The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Summary: i've read better
Review: this is a classic novel, but i don't like the way this book flows. it feels like i never real can relate to the charector or see any reason way Tom would do some of the stuff he does. seems like the book keep giving unrealistic veiws of living. eitherway a good book. i think the world would be a better place if all kids read To Kill a Moking bird rather than tom sawyer

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Summary: Really boring
Review: I was forced to read this book for school and found it totally uninteresting. Probably because I like the complete opposite type of books: sci-fi and fantasy. But in my opinion the characters of this book were complete idiots, and usually I prefer smart characters. I do not stand alone here, most of my friends and most of the other reviewers agree with me. I do not recommend this book unless you enjoy the mostly-made-up adventures of young boys who enjoy playing with dead rats on strings. This probably won't be a very helpful review, will it? I do recommend it though if for some reason you feel the need to read every single book which is considered "classic" literature. Personally, I cannot see how Tom Sawyer fits into the "classic" catergory at all.

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Summary: The First Great Coming of Age American Novel
Review: Tom Sawyer is one of the most endearing characters in American fiction. This wonderful book deals with all the challenges that any young person faces, and resolves them in exciting and unusual ways.

Like many young people, Tom would rather be having fun than going to school and church. This is always getting him into trouble, from which he finds unusual solutions. One of the great scenes in this book has Tom persuading his friends to help him whitewash a fence by making them think that nothing could be finer than doing his punishment for playing hooky from school. When I first read this story, it opened up my mind to the potential power of persuasion.

Tom also is given up for dead and has the unusual experience of watching his own funeral and hearing what people really thought of him. That's something we all should be able to do. By imagining what people will say at our funeral, we can help establish the purpose of our own lives. Mark Twain has given us a powerful tool for self-examination in this wonderful sequence.

Tom and Huck Finn also witness a murder, and have to decide how to handle the fact that they were not supposed to be there and their fear of retribution from the murderer, Injun Joe.

Girls are a part of Tom's life, and Becky Thatcher and he have a remarkable adventure in a cave with Injun Joe. Any young person will remember the excitement of being near someone they cared about alone in this vignette.

Tom stands for the freedom that the American frontier offered to everyone. His aunt Polly represents the civilizing influence of adults and towns. Twain sets up a rewarding novel that makes us rethink the advantages of both freedom and civilization. In this day of the Internet frontier, this story can still provide valuable lessons about listening to our inner selves and acting on what they have to say. Enjoy!

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Summary: Please read it- The Adventures of Tom Sawer, By: Mark Twain
Review: The historical novel,The Adventures of Tom Sawer, is filled with action and suspense. Two young boys, Tom Sawer and Huck Finn are best friends in Mississippi around the colonial times. They have great adventures in this book but their biggest one is when they get involved in a murder. I really recomend this book to people of all ages, because it has no voilence of profanity. It also is very entertaining and i think that people of all ages would like it. The book had no words or things that I didn't understand and it was right for my reading level.(7th grade)

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I thought this book was great. I did not find it boring in anyway whatsoever, in fact I thought it kept my attention very well and I thought it was really funny. FYI: Some People actually like this book, not just because it is a classic or because it is by Mark Twain. Some people actually like the book for the book, so all you people that say the people who liked this book are only saying that because it is a classic, you are wrong. We have brains and we know what we like. I am not asking you to like this book, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but don't slam people who do like it just because you don't.

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Summary: These Books are good for young kids
Review: These are great books for stuggleing readers, they have pictures on each page, you can have the reader color them with colored pencils after reading the page. I really enjoyed these books when I was young, and I think young kids will like them too.

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Summary: good book to read
Review: those people that dont like this book and give it a bad reveiw are stupid. i dont think they know what a good book is. if you have children let them read this book and they will be better for reading it. they should like this book and if they dont then you need to give it up.

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Summary: YOU GOT TOO READ THIS REVIEW
Review: This book is about two kids that wittnessed a killing and the guys injun joe and two more guyes and they dug up a dead body and found a map that lead to the gold. Tom and huckllberry got to the gold before the gutes did.

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Summary: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very good book. The book was based on a boy who lived with his Aunt and he wanted to run away. Tom's mom died when he was young. and he had a crush on a girl.

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Summary: An Adventure Book
Review: It was a good book with lots of good pictures. I liked the adventures on the Mississippi River and the treasures that they found in the cave. Most of the stories were funny. It was an easy book for me to read.