Mark Twain

[도서소개] ABOUT Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain.

Eve's Diary

Jeff Brown 

I don't know any other way to describe this short story than "utterly charming"! I'd read the usual 2-3 books by Twain when I was younger, but I don't think "charming" was the first word to come to mind.

The title explains the story. Twain tells a sweet, naive version of Eve's (from Adam & Eve fame) discoveries from the Garden of Eden. I would hope a female reader would have a similar opinion of the story, because I could see where one could feel she was written as a simple person. But Eve mentions her naivety throughout the story as she discovers colors and plants and animals. And her frustration with Adam as well.

There is an excerpt of "Adam's Diary" which provides the story's comedic break, but the tale is of Eve's life and death. I really enjoyed the story.

Autumn 

This started rather funny and amusing if slightly obviously reflecting the time of its creation but then it spiralled into a nightmare when Eve became super in love with Adam and it was just so blatantly oppressive that I metaphorically couldn't breathe when I read those last parts. I wanted to throw the book across the room. 
Is it worth reading? No!
Go read something better!

Eve's Diary

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