Name: Dimitris Papastergiou's review of Mark Twain by Mark Twain
Item: Mark Twain
Rating: 2
Author: Dimitris Papastergiou

Mark Twain

The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Rafaela Sousa

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

Take a lighthearted, nostalgic trip to a simpler time, seen through the eyes of a very special boy named Tom Sawyer. It is a dreamlike summertime world of hooky and adventure, pranks and punishment, villains and first love, filled with memorable characters. Adults and young readers alike continue to enjoy this delightful classic of the promise and dreams of youth from one of America’s most beloved authors.

ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

He has no mother, his father is a brutal drunkard, and he sleeps in a barrel. He’s Huck Finn—liar, sometime thief, and rebel against respectability. But when Huck meets a runaway slave named Jim, his life changes forever. On their exciting flight down the Mississippi aboard a raft, the boy nobody wanted matures into a young man of courage and conviction. As Ernest Hemingway said of this glorious novel, “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.”
--back cover

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Dimitris Papastergiou

It was ok. 

A little bit specific-era written, a little bit racist, a little bit awkward, a little bit meh, and a little bit, I'd rather read something that doesn't have to do with a whole story that has ONE bad guy and the bad guy is the ONLY indian in the whole fucking book.

Other than things like that happening in it that grinds my gears, it was an ok story about kids getting into trouble.

The classic adventure story of boyhood escapades on the shores of the Mississippi chronicles the exploits of the mischievous Tom Sawyer and his friends. Reissue.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Let me start by saying this, I love the 1800s, I'm a sucker for old west, I grew up reading historical books, watching movies/shows from that era and I even love country music since I was a kid. So it's not about the theme.

You could say, the simplistic writing is making it dull to read but, that's not it, even more so that makes me angry that KIDS have to read this "classic". 

Overall, it's an ok story that has to do with a kid that doesn't wanna go to school and wants to cause trouble or just gets in trouble and whatnot.

Now let's go to my problems, I GET that it's a specific era, and a specific time and all of that, I GET THAT, I know what it was like, and I've read more than just Frederick Douglas' autobiography to know what it was like to be a slave back then, and/or a minority, of course there were slaves in Twain's books, and of course he would make people call them names and make them do things, and even though some things that happen in the book are just plain dumb, and make me angry as to depict black people as dumb as fuck, I can accept this only because their masters didn't let them read or educate themselves as to believe when a fucking teenage boy tells a grown ass man for example "you're bewitched and listening to voices, run go spit on a green snake to take the curse off you" or some shit. And the man runs scared. Yeah. No. Fuck. That.

That shit tells me 2 things. You're either racist as fuck and you simply don't give a shit and you're part of the problem, so you write racist shit, or you simply grew up in a time where slavery was legal and I'm supposed to accept that, and say that your writings are fucking masterpieces because hey, black men back then were stupid and didn't know any better because they were forcefully brought in the country to just work get raped and get killed. 

So, am I to accept that that was the way of life back then and judge it just as a book? 

Or am I going to judge the way Twain writes too?

I'm going to do both, as I said as a story was ok. Even a little bit boring and of course simple, given the times. But as a writer Mark Twain, so far for as many books of his I've read, he was a fucking racist, and no excuses that it was made to be "funny" and whatnot, as I was wondering with what I was reading and I was like this is a classic? Really? And went and searched articles and whatnot, thankfully finding out what I was already thinking, but also authors and others defending it as a comedy angle or some shit. But no, at the end of the day, it's clear that he was a racist, as much as Aristotles was sexist.

And to top it all of, a whole book, that has ONE fucking bad guy, and THAT guy is the ONLY indian guy in the whole book. Really Mark? Really now?! Talk about propaganda in them 1880s.

Dunno how and why this shit was made classic in America, I would never give this to my kid to read as classic. I guess it was the times. 

*Sigh*

Presents the adventures of a mischievous young boy named Tom and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

Akash A

Felt like I had aphantasia while reading this. Visual imagery is close to nil in this one. Disappointed.

Jeannette Ordas

This was one of my husband's favorite books growing up and so we decided to read this together before bed. It's a classic story, it was a fun read, what more can I say?

Mariana 

The first time I read this book I was 7 years old. Back then I didn't know how to appreciate it and thought it was the most boring thing ever. A couple of days ago I decided to re read it (I am now 15) and I must say this is one of the best books ever. As I read I felt certain nostalgia from the days I was in between 10-12 years old in which I used to fantasize about doing something great and making all the girls my age jealous, just like Tom.
 This book relates the adventures of a kid back in a completely different time, and I loved it. It was like a movie playing inside my head, I could see everything Tom did. Each moment gave me memories back from three or four years ago. I honestly loved it this time. Besides, everything going on with Dr. Robinson's murder is simply amazing. The fact that my favorite books right now are thrillers made me love this book even more this time. 
Mark Twain actually acknowledges the reader through the novel and mentions certain facts that make evident that Tom Sawyer might have existed in real life or that he was inspired in a real person, which makes me even more curious and interested in this book even though I have already finished it. Mark Twain is a genius everyone should read this book!

Tracie McMurray

One thing I love about this book is how the superstitions of children are encapsulated in this text. Tom Sawyer is sure that there is treasure buried all over the place and his inability to find it has to do with not being there at the correct time to catch the midnight moon shadow. Very entertaining!

Though no stranger to the story, I found joy in finally reading Twain's complete words. His conversational prose intrigues throughout, especially during the iconic cave scene. Already knowing the plot makes Twain's mastery of folksy storytelling all the more impressive and enjoyable.

Liana

Burcu Şakır

Robin Hood’culuk, korsancılık, define avı, sirkcilik, perili evler ve içinde kaybolunan mağaralar....Tüm çocukluğunuz, çocukken hayalini kurduğunuz herşey bu kitapta. Hala hepimizin içinde biraz Huckberry Finn yok mu acaba?

Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer

Catalina

3.5⭐
Mi mamá me recomendó este libro, pero no le tenía mucha fé por ser un clásico. Pero la verdad me re metí en la historia. Hasta me pareció tierna

Isa s

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is nothing more and nothing less than the story of a young boy’s childhood/youth. It doesn’t have a large plot (although there are some elements in the story that span from the beginning to the end). Instead it details the everyday life of Tom Sawyer, his little woes and pleasures and what pranks he played.
As with the previous Mark Twain books I read, I thoroughly enjoyed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. His way of telling a story makes even the most everyday occurrences to something special and the book repeatedly made me smile. I listened again to the narration by John Greenman (which is available for free at LibriVox.org) and found that this wonderful story was improved by such a great narrator.

Natalie Sypeck 

Another book for my children’s literature class. Boyhood adventure stories still aren’t my jam.

Emma Tickner

3.5

This book had parts that were darker then I expected from a book made for young people. But I still liked it and found it enjoyable.

Amazing book. It's easy to read and the story is so fun and entertaining. Definitely exceeded my expectations <3

Wren Hardwick

Mark Twain is probably one of the most well-known authors out there. He is famous for his characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and their wild imaginations. 

In the first book, it starts out with Sawyer being punished by white-washin’ a really high fence. Now, Sawyer is probably one of the smartest kids you will ever hear about because he already knows the secret to men: they want what is hard to get. He makes the boys of the neighborhood believe that this isn't a chore or a punishment, but something Sawyer really enjoys. Only he can do it right. So naturally, the boys all want to do it and trade things for a chance!

Things that are traded include, but are not limited to: orange peels, one-eyed cat, six firecrackers, a piece of red chalk and a piece of blue bottle glass. For a young boy, that is like finding a buried treasure!

Speaking of buried treasure…

Sawyer and Finn are on a hunt to find buried treasure this summer, and come across more danger than they anticipated. Murder? Death to three boys? Death to a doctor? A damsel in distress? Pirates? Outlaws? Murderers? 

This book is a fun-loving books for the adventure at heart. It is easy to read and is good for a young reader. Twain captures the thoughts and dramatic thoughts of a young boy and girl and will keep you laughing till the end of the book.

In a series of adventures along the banks of the Mississippi in America's pre-industrial past, Tom usually manages to come out on top.

Erin 

I'm starting to second guess whether or not I've actually read this in my youth or if I just know the story so well that I think I have. I had a children's version once but I think that might have been a digest version.

Sonia Flores

Hallé mucha inocencia en las cualidades de Tom Sawyer y sus amigos. En sus temores, supersticiones, travesuras e incluso en sus momentos introspectivos. Creo que me gustó mucho ese matiz entre la manera de narrar de Twain, tal vez nada infantil, su humor y lo movido de las aventuras de este chico y de quienes le acompañaban. Lo disfruté al máximo porque exploraba no solo los actos de un niño sino sus motivaciones y sus maneras de ver las cosas.
En las escenas más divertidas (entre las que destaca, por supuesto, la de la valla) vislumbramos a un muchacho a veces egoísta pero muy listo y creativo, y pese a que en la vida real no me habría agradado uno de esa naturaleza, en esta lectura me entretuvo y me gustó bastante.

Siempre lamento no haber podido leer estos libros más temprano, pero me alegra haberlo hecho ahora, es un clásico del que sin duda no me arrepiento y que me dio algo muy diferente a lo que esperaba. Le tomé mucho cariño.

Raya 

Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn are ever ready to hunt for an adventure. One fateful night, they witness a gruesome murder in the graveyard. The boys vow to never disclose the secret they now share and eventually run away to be pirates in search of hidden treasure. But soon Tom finds himself in gravest danger he's ever had to face. What follows creates one of the best works of adventure fiction the world has to see.
The book parallely highlights the heavy themes of the adult world, murder, revenge, superstition, starvation and slavery.

R. Kent Rasmussen

A Novel

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Aliana Cobos

Chronicles the adventures of a young boy growing up in a 19th-century Mississippi River town.

alghi

Marina McLain 

Tom Sawyer

Frank Huang

Celeste

Mark Twain (1835-1910) foi humorista, jornalista, timoneiro de barco no Mississippi, escritor e, sobretudo, um amante da liberdade, da justiça e da paz. As aventuras de Tom Sawyer é um dos grandes clássicos da literatura americana. Tom Sawyer, o imortal personagem de Mark Twain, um menino astuto, mostra-se tão à vontade no mundo respeitável de sua tia Polly quanto no mundo aventureiro e desprotegido de seu amigo Huck Finn. Os dois vivem uma série de aventuras, acidentalmente presenciando um assassinato e provando a inocência do homem injustamente acusado, assim como sendo caçados por Injun Joe, o verdadeiro assassino, e finalmente escapando e encontrando o tesouro que Joe havia enterrado. Embora originalmente escrito como história de aventura para jovens, este livro é muito mais do que isto, é um mergulho na vida do interior dos Estados Unidos, especialmente na região do "imenso Mississippi", na metade do século XIX. Através das trepidantes aventuras de Tom e Huck, Mark Twain coloca em evidência sua grande habilidade de escritor, seu senso de justiça e sua posição antiescravagista.

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