The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) Paperback – January 27, 1998

Needed it for my son's class and it came very quickly and arrived exactly as expected.

If you think I’m going to write a review of one of the greatest writers of all time, you’re sadly mistaken. I will say that I read this as a 71 year old and enjoyed it immensely.

This is a very flimsy, cheap edition, bad quality paper, etc. But it will get the job done for presenting the original text so your kid can read it for school. Price is right.

I became interested in this book after having read James, the updated story of Huck and Jim floating down the river toward many misadventures and escapades. Well worth turning back the clock to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I recommend it.

I personally have really enjoyed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book is a classic, and enjoyable for readers of all ages. Mr. Twain makes that very clear in his preface (included at the beginning of this copy) along with some background information under the “Note” column before the preface. This book has a variety of genres such as: picaresque, somewhat of a Bildungsroman, comedy, satire, and lastly a folk narrative. It is considered a picaresque and/or Bildungsroman because of Tom’s actions and growth throughout the book. It is comical because of the way that Mark Twain describes Tom’s mischievous and rebellious nature. It includes satire when Tom gets a crush on the new girl. Finally, it is a folk narrative because of the American traditions demonstrated in the way that Tom and all others live. Like their manners, way of speaking, and cultural traditions like going to church on Sundays etc. This copy of the book that I have bought for myself was at a hard to beat price. The text is a bit close together, but on the plus side, the chapters are shorter and so is the book. So it’s not bad for saving paper if you don’t need a fancy copy. I would recommend this copy for personal use, because at that price point you really shouldn’t feel bad for taking notes on it, if you want to. I personally have annotated this book just to analyze the text and gain better understanding. Also this book, not just this copy but The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is written in some dense English. By this I mean that there are some phrases or words that you might need to search on the internet just because they aren’t used nowadays. This book was first ever published in 1876 so that does explain why the Language is dense. Also, many classic books, since they are classics are written in dense language. I would definitely recommend this book because it truly is an adventure haha. This copy that I have purchased (Dover Thrift Editions) was published in 1998. It has 184 pages including the conclusion.

As expected clean copy

I remember as a boy how we’d have adventures in the woods around our neighborhood and fishing in the lake nearby. The childhood romance of Tom and Becky reminded me of the one I had so many years ago. Enjoyed every moment of this novel.

Read this with my son for school and boy did it take me back! Was a great read second time around and I saw it in a completely different T light to boot!