*contains spoilers*
I can definitely see why this one has endured the test of time. I'd never read it before and somehow I always got the impression that Huck was the con artist type and Tom was kind of just naive. I was surprised at how actively adventurous Tom was and doubly surprised at what a scaredy-cat Huck was. But I suppose I'll learn more about both of them in the next one. Though now that they're both filthy-stinkin' rich, I don't see how they'll manage to have many real adventures. We'll see...
The ending was kind of abrupt and there were a few brief moments when the writer slipped into second person (a literary pet peeve of mine); which is why Mr. Twain pulled four stars instead of five on this one. All in all, I'm glad I finally got around to reading it and it will keep a permanent place on my shelf.
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I haven't read this one in particular but I read Huck Finn and Connecticut Yankee and I really dislike Mark Twain's writing. He feels likehe's making fun of his characters all the time.
I'm a scaredy-cat like Huck.
I enjoyed this one as a kid. I haven't read it for years! Time for a reread. I've always enjoyed Twain's humor.
Me too. I should revisit these. Thanks for the review!
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