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Summary: Incredible
Review: This book explores the world of a young child who is full of mischeif. It is a never-ending classic.
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Summary: Boys will be boys!
Review: This is the classic tale of a boy's life in St. Petersburg, Missouri (based on Mark Twain's [Samuel L. Clemens] home town of Hannibal, Missouri), on the banks of the Mississippi River (I believe the time frame is pre-Civil War). The original manuscript of "Tom Sawyer" was the first American novel to be submitted to a publisher in typewritten form. Tom is living in the house of his Aunt Polly with the irritating Sid, who turns him in for playing hooky from school. Tom's punishment is to whitewash a thirty-yard fence, nine feet high. With legendary skill and deviousness, he is able to get his friends to complete the onerous task! Later, he and his good friend Huck Finn go to a graveyard to swing a dead cat (to get rid of warts). They witness Injun Joe murder the town doctor and see Joe set up the evidence to appear that the drunken Muff Potter is the assailant. The boys hide out on Jackson's Island and the town believe them drowned. Of course, at their funeral they appear, falling right into the middle of the ceremony. At the trial of Muff Potter, Tom proves Potter innocent; but, Injun Joe escapes. At a town picnic, the boys (as well as Tom's girl Becky Thatcher) get lost in a cave, find Joe's treasure, are rescued, and become heroes. And, unfortunately, respectable. Tom and Huck represent typical boys, having their own adventures and dreams. It is sad to think that, in today's world of behavioral psychologists, counselors, and some teachers, both Tom and Huck would be considered abnormal and some physicians might even prescribe certain drugs to "calm them down." And, they are just being boys. The adventurous spirit of Tom and Huck should be celebrated, not repressed! Not enough adults read "Tom Sawyer" or "Huckleberry Finn."
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Summary: Tom has many adventures & he makes clubs, friends, and more.
Review: He has to live with his Aunt Polly because his parents died. He goes to school just like any boy in the 1800's at that time. During that time, he learn to survive in a dark cave for two weeks without food or drink. He also became friends with a boy named Huck Finn who is a trouble maker to the town but a friend that will make the story complete. The clubs that he makes will become unforgetable to the reader who is not going to forget this book. Now imagine that you are in a cave with Tom who will lead you on a daring adventure that will stay in your mind for the rest of your life.
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Summary: Don't forget
Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer os a wonderful book. It reminds us of what it was like to be a kid, adventuresome and mischievious. Twain. I beleive, is trying to tell readers not to forget what it was like to be young and don't forget to have fun with your life.
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Summary: It Will Nock Your Pants Off
Review: The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer is about a boy named Tom .Tom is always getting in trouble.Tom and his friend Huck are in a grave yard when a murder happens. The man murder was the doctor. The wrong man is accused of the murder. It is up to Tom and Huck to tell the truth and save the man that is suspected of the murder. Read this book to find out who was the real murderer. I recommend this book for people who like adventures.
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Summary: Delightful
Review: Here is a truly rare gem -- a classic book which can also be described as "easy reading." Most books which inhabit the world of famous literature demand a great deal of concentration and reflection on the part of the reader in order to be properly understood and appreciated. Not so Tom Sawyer. This is a breezy and light-hearted book which takes the reader on a journey through the innocent and universal adventures of boyhood. Mark Twain was a writer who was completely in touch with his "inner child." I doubt that any adult could read this book without recognizing pieces of themselves in the thoughts and actions of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Becky Thatcher, and the other characters. They dig for buried treasure, play with captured insects during class, and keep the adults in constantly revolving states of worry, agitation, and relief.Humor abounds throughout this story. Every chapter practically commands you to smile and reminisce about your own childhood adventures. Serious morals about honesty, compassion, greed, love, jealousy, justice, and responsibility are numerous here as well, but they are presented in such a quaint and unpretentious manner that they are easily digested by readers of any age. I have a one year-old nephew who will definitely be receiving this book as a birthday present in a few years
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Summary: Please don't read this book if you don't have to
Review: I had to read this book for school, and out of over 100 people in my class I don't know anyone that even liked this book. Everyone hated it. It was bad. I can't understand why anyone would give this book FIVE stars! It may be a classic, but it was so boring. Mark Twain gives way to many details about things that don't matter, and it seems like he always goes off the subject. It is hard to understand.
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Summary: Boring
Review: Classic shmassic. Its hard to read this book without being affected by everyone's uplifting appraisals beforehand. The notion that its a great book is practically shoved down our throats from grade school on. But the truth is, its boring. I think most people are afraid to even venture a slightly negative opinion in the midst of so many opposing views, so they praise it all the more. Maybe I would've liked it more if I hadn't been told so much that I would. Ah well.
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Summary: This Book is one of my favorite books.
Review: The book I read was Tom Sawyer. One of my favorite parts in the book was when Tom's Aunt Polly was calling Tom to do some work and she got a hold of him, finally. She asked him if he would paint the fence. He said no at first. But then she made him do it. Well, when he went outside and started painting he got really bored because he was watching all the kids playing at the end of the street. So when some kid came up and started talking to him, Tom conned him into painting the fence so Tom could go and play with Huck. Huck's his best friend. The thing I liked about the book was that it had a lot of action in it. It seemed like there was alway's something going on. I also never got bored reading it. Another thing I liked about it was that it wasen't too short and it wasen't too long. You will have to read the book to see all the mischief they get into.
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Summary: Very exciting and fun to read!
Review: Tom Sawyer is an exciting book that takes place in the 1830's. This classic, written by Mark Twain, portrays a boy who could talk people into doing just about anything. The main character, a mischievous boy named Tom who often talked himself into trouble, is the main reason why I liked this book. Throughout the book you follow Tom through his crazy adventures and are always excited to find out what's around the corner. This is a great book for ages11 to 100. Mark Twain writes with a sharp wit and an eye for the foolishness of which people are so often capable, while using his own personal experience about his childhood on the river.
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