The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Summary: a very adventures and some romance
Review: Mark Twain is an American icon, and his book "Huckleberry Finn" is one of my very favourite books of all time. This book was actually written before "Huckleberry Finn", and in it we are introduced to Huck and Tom Sawyer. It is an adventure story like "Huckleberry Finn", but it takes place mostly in the town where Huck and Tom live. In it we meet Tom who is the mischievous ringleader of this intrepid duo. He almost drives his long-suffering Aunt Polly to distraction with his antics and crazy schemes. We meet Huckleberry Finn, Tom's best friend, and a social pariah to the village mothers. We also meet Becky Thatcher, Tom's sweetheart. Twain's characterizations are truly wonderful, and this book comes alive. This book and its' sequel are not just books for boys. They both display rich native humour and shrewd observations of human character. This book also is an idyllic one as it displays early American village life when times were much simpler and less frantic. Young and old alike can enjoy this look at this earlier and much simpler time.

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Summary: This book
Review: This book is pretty good, interesting.I probaly wouldn't buy this brand new, I wouldn't search for it, but thats my opinion. if I saw this book at a used book store I'd buy it. this book is very adventurous. I'd recomend this book to be checked out at a library. Its pretty good.

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Summary: Tommy can you hear me?
Review: This book begins while whitewashing a fence and tricking his friends to do it for him. While the story of THE REAL Tom is unraveling the story of love with Becky Thatcher is also. Among that the scary story of Injun Joe, a crook,liar,and a spooky man appears. This book is an extravagant, thrilling tale! This story concerns Tom Sawyer, who is a mischievous child and has an intense desire to enjoy life, and not to take things too seriously; which usually results in trouble following just two steps behind him. Throughout this book, Tom makes friends, breaks engagements, runs away, witnesses a murder, and ventures to find lost treasure-all in his hometown. Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" to him. Their romance collapses when she learns that Tom has been engaged before-to a girl named Amy Lawrence. Shortly after being shunned by Becky, Tom accompanies Huckleberry Finn, the son of the town drunk, to the graveyard at night to try out a "cure" for warts. At the graveyard, they witness the murder of young Dr. Robinson by the Native American "half-breed" Injun Joe. You'll have to read it to find out what happens, but it's an amazing story and part of American culture. Also would recommend a great, great, great book called "THE CHILDREN'S CORNER" by McCrae-it's not a book for children but a collection of short stories that will knock your socks off. Really great reading. Also liked the book READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN!

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Summary: One Of Mark Twain's Greatest
Review: This book won't let you down. It is so well written and so interesting that you'll stay awake reading. It's one of my favorite stories with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. All there adventures and discoveies just go on, and on, and on. There is not a single thing in this book that is poorly written. Tom Sawyer does things like triking other people to do his work, running away from home, and sneeking into a graveyard to get rid of warts.

Full of excitement, danger, sorrow, and humor. This book is one you just have to add to your collection.

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Summary: Five kids from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Review: This is one of those books that, if you haven't yet read it, people will just drop their jaws (if they're carrying them, anyways) and start to blubber when they find out you haven't read one of the classic all-American books.
This book's a must read. I would say, "stop reading this review and go read it," but then you might scoff. This is the origin of the kid-who's-painting-fence-and-tricks-others-to-do-it-for-him story.
This is a great story of adventure and danger and the Nonesuch and all. You've heard bits and pieces. You've probably seen some movie version that butchered it all and blended Huck Finn with Tom Sawyer. You really ought to take 4 hours out of your life and read this.
You'll feel more American when you're done. You'll also be a bit disappointed in some of the uses of language, but that's alright. It's part of that time period; it's part of that environment.

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Summary: an absolute classic
Review: hey what more can you say about this book other than its a pure classic.. this book has been read in schools.. read by kids and adults for decades now and still remains a staple in american literature.. the adventure of tom sawyer evokes the feeling of childhood adventure and intrigue that most of us experienced during our childhood through the main charachters tom sawyer and huckleberry finn.. in this book tom sawyer is a mischevious kid who tries to live up to the expectations that his aunt has for him , but often finds himself getting into trouble.. he hooks up with the local outcast huckleberry finn and goes on exciting adventures.. throughout the book the author entertains us with big adventure and plot



the thing that makes the book good to me is the sense of childhood and adventures that it brings up.... i love this book ive read it twice and i can never get sick of it.. everyone should read this book one time in their lifeitme.. it is a book that will entertain you