The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Summary: Tom Sawyer is the best book I have ever read
Review: I would recomend Tom Sawyer to anyone around the ages of nine to twelve years of age.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a book best for children. This is a book best for children because it is about a young rambunctious boy who gets into trouble all the time. Tom Sawyer is a normal boy.
Many exciting things happen in the Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In the beggining of the book Tom tricks his friends into white washing the fence for him.Tom falls in love,gets engaged with Becky Thatcher,and chases a box of gold. In church a dog makes a bad choice to bothera pinch bug and gets pinched and the dog runs around the church howling. And much more.
I learned that back then kids could be kids. Not like now when everyone expects you to act like you are twenty-five when your only twelve.The Adventures of Tom Sawyer tought me many things.

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Summary: Tom Sawyer good kids book
Review: "Tom Sawyer" is a wonderful book extolling the virtues of childhood. Mark Twain captures the essence of growing up in this classic. This is definetly a book for children. However, adults might find it enjoyable as well. The plot is simple. I would recommend this book to a kid over the age of 9.
"Tom Sawyer" is the story of a young boy's adventures. From tricking his friends into painting his fence to testifying in court, to finding a fortune in gold, "Tom Sawyer" is an exciting book. Tom, after blaming Injun Joe for a murder, is constantly afraid for his life. Also, Becky Thatcher is the apple of Tom's eye, a constant character that adds to the story. Tom gets into all kinds of trouble. He gives painkiller to a cat, attends his own funeral, and gets lost in a cave. Finally, when Tom escapes and Injun Joe gets locked in the cave, Tom and Huck retrieve Joes's stolen gold.
In short, "Tom Sawyer" is an excellent example of fine literature. This book is one of those reminders that kids should be kids, grown-ups should relax, and we all need to cut loose once in a while. This book holds a lesson for everyone.

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Summary: Tom Sawyer. An American Classic families would love!
Review: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a wonderful, well-written book. I liked this book because it was somewhat humorous and it had a lot of adventure. I would recommend this book for kids. I think kids would like the adventures more, and maybe treasure the book more than parents would. Tom Sawyer was a very enjoyable book to read.

From tricking boys to do work for him and feeding painkillers to his cat, you can tell that Tom is sly and mischievous. Tom Sawyer had lots of adventures. Some of his adventures include: witnessing a murder, falling in and out of love with Becky Thatcher, being a pirate and finding treasure. He even went to his own funeral! If you want to know about more adventures from Tom Sawyer, read the book!

I learned something very important from Tom Sawyer. Kids just need to be kids, not someone they're not. Kids need to have a life as a kid. They can't just grow up all at once. What the point of being a kid if you do? Also parent need to treasure their kid's childhood. It won't be there forever!

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Summary: A two star book
Review: I would not reccomend this book to anyone I know. I think it's a boring and lousy book. I did not enjoy it at all. There is nothing a reader can get out of it. Mark twain just rambles on and on. If you're going to read this book don't be surprised if it's horrible.

Tom Sawyer is a book about a 12 year old boys adventures. It takes place in the late 1800s. The main thing that happens is the murder of Dr. Robbinson. Also tom has many schemes and tricks. But a lot of Tom's attention is drawn to Becky Thatcher.

All I learned is that Tom is a average boy who just wants to have fun all day. All though he's not a great exampkle for kids. I would not give this book a high rating. On a scale of 1 to 5 stars I would give it a 2.

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Summary: 3 star
Review: The advetures of tom sawyer was on of the greatest books I've ever read. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a mischevios adventurerous kids. This book is good for adults because it could most likely to take you back to your own childhood. For kids it could give some ideas to enjoy your childhood.

Tom sawyer is a mischevios boy who always gets into trouble. tom tricks his friends into doing his chores. He falls in love. He wittnesses a murder scene. he runs away to be a pirate. He attends his own funeral. he finds buried treasure. feeds his cat pain killer. gets lost in a cave with the person he loves. Also gets 6,000 dollars.

I've learned from this book the importance of being young. It also taught me don't rush to grow up because you're only young once. IT also taught me what it was like to be a kid 150 years ago.

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Summary: "They Came To Jeer, But Remained To Whitewash"
Review: 127 years after its initial publication, Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer (1876) remains the definitive account of American boyhood. Bright, sassy, dauntless, charming, and shrewd, Tom embodies the archetype of every healthy, mischievous, and extroverted American boy.

The book's plot, probably better known to most readers today via cinematic versions of the story, is uncomplicated. Tom tricks and antagonizes his beloved, easily outraged Aunt Polly, develops a frustrating crush on young schoolmate Becky Thatcher, tricks his pals into doing his chores, reinvents himself as a pirate on the Mississippi, and, with Huckleberry Finn, runs afoul of Injun Joe when they unexpectedly witness a murder in a graveyard at midnight. Like every good story with a traditional structure, the narrative offers a series of contrasts, here between the comfortable, familiar, sunlit world of St. Petersburg and the events that occur when curious Tom strips back daylight's veil and peers into the community's secret life.

Interestingly, with The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, the clever Twain was writing about present day (1880s) America, but simultaneously already portraying that era in nostalgic, sentimental terms. Thus, today's readers may find in a double nostalgia in the novel: the first, their own, focused on a longing for America's mythological "simpler times," and the second a reflection of the homey, intimate, bumpkin - , eccentric - , and "character" - ridden American small town that Twain provided for the readers of his own era. By writing so powerfully about boyhood, Twain offers readers of all eras yet another powerful provocation towards nostalgia: that for one's own lost childhood, youthful initiations, and passages from innocence into adulthood.

The novel contains seductive, lulling passages of great poetic beauty, such as the following: "He entered a dense wood, picked his pathless way to the centre of it, and sat down on a mossy spot under a spreading oak. There was not even a zephyr stirring; the dead noonday heat had even stilled the songs of the birds; nature lay in a trance that was broken by no sound but the occasional far - off hammering of a woodpecker, and this seemed to render the pervading silence and sense of loneliness the more profound. The boy's soul was steeped in melancholy; his feelings were in happy accord with his surroundings. He sat long with his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands, meditating. It seemed to him that life was but a trouble at best, and he more than half envied Jimmy Hodges, so lately released. It must be peaceful, he thought, to lie and slumber and dream for ever and ever, with the wind whispering through the trees and caressing the grass and the flowers of the grave, and nothing to bother and grieve about, ever any more."

However, most of the book is written in a tone of buoyant theatrical artificiality: in episode after episode, Twain carefully sets his audience up for the punch lines to follow, and does so in a fashion that unabashedly reveals his own calculation as well as his intention that the reader be able to predict exactly what is to come. Even the narrative's tragedy - leaning moments are eventually punctured by corny, charming, tongue - in - cheek humor which seems to suggest that life, when well balanced, is primarily a pleasant affair of straw hats, freckled skin, rolled - up dungarees, molasses candy, indolent summer days, fishing tackle, white picket fences, and lovely chintz wallpaper.

A defining moment in American literature, the Adventures Of Tom Sawyer is an evocative, light, and fanciful book littered with shrewd social commentary and fragments of wisdom and insight composed by an American master at the height of his powers.

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Summary: Mark Twain is Bloody brilliant
Review: Mark Twain is an absolute bloody genius to write such a classic to write the ultimate book that would stand the test of time.This book is like the Mona lisa of the literature world. The book is filled with many twists and turns starting with Tom tricking his pals into white washing the fence, feeding the cat painkiller, falling in love, running off and playing pirates, witnessing a murder, lookin' for gold with Huck, tormenting his brother Sid, and yet he still has time to steal sweets from the pantry. This book lives well up to it's reputation. It is fun for all ages.

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Summary: Take it for what it is
Review: This is not a book for adults, so do not go into it with adult expectations. The plot is not very complex, nor are the characters that rich. But for what it is, mainly a children's book that has a tendancy to make adults whistful about their own youth, it works fairly well. Clearly not Twain's best (I am partial to _Connecticut Yankee_ as well as, of course, _Huck Finn_) but all in all a decent book, and one that should not be overlooked. The main reason for the missing star in my review is the introduction. I was hoping for something a bit more substantial. In actuality, it is short and not very informative. The glossing is all in the back of the book and none of the glossed words are marked in any way, which makes the reader guess which words might have extra meaning, or have changed in some way over time. I imagine there are better versions of the book available, and I would suggest someone looking to buy it find them.

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Summary: Tom Sawyer
Review: This book is awesome. It has a great story and awesome charecters and can be very serious and then 10 seconds later be hilarious. Many reviews say this is the best book ever. I do not agree bot it is definetly in the top 10. My favorite books is the Little House On The Prarie series and Laura Ingalls Wilder is the best writer ever but Mark Twain is awesome and maybe number 2. Do not listen to the reviews that say this is racists although it was written after the Civil War it was set in the 1830s and don not listen to the reviews that say this will bore young people I know this because I am 12 years old.

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Summary: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Review: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
By: Mark Twain
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This book is about the adventures of a boy, named Tom Sawyer, who is always getting into trouble. Tom lives with his aunt, ever since his parents died. Tom is a mischievous boy, but is also a very creative boy. He bargains with other boys who thinks painting the fence is fun. Tom later teams with Huck Finn and pretends to be pirates. The real adventure begins, when they encounter Injun Joe. It is said, that there is hidden Treasure. However, Injun Joe has already discovered it. Huck and Tom are determined to get their hands on the hidden Treasure.
This book is a very humorous and creative story. I like the way the author uses the old- fashioned language. It is some what awkward to read, but it becomes more enjoyable to read. The sentences are long and very detailed. For instance, "And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling in wealth. He had besides the things before mentioned, twelve marbles, part of a jew's-harp, a piece of a blue bottle glass to look through, a spool cannon, a key that wouldn't unlock anything, a fragment of chalk, a glass stopper of a decanter, a tin soldier, a couple of tadpoles, six firecrackers, a kitten with only one eye, a brass doorknob, a dog collar-but no dog-the handles of a knife, four pieces of orange peel, and a dilapidated old window sash."
This story is very exciting. I like the different mysteries and adventures in this book. I think the author needed a lot of imagination to think of all of these wonderful ideas. This book gives the reader an eerie feeling and a thrill. Sometimes the book even gets frightening. For instance, "In his uneasiness Huck found himself drawing closer and closer to the alley; fearing all sorts of dreadful things, and momentarily expecting some catastrophe to happen that would take away his breath."
My favorite section of this book is when Huck and Tom tries to follow Injun Joe to find hidden treasure. I also enjoyed the last section of the book when the two of them goes in to the cave. This is my favorite part because it gives you a very eerie feeling. This is a fantastic adventurous book to read. It is absolutely hilarious, exciting, and eerie. I recommend this book to every boy and girl.