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Ron Chernow delivers another extensively detailed dive into an American Titan - this time covering the interminable career and life of Mark Twain.
Not truly a spoiler, but Jean Clemens death, even 100+ years later felt like a fucking gut punch (credit to Chernow for the wonderful writing)
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what a very long book. Throughout the whole thing I couldn't help but compare Twain with another guy who jumps from one business deal to the next with no qualifications or idea what he's doing, losing money, suing business partners, going bankrupt, never learning. schmoozing with important people only to pitch them a crazy half baked investment plan, jokingly says maybe he'll be president next. Fortunately, Twain was almost anti-racist, at least for his time. Too bad he didn't realize he was good at only one thing and stick to it. also, the aquarium? yikes. I think the page length warranted a few more jokes from the guy to get me through.
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In “Mark Twain,” Ron Chernow does what he does best: 1,200 pages of deep-dive research and somehow makes it feel like a Netflix binge. It’s the entire life of Samuel Langhorne Clemens from start to finish and no waiting between seasons.
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