A review by brannonkrkhuang
Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain

3.0

Twain gets one of the most rare ratings I ever give out on here (I usually either give five stars or one star). Some of his stuff in this book is excellent. His views on god and religion are so ahead of his time the world STILL hasn't caught up to him. On the other hand, some of the stuff included here is very skippable. Any time he brings up Native Americans, you can bet it's to call them all savages and completely despise them, which is beyond infuriating. At other times, he talks about people of color as if he's studied critical race theory. A true rollercoaster of unfinished writings. I'm immensely impressed with parts of this book, and also immensely disappointed with others. There you have it. You've forced me to give it a three. I recommend reading half of this book. Skip the boring and cringe bits, and dig into the fascinating stuff. Also, get it from the library.