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Title: The Diaries of Adam & Eve by Mark Twain, Mandy Patinkin, Betty Buckley, Walter Cronkite ISBN: 0-9658811-6-4 Publisher: Fiar Oaks Pr Pub. Date: December, 1999 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A loving good heart
Comment: Twain long had an interest in Adam and Eve. His renewed focus on Adam and Eve in 1893 was touched off by his writing calendar maxims for Pudd'nhead Wilson, in which the Edenic couple appear. After that novel, he began Extracts from Adam's Diary, and followed that with Eve's Diary. Now Don E. Roberts has collected these writings along with four others by Twain that concern the Edenic pair in one narrative. For many readers familiar only with Twain's tales about mischievous boys or cranky characters, this work, one of the great love stories of all time, will come as a real surprise. Whether you're interested in Twain or not, if your heart hasn't atrophied, you will love The Diaries of Adam and Eve. Roberts's profound love of the art of the book is evident in every detail, from the illustrated dust jacket, which features a rare 1902 Thomas Marr photograph of Twain at Quarry Farm on the back; to the Smythe sewn binding in gold-stamped Kennett cloth; to the high-quality printing on acid-free paper; to the eight beautiful illustrations commissioned specifically for this volume. I have the book and the CD. If you are just going to get one I would suggest the CD because of Betty Buckley's superb performance reading Eve's part. Twain translated Eve as saying "a loving good heart is riches, and riches enough". After reading this fine volume I'm inclined to agree with her.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful and enchanting.
Comment: The Diaries of Adam & Eve is an incredible representation of both sides of Mark Twain. The cynical side that most people seem to know, as well as a softer side that has largely been kept hidden.
From the unflinching stubborn "maleness" of Adam to the innocent yet knowing Eve, this book is an amazing testement of Twain's love for his ailing wife. It was her persuasion that led him to write the sweetly naive character of Eve. The gentleness of the work is very touching and may be a surprise for people who think that Twain was just a tetchy grown-up Tom Sawyer. Adam and Eve both have equal say in various "experiments" in their new world and their wonderful differing interpretations of shared events make the characters pop off of the page and into your soul.
I would also recommend the audio version of this book as read by Mandy Patinkin, Betty Buckley, and Walter Cronkite. The true musical nature of the text and the spirit of Twain's words really come to life in a spoken format and may move you to tears.
Rating: 5
Summary: Had me laughing out loud.
Comment: This book is so funny! Put yourself in Adam's shoes: you have been alone on Paradise for some time, and suddenly appears this talking creature that follows you around. Adam's thoughts on Eve and the world are hillarious. And then comes the tale from Eve - who loves Adam very much-, which is tender and still fun.
I read this book with my wife and she was laughing too. Then I lent it to a friend. He read it and passed it on to his wife.
I read Mark Twain on high school, and time only makes it better.
Now I'm after "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".
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Title: The Bible According to Mark Twain: Irreverent Writings on Eden, Heaven, and the Flood by America's Master Satirist by Mark Twain, Howard G. Baetzhold, Joseph B. McCullough ISBN: 0684824396 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Letters from the Earth by Bernard A. De Voto ISBN: 0060921056 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 20 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Mark Twain's Book For Bad Boys and Girls by R. Kent Rasmussen ISBN: 0809233983 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain : A Book of Quotations by Mark Twain ISBN: 0486406644 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 18 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $1.00 |
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Title: The Diaries of Adam and Eve (Literary Classics) by Mark Twain ISBN: 1573928275 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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