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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel guilty that I didn’t love this book. It’s my first Twain, and I think it just wasn’t for me. The subject just didn’t grab me. It’s a portrait of boyhood at a certain time, and while there are many adventures had, I just didn’t fall for Tom the way so many other readers have. I think I may like Huck’s story more, so this may not be my last Twain.
I live in Missouri.
By law I am required to love this book.
By law I am required to love this book.
The last time I read Mark Twain was when I was in high school, and I'd only read a few snippets from Tom Sawyer. Now that I'm older and have more of an appreciation of the classics, I have to say that I really enjoyed this. It was a fun, quick read for me, and this book made me laugh out loud at times.
The reason why this book was so enjoyable is because I really felt like I was reading about a young boy--I think it can be difficult to encompass the voice of childhood, but Twain knows just how to do it. Tom hates doing chores, schoolwork, and anything that involves not having fun: as an adult, this behavior would get on my nerves, but the child in me was laughing right alongside him. In addition to this, Tom Sawyer is just so...relateable. I think my favorite quote is this: "Ah, if he could only die TEMPORARILY!" Like, same, dude.
In all honesty, when I first read this, I thought it was just going to be a bunch of short stories about Tom and his escapades. So naturally, I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that there was indeed an overarching plot...and boy, it was a plot I didn't expect. Murder? Treasure? Death??? Wow. That's something I expected from Huckleberry Finn, not Tom Sawyer.
All in all, this book makes for a very good story that makes me want to reminisce about my childhood, or what I can remember from it. Reading this made me feel like a child again.
The reason why this book was so enjoyable is because I really felt like I was reading about a young boy--I think it can be difficult to encompass the voice of childhood, but Twain knows just how to do it. Tom hates doing chores, schoolwork, and anything that involves not having fun: as an adult, this behavior would get on my nerves, but the child in me was laughing right alongside him. In addition to this, Tom Sawyer is just so...relateable. I think my favorite quote is this: "Ah, if he could only die TEMPORARILY!" Like, same, dude.
In all honesty, when I first read this, I thought it was just going to be a bunch of short stories about Tom and his escapades. So naturally, I was pleasantly surprised when I realized that there was indeed an overarching plot...and boy, it was a plot I didn't expect. Murder? Treasure? Death??? Wow. That's something I expected from Huckleberry Finn, not Tom Sawyer.
All in all, this book makes for a very good story that makes me want to reminisce about my childhood, or what I can remember from it. Reading this made me feel like a child again.
Es muy lindo, lo sentí algo aburrido a la mitad pero Tom se ganó un pedacito de mi corazón