego del estado de aturdimiento general en que me dej贸 el Ulises de James Joyce, necesitaba leer una novela que me despejara un poco la mente. Algo disfrutable, una historia agradable y que mejor que disfrutar de las aventuras de Tom Sawyer鈥�
Samuel Clemens, m谩s conocido como Mark Twain, es un escritor que aprecio mucho. Sus cuentos y novelas son de una est茅tica elevada, disfrutable y amena. Poseo un volumen de sus cuentos selectos, que estimo releer el a帽o que viene y quer铆a volver a leer este libro, algo que hab铆a hecho obviamente cuando era ni帽o.
Es que al leer Tom Sawyer sab铆a que esas aventuras me remitir铆an a los gloriosos d铆as de mi infancia. 驴Qui茅n no so帽贸 con buscar tesoros escondidos cuando era ni帽o? 驴Qui茅n no se embarc贸 en aventuras sin medir el peligro, sin saber que lo que uno cre铆a simple pod铆a tener consecuencias que enojaba a nuestros padres? Bueno, Mark Twain nos lleva de la mano de Tom Sawyer, Joe Harper, Ben Rogers y otro famoso ni帽o que este escritor aportar铆a al mundo de la literatura: Huckleberry Finn.
Este libro es la ant铆tesis de 鈥淓l Se帽or de las Moscas鈥�. Mientras que en ese libro, la amistad entre ni帽os se tuerce en algo ominoso, cruel y despiadado, aqu铆 es todo inocencia, alegr铆a, amistad y aventura.
Mark Twain, en una carta a un amigo y confidente literario afirma que 鈥淟as Aventuras de Tom Sawyer鈥� 鈥漀o es un libro juvenil. En absoluto. S贸lo ser谩 le铆do por adultos. S贸lo est谩 escrito para adultos.鈥� Pero se equivoc贸. El libro fue un 茅xito instant谩neo entre los ni帽os, j贸venes y adultos de su 茅poca e incre铆blemente hoy lo sigue disfrutando de la misma manera lectores de todas las edades.
En la edici贸n de Penguin Cl谩sicos que le铆, un reconocido experto en Mark Twain, R. Kent Rasmussen, entabla una similitud entre Tom Sawyer y Harry Potter estableciendo varios puntos en com煤n entre ambos personajes y posicionando a Harry Potter como un 鈥渄escendiente literario鈥� de Tom Sawyer, bas谩ndose en que tal vez J.K. Rowling se haya inspirado en el personaje de esta novela para atribuirles ciertas caracter铆sticas al famoso ni帽o mago. Entre otras, Rasmussen apunta que no es claro establecer la edad de Tom Sawyer. 驴Tal vez diez, once, doce a帽os? Probablemente la edad de Potter al inicio de la saga. Otros aspectos que los emparentan es que son hu茅rfanos, que son criados
por la t铆a puesto que sus madres han muerto. El hermanastro de Tom, Sid se encuentra en alg煤n punto en la posici贸n Dudley, el primo malvado de Harry aunque este 煤ltimo no lo es tanto. Huck Finn es un poco como Ron Weasley, un chico incomprendido. Una especie de paria. Tom comparte muchas de sus aventuras con Becky Tatcher as铆 como Harry con Hermione Granger y si hasta el indio Joe es como un prehist贸rico Voldemort: el personaje m谩s malvado de la historia que atormenta al personaje principal.
Existen muchas m谩s similitudes entre ambos libros y personajes pero en esencia, Tom Sawyer encarna a todo aquel ni帽o que llevamos dentro. Nos recuerda nuestra infancia con nostalgia y un poco de tristeza, pero tambi茅n con la alegr铆a de saber que la vivimos al m谩ximo. Que fuimos ni帽os despreocupados, felices y que, de alguna manera, siempre lo seremos. Est谩 en nosotros mantener en nuestra vida de adultos esa frescura de la ni帽ez en nuestros corazones y para ello existen libros como 茅ste, 鈥淓l Principito鈥�, 鈥淎licia en el Pa铆s de las Maravillas鈥�, 鈥淗uckleberry Finn鈥� y tantos otros.
Y as铆 deber铆a ser siempre.
Luego del estado de aturdimiento general en que me dej贸 el Ulises de James Joyce, necesitaba leer una novela que me despejara un poco la mente. Algo disfrutable, una historia agradable y que mejor que disfrutar de las aventuras de Tom Sawyer鈥�
Samuel Clemens, m谩s conocido como Mark Twain, es un escritor que aprecio mucho. Sus cuentos y novelas son de una est茅tica elevada, disfrutable y amena. Poseo un volumen de sus cuentos selectos, que estimo releer el a帽o que viene y quer铆a volver a leer este libro, algo que hab铆a hecho obviamente cuando era ni帽o.
Es que al leer Tom Sawyer sab铆a que esas aventuras me remitir铆an a los gloriosos d铆as de mi infancia. 驴Qui茅n no so帽贸 con buscar tesoros escondidos cuando era ni帽o? 驴Qui茅n no se embarc贸 en aventuras sin medir el peligro, sin saber que lo que uno cre铆a simple pod铆a tener consecuencias que enojaba a nuestros padres? Bueno, Mark Twain nos lleva de la mano de Tom Sawyer, Joe Harper, Ben Rogers y otro famoso ni帽o que este escritor aportar铆a al mundo de la literatura: Huckleberry Finn.
Este libro es la ant铆tesis de 鈥淓l Se帽or de las Moscas鈥�. Mientras que en ese libro, la amistad entre ni帽os se tuerce en algo ominoso, cruel y despiadado, aqu铆 es todo inocencia, alegr铆a, amistad y aventura.
Mark Twain, en una carta a un amigo y confidente literario afirma que 鈥淟as Aventuras de Tom Sawyer鈥� 鈥漀o es un libro juvenil. En absoluto. S贸lo ser谩 le铆do por adultos. S贸lo est谩 escrito para adultos.鈥� Pero se equivoc贸. El libro fue un 茅xito instant谩neo entre los ni帽os, j贸venes y adultos de su 茅poca e incre铆blemente hoy lo sigue disfrutando de la misma manera lectores de todas las edades.
En la edici贸n de Penguin Cl谩sicos que le铆, un reconocido experto en Mark Twain, R. Kent Rasmussen, entabla una similitud entre Tom Sawyer y Harry Potter estableciendo varios puntos en com煤n entre ambos personajes y posicionando a Harry Potter como un 鈥渄escendiente literario鈥� de Tom Sawyer, bas谩ndose en que tal vez J.K. Rowling se haya inspirado en el personaje de esta novela para atribuirles ciertas caracter铆sticas al famoso ni帽o mago. Entre otras, Rasmussen apunta que no es claro establecer la edad de Tom Sawyer. 驴Tal vez diez, once, doce a帽os? Probablemente la edad de Potter al inicio de la saga. Otros aspectos que los emparentan es que son hu茅rfanos, que son criados
por la t铆a puesto que sus madres han muerto. El hermanastro de Tom, Sid se encuentra en alg煤n punto en la posici贸n Dudley, el primo malvado de Harry aunque este 煤ltimo no lo es tanto. Huck Finn es un poco como Ron Weasley, un chico incomprendido. Una especie de paria. Tom comparte muchas de sus aventuras con Becky Tatcher as铆 como Harry con Hermione Granger y si hasta el indio Joe es como un prehist贸rico Voldemort: el personaje m谩s malvado de la historia que atormenta al personaje principal.
Existen muchas m谩s similitudes entre ambos libros y personajes pero en esencia, Tom Sawyer encarna a todo aquel ni帽o que llevamos dentro. Nos recuerda nuestra infancia con nostalgia y un poco de tristeza, pero tambi茅n con la alegr铆a de saber que la vivimos al m谩ximo. Que fuimos ni帽os despreocupados, felices y que, de alguna manera, siempre lo seremos. Est谩 en nosotros mantener en nuestra vida de adultos esa frescura de la ni帽ez en nuestros corazones y para ello existen libros como 茅ste, 鈥淓l Principito鈥�, 鈥淎licia en el Pa铆s de las Maravillas鈥�, 鈥淗uckleberry Finn鈥� y tantos otros.
Y as铆 deber铆a ser siempre.
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