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Loading... The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Signet Classics) (edition 2002)by Mark Twain
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Audible version. Elijah Wood's reading is simply fantastic. Unfortunately, this story is not as engaging as I remember from childhood. I understand it has a Purpose, but I suspect I'd have given the book up completely before finishing, had I been reading the print version or had it been performed by anyone else. ( ) Shamefaced about my lack of exposure to the American classics. Had to read this for book club or I probably never would have. So glad I did; hilarious, touching, and in my opinion an ingenious way of presenting the moral dilemmas of the day with regard to slavery. I kind of missed Huck when Tom Sawyer showed up, but I did laugh out loud at Tom. Wonderful. As Tom Sawyer might say, I don't have much truck for book banners and censorship. Hearing about attempts to ban or censor "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" bothers the librarian in me. Then I heard about this controversial edition in which the racial epithets are replaced. It's been decades since I read "Tom Sawyer" and I've never read "Huckleberry" so I decided to see for myself how effective these versions are. And actually, I found this a suitable substitute for those who don't want to deal with the originals. As an adult reader, I discovered and better appreciated Mark Twain's humor and hilarious turn of phrase. The replacement words detracted not at all from the stories or his talent. Good classic. American Frontier. Banned at one point for the use of the N word, but not meant in today's context. Historical and multicultural I like Tom Sawyer because it gives you a good feel about the beauty of the Mississippi River and the land around it. It's adventurous and could expand students minds. no reviews | add a review
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A simplified retelling of the classic story of the mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Beckey Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.4Literature English (North America) American fiction Later 19th Century 1861-1900LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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