Hi friends! This is truly going to be a short review but I hope you enjoy!
I’d highly recommend this if you’re wanting to get into classics!! For me, I generally don’t like them but maybe it’s because school hates me. But they actually picked a good one for once so I’m not dead and my eyes aren’t swimming and my brain doesn’t want to die if I have to read one more Old Fancy English word???
But not with Tom Sawyer! It’s become one of my new favorite classics because:
- It is actually hilarious. There’s one scene where he has a fight with someone else and they both threatened for their big brothers to come and beat the other up…but of course both were imaginary.
- It actually has action and interesting scenes and interesting characters.
- And the writing isn’t actually* too bad??? I mean, maybe it’s because I just read The Scarlet Letter and Billy Budd which has some of the most rambling prose ever.
*how many times can I actually say actually we may never know
Of course, there is some offensive content but it’s a sign of the times. I really just rolled my eyes at the blatant racism but it’s not as bad as I was terrified of it being.
So that’s it! A solid 4 stars! Tell me: do you classics? Have you read this? Do you want to?
Girrrllll yesss this book is such a fun read!! I first read it when I was 11 and I loved it and then I reread at around 12 and I also loved it – and it isn’t Beowulf so I get what u mean π π
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Yes!! LOL true that, true thatπππ
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I have totally read the book..and also when I was small I even read comics regarding the books..in which tom even kisses a girlπ π …..you know the friend of tom- Huckleberry Finn? There is a book also on him..and I so want to read itπ
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Really?! That’s so cool, I didn’t know about those! And yessss!! Tell me how that one is whenever you read it!
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Sureπ
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Still want to read this one!
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I’d recommend it! Hope you’re having a great time reading!
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I found Tom Sawyer funny but also annoying at times. I like Huckleberry Finn better but I’m wondering if I just need to give this one another try.
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Lol I actually agree, he can be really defiant and brash a lot of the time. Same! Maybe try the Huck Finn sequel?
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I loved this book when I was little, but later on I liked Huckleberry Finn a bit beter, because there’s just that bit more depth to that story and a little bit more characters development. But Tom Sawyer is also great π
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Really? I haven’t gotten to Huck Finn yet but that makes me even more excited to read it, I love stories with depth!
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