Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Hilarious and witty.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can see why this has been popular with kids for so long. Some stuff doesn’t quite hold up today, but overall it’s great. Bring back calling things gay == cool
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
relaxing
Tom Sawyer - A Legend.
I started watching Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979) earlier this year and fell in love. I knew instantly that I must read the books. I find it pretty amazing how nostalgic this felt, it really embodied childhood even though it was written 1876.
Tom is such a mischievous troublemaker with a wild imagination to boot. The shenanigans he got up to alone and with his “gang” were so very amusing. Who else do you know that could (threaten to) lick a person with one hand behind their back? Or propose with a brass doorknob? Or run away to become a pirate? Or even get lost in a cave? Aunt Polly really went through it with that boy.
I started watching Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979) earlier this year and fell in love. I knew instantly that I must read the books. I find it pretty amazing how nostalgic this felt, it really embodied childhood even though it was written 1876.
Tom is such a mischievous troublemaker with a wild imagination to boot. The shenanigans he got up to alone and with his “gang” were so very amusing. Who else do you know that could (threaten to) lick a person with one hand behind their back? Or propose with a brass doorknob? Or run away to become a pirate? Or even get lost in a cave? Aunt Polly really went through it with that boy.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic that everyone should read, the story is so ingrained in pop culture that everyone kind of knows the story. This is what I knew before I read it : There was a treasure, Injun Joe murder and grave robbing, Huck Finn and adventures, the love interest of Becky Thatcher, and conning kids to whitewash the fence. That's all in there but upon actually reading it I discovered a lot more. Like the Becky Thatcher relationship is a rocky one, the tick scene is all about the civil war, all the pranks and the life lessons.
I was inspired to read this one because it on PBS's Great American Novel, and I never have read it.
Is this novel perfect? No, there's actually a whole chapter I would have thrown out, Chapter 21 I'm talking to you, it's not bad just serves no story purpose. This novel did remind me of being a kid, with a head full of imagination. I think the book works for children and adults, but the themes are different. I think it tells kids to take risk and seize the day, it tells adults to get back to the days where you were honest with yourself.
I would recommend everyone too read this book it is wonderful and fun, full of themes that are even better when you analyze the text.
I was inspired to read this one because it on PBS's Great American Novel, and I never have read it.
Is this novel perfect? No, there's actually a whole chapter I would have thrown out, Chapter 21 I'm talking to you, it's not bad just serves no story purpose. This novel did remind me of being a kid, with a head full of imagination. I think the book works for children and adults, but the themes are different. I think it tells kids to take risk and seize the day, it tells adults to get back to the days where you were honest with yourself.
I would recommend everyone too read this book it is wonderful and fun, full of themes that are even better when you analyze the text.