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mercedehb's review against another edition
4.0
So fun to re-read this fun YA classic from my childhood... this is the story of a mischievous 12 yo Tom Sawyer and his circle of friends who are naughty trouble makers but simple and innocent at the same time. Following Tom and his friends through their daily adventures was nothing but nostalgic to the innocence of childhood & discovery... along the way painting vivid images such as the vignettes where Tom tricks his friends to whitewash his aunts fence for him, to their island disappearance while pirating, walking in on their own funeral, their midnight cemetery mischief resulting in witnessing a murder, later stepping forward to do the right thing, the high of the glory of childhood fame, the jealousy of his first crush, the persistence of finding his way when trapped in a cave and ultimately finding the buried treasure.... I couldn't help but listen to the audio with a permanent smile on my face... the audio was stupendously acted out by the different voices of William Dufris... just delightful.
omills's review against another edition
5.0
That was fun! I don't remember reading this in high school, so when I saw that Nick Offerman (Ron from Parks and Rec) narrated it I couldn't pass it up. I loved that he sounded just as serious as the boys felt they were being about "ridiculous" things. It just made this book shine even more and I'm so glad I read / listened to it. The only complaint was that some of his character voices were hard to distinguish so you had to focus to know who was saying what.
I probably would have loved to read the book, but the presentation really set it apart for me.
I probably would have loved to read the book, but the presentation really set it apart for me.
justaread's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
alexwonnacott's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
What’s not to love? A classic American story of a boy hunting for buried treasure
bini4_6's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
beachbookbabe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
calquist's review against another edition
5.0
Read this in middle school, but re-read in prep to read James by Percival Everett. I enjoyed it so much more than I expected. Mark Twain is hilarious and it is astonishing to realize that this book was written almost 150 years ago.