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Title: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Illustrated Junior Library) by Mark Twain, Donald McKay, Michael Wimmer ISBN: 0-448-40560-1 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap Pub. Date: September, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.19 (226 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Tom for all Ages
Comment: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a book that looks to capture the innocence of childhood. From collecting dead cats and brass door knobs, to trying to impress his crush in Sunday school, Tom Sawyer is always good for an adventure. He lives with his aunt Polly and his half brother Sid, but his orphanhood doesn't stop him from causing trouble.
Whether it be faking his own death or being the only witness to a murder along the course of this book, Tom finds his way into different sorts of adventurous mishaps. Throughout the novel Tom matures and experiences many rites of passage. It is fitting that his final step to being a man would have him looking death straight in the eye.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a very smooth read. With every turn of the page there is mystery, suspense, and humor. Twain does a marvelous job of keeping the reader interested in the story. His biggest accomplishment in writing this book is to create an appeal to all audiences, and he did it beautifully. This novel should be recommended to anyone who has never experienced The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Rating: 5
Summary: Tom Sawyer, a Must Read Classic!
Comment: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a wonderful book. It is an energetic tale of a mischievious boy, based on Twain's own youth, with some fictional items thrown in. The story follows Tom Sawyer as he goes from antagonizing his Aunt Polly, to searching for treasure, from conning his peers, tohanging out with his best friend Huckleberry Finn. His life changes dramaticaly though when he and Huck witness the brutal murder of a man by a notorious lawbreaker. The lawbreaker, an Indian named Joe, blames the murder on the town drunk, Muff Potter. Can Tom go against his oath with Huck to stay quiet, and proves Muff's innocence? Or will he keep quiet and send Muff to his death, just to safe himself from the murderous Injun Joe? You will have to read the book to find out!
In my opinion, this is one of the greatest books ever written. Mark Twain has a way of describing the intricacies of childhood behavior so that kids know what he is saying, and also at the same time, he can describe the same in an adult, refined, manner so that grown ups can fully comprehend what is going on. If you have not read this book yet, you are truly missing out on a well written classic. This novel has been read for over 100 years, and I believe that it shall be read for another 100 years.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the few classics for all ages and all readers
Comment: I first read this when I was about 12 years old and bored out of my mind one summer. I discovered an old tattered copy among my father's faded leather-bound tomes on a shelf in our hallway. By the end of the first chapter I was hooked. This was the first, and remains one of the very few books I've EVER read that I literally could not put down once I got started. I remember effortlessly reading over 100 pages of it one day (and getting a stiff neck as a result) and being amazed that I was able to read so much in a few hours and that I even enjoyed every minute of it. This is the ultimate book for reluctant boy readers. Tom and Huck are two of the greatest character creations in all of American literature. And their adventures are sheer pleasure to read. Once the reader finds himself in the graveyard with the dead cat at midnight, that's it. He's a Twain fan for life.
To this day I find Tom Sawyer a much more fun book to read than Huck Finn. And I think that even for today's Internet and MTV generation, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer can rival anything, even the ubiquitous Harry Potter books for holding a reluctant reader's interest. 25 stars out of 5!!
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Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John Seelye ISBN: 0142437174 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Treasure Island (Signet Classic) by Robert Louis Stevenson ISBN: 0451527046 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $3.95 |
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Title: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne ISBN: 0812550927 Publisher: Tor Classics Pub. Date: 15 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dover Thrift Editions) by Mark Twain ISBN: 0486280616 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 26 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $2.00 |
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Title: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss ISBN: 0440415942 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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