The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn Series Book 1) by Mark Twain (Epub)

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Dripping with Mark Twain’s iconic wit and wisdom, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer chronicles young Tom and his best friend Huckleberry Finn on a life-changing journey of mischief, intrigue, and excitement.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived.Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid. Tom dirties his clothes in a fight and is made to whitewash the fence the next day as punishment. He cleverly persuades his friends to trade him small treasures for the privilege of doing his work. He then trades the treasures for Sunday School tickets which one normally receives for memorizing verses, redeeming them for a Bible, much to the surprise and bewilderment of the superintendent who thought “it was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused two thousand sheaves of Scriptural wisdom on his premises—a dozen would strain his capacity, without a doubt.”Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get “engaged” by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been “engaged” previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.

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⭐ I haven’t read this book since I was a kid. I couldn’t resist snagging it on audio. It was as delightful as I remembered and I got a good chuckle several times over the antics of Tom and his friends particularly his adventures with Huckleberry Finn.This is a rambling series of vignettes that seem to all take place in about a years span of Tom’s childhood. He lives with his brother Syd, Cousin Amy and their Aunt Polly in a village along the Mississippi in the hey days of the riverboats and water transportation and the Pre Civil War era. Tom is intrepid and mischievous and he’s a fun scamp to go along with. Many of his adventures are light and easily dealt with like talking a bunch of boys into getting him through his chore punishment, first crush, pretend games and late night outings, but there is a dangerous adventure that brings Tom and Huck to witness a murder and encounter some dangerous thieves.I think I appreciated this more as an adult than I did as a kid. It’s rather nostalgic and I can see why Twain would call it his Ode to Boyhood. Those days are long gone when boys- when kids played like this so it was a delight. Makes me want to instantly grab up The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

⭐ When I was 9 years old, I was hit in the eye with a rock. Yes, I’m the guy.I lay in a hospital with both eyes bandaged for 6 weeks.My Dad came and read to me daily. The first book was ‘Tom Sawyer’.He read with such feeling and expression, I was ‘there’.He taught me the love of books. It began with Tom Sawyer’…a terrific story.

⭐ “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is an enjoyable read, just as it was when I read it as a young boy. The story takes place in the fictional town of St. Petersburg along the Mississippi River–a town similar to Hannibal, MO, where author Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) lived as a boy. Written in 1876, Twain’s tale takes place several years earlier when slavery still existed. Although slaves do not play an important role in the book, the author occasionally uses racial epithets that were commonly used at that time. What I found most interesting about Tom Sawyer and his friends was how much they enjoyed playing outdoors and using their imagination for entertainment, a rare occurrence among children today. Twain is especially gifted at recreating the speech patterns of the children and adults of the mid-1800’s.

⭐ My 13-year old nephew, who hates reading, had this as his summer reading assignment for 7th grade. While he pretended to read the first few chapters, and could not answer the questions I was asking to check on his reading comprehension, he really got into the book after I had him read out loud some of Tom’s antics – boys never change! The dialect can be a challenge but we would discuss each chapter after he read it. I took advantage of the great resources available online to help challenge him to think about and understand what was happening throughout the book.I also highlighted Twain’s use and borrowing of Christian concepts and worldview whenever I could (e.g. The boys making a promise and signing an oath in blood, we see the God of the Bible make a promise to Abraham which was kept thru the shed blood of Christ on the cross or when Tom takes the whippings for Becky knowing she could not bear such punishment, similar to the biblical account of Jesus Christ taking the place of sinful man, bearing the punishment for our sins on the cross.)When my nephew finished (which took him about two weeks) he could not believe it was over, so we have downloaded Huck Finn for him to read! He is looking forward to reading more about the boys and the place Twain introduced him to in Tom Sawyer.Truly a timeless classic of American literature.

⭐ Oh, the adventures of youth! I recently re-read this book in preparation for my son Sawyer’s Tom Sawyer- themed first birthday party and I quite enjoyed it. Mark Twain says in the introduction that he hopes adults will enjoy his work because they were once children too… and it’s fun to reminisce on the days of youth.I love how adventurous, free-spirited, independent and curious Tom Sawyer and his friends are, just like my own son. I think today’s helicopter/over-protective parents would faint and die at all of these kids’ adventures. They roam wild and free… until returning home for supper and bedtime prayers. 😉 I like how Tom Sawyer is in the middle of the bunch in terms of standing– he’s not a ragtag son of a hobo like Huck Finn but he’s also not the richest or most upstanding boy in school (although he is able to pull off stunts so elaborate that even the esteeemed Judge Thatcher, Becky’s father, admires him… and in the end, Tom really does earn and deserve his reputation that he earlier faked his way into). I feel bad for him not having a mother or father and having to live with the brown-nosing teacher’s/parent’s pet cousin Sid, but I think he manages to stay quite happy with his imagination and adventures, and that he does love his Aunt Polly and she him… although I wish she and every other adult in the book would lay off the child beatings!This book is not only one of the first great American novels but it’s also the quintessential story of boyhood! Pirates, Robinhood, fishing, rafting, running away, getting lost in a cave, sneaking out at night, playing with marbles and other toys (even dead animals!)… it’s all in here. And even falling in love! I really enjoyed reading the parts about how much Tom loves Becky Thatcher. I believe this book is a romance as well as a childrens’ story. And of course I enjoyed the famous part about Tom tricking everyone into doing his work for him. He’s clever, spunky, AND sweet… the perfect boy! Just like mine!Yet this book reminds us that being a young child is not all about fun and games. Tom and his gang learn some important life lessons and Tom is forced to step up and tell the truth in the name of justice. There’s even some legal drama in this book as well.I would rate this book 4.5 stars. My only critique of this book is that it starts and ends with a bang but seems to fizzle out in the middle. I think it could have been shorter but I believe it was written as a serial and needed more volume/words. Although I was a little bored and restless in the middle (much like Tom is in church!), it soon picked up and the entire last third really delivered. My eyes were glued to my Kindle, wondering “What’s going to happen?” Even though I’m an adult and had read the book before, I had no idea, and totally fell into the suspense.I highly enjoyed reading this book, both for getting ideas for my son’s party as well as for fun. I would recommend it to children AND adults everywhere. I plan to read the other three books in the series soon.

⭐ It’s nice being able to read a classic like this. For some reason the story of Tom Sawyer always leaves me feeling impatient. I do enjoy the concept of people who like to get away with talking to get someone else to do the work rather than doing the work. My best friend is an expert attack and I marvel at how everyone seems to fall for it. For a while.

⭐ I listened to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer through an Audible audiobook, and it was entertaining and quick! The whole story was only about four hours and kept me engaged throughout. Mark Twain is a master of dialect. I don’t know of many authors that can effectively pull off that technique today. Twain includes so much action in every chapter, and I can see why this book has remained a classic for so many years.However, I wonder if this book was published today, would it still receive the same attention it has over the years? Would a publisher even want to publish it? There is much violence in the story since a lot of it centers on a murder in the small southern town, and since this book is intended for children, I don’t think parents would approve of it anymore. It took place during a different time where kids could go off on their own and be missing for hours before parents worried. Many parents are overprotective of their children, and I think several of them would think this story would give bad ideas to children.I’d love to hear what other people think.Overall, I found the story humorous, charming, and engaging. I would recommend to people of all ages, including children reading at the middle grade level.

⭐ A story which can stand the test of time. Whether you’re 6 or 60, there’s plenty of character- and more importantly, “characters”- in these tall tales. Reading this for the second time has not diminished it’s appeal. Part of it is the plot (and plotting), but what elevates this book to classic status is the subtle way in which the narrator inserts small asides. More often than not these moments expose just how laughable social norms are, and how ridiculous we are in our humanity. This being said, the modern reader who has no experience with antebellum American literature should be warned. This story was written when slavery was a part of every day life and the language reflects this.

⭐ Tom Sawyer is the all-American boy, the essence of the wild and creative spirit that built this country and fed its imagination, that drove us to build and explore and break out of supposed limits. Sadly, being a child in America in our time has little in common with Tom’s time. Children are regimented and controlled in ways Tom’s Aunt Polly could never have dreamed of. The chance to be free, to form a relationship with nature and one’s own self, is simply not available to most of our kids any more. And it’s showing, in our failing sense of national identity and purpose, in our retreat from manned space exploration, in our dreary preoccupation with the inconsequential.Great nations die when they lose their spirit. Yeah, we know where our children are, they’re in their bedrooms gorging on Miley Cyrus and Facebook and slowly dying inside.

⭐ I didn’t read this book in my childhood, and I am over 60 now. I read it after reading the three volume autobiography of Mark Twain and other works. So, there are other works by Mark Twain I like better. But I am glad I read it because it gave me a great slice of life of that era. Also, it answered all questions of what preceded the book Huckleberry Finn.

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