About this title: Newly repackaged and featuring a new Introduction, Twain's classic tales of life on the Mississippi capture both the complexities of American life while regaling the boyhood adventures of two of the most popular characters in American literature. Reissue.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SIGNET CLASSICS
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780451528643ISBN:0451528646
Description: Newly repackaged and featuring a new Introduction, Twain's classic tales of life on the Mississippi capture both the complexities of American life while regaling the boyhood adventures of two of the most popular characters in American literature. read more
"Tom and Becky where in a cave and tom left becky alone in the cave but tom went down one part of the cave then i think INGENEJOE. Came and he was looking for tom and the people that where looking for tom and becky that was never heard from again left a sign up in the cave that said Tom and Becky coverd in blood. When tom went down one part of the cave tom saw the people that was trying to look for becky and tom and when tom saw the people he went back in the cave in told becky that there where people that knew tom and becky. tHE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE TOM,HUCK,AUNTPOLLY. It took place inside in the cave.They burried a cat and more people came then"
"So even though this edition of Tom Sawyer has both Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, this time I only read Tom Sawyer. This is my first time reading Tom Sawyer since I was pretty young, and when I read it then it was a simplified version with lots of pictures. I love this story though and it took me back to when I used to read it when I was younger. Mark Twain is such an amazing writer and he does such a great job and giving his readers classic and real life characters, ones you will never forget. I love Tom and Huck and their adventures together. I love how this story unfolds. I love how Twain lets us see inside Tom's head and we always seem to know exactly what he is thinking and why, even if it only really makes sense to Tom himself. These boys have such great imaginations! And they are also so superstitious! This book was constantly making me smile. I think this book is perfect for young adult readers. Especially boys, Twain does a great job to relating to the wild and free life each and every boy desires to live."
"The language in this book and the style of narration are what make Huck Finn. I am not interested in the movement of the plot which tires me in keeping track of where the hell they are going. But that is lazy attention on my part. I do not see anything to write home about in the Huck/Jim relationship. Try imagining that Jim instead of a person is Huck's trusty hound and there does not appear to be much difference. There is a real racial controversy surrounding this book that will never go away. Europeans are lucky in that they can read this more comfortably, but Americans are looking too hard in the mirror with this book that it will never rest comfortably in a school's curriculum. Which is sad because about 40% of young adult literature rips off Huck."
"I can't believe I'd never done this before. Dirty, not-bathed very well, and sitting alongside a large body of water--and thus feeling a strong tie with Tom Sawyer--I read THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER and HUCKLEBERRY FINN one right after another. Strongly recommended! Years ago someone must have made you, like me, read these books but I suggest readers try again. TOM is pure fun. HUCKLEBERRY FINN is purely disturbing in its portrayal of Tom & (somewhat) Huck's disavowal of the brutality and consequences of slavery.
SIDE NOTE: In the last year I've also read MY JIM (a contemporary novel about Jim's wife) and FINN (a contemporary novel about Huck Finn's father). I recommend both!"
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