Les aventures de Tom Sawyer

Paperback, 305 pages

French language

Published Sept. 11, 2008 by Tristram.

ISBN:: 978-2-907681-67-4

Les ruses de Tom Sawyer sont sans limites. Autant pour déjouer la surveillance de sa tante Polly que pour attirer l'attention de la jolie Becky Thatcher. Ou pour mettre en scène sa propre mort et celle des membres de sa " bande "... en s'offrant le plaisir d'assister en cachette à leur éloge funèbre, prononcé dans l'église de St Petersburg devant le village en pleurs. Mais le jour où Tom et Becky se perdent dans le dédale souterrain d'une grotte, privés de lumière, d'eau et de nourriture, les ruses et l'imagination ne suffisent plus...

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matthewmincher@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Commentary on Boyhood

4 stars

Obviously archaic language for the modern reader.

An enjoyable read I found slow at times. I think Twain did a great job of portraying childhood - though I'm not sure I'd have enjoyed this book as a kid as much as others I did rate.

I enjoyed the small chunks of plot, and how atmospheric the settings were throughout the book. Twain did an excellent job of portraying childish emotion and motivation.

I'm not sure I perceived the mastery of this work, though.

Obviously archaic language for the modern reader.

An enjoyable read I found slow at times. I think Twain did a great job of portraying childhood - though I'm not sure I'd have enjoyed this book as a kid as much as others I did rate.

I enjoyed the small chunks of plot, and how atmospheric the settings were throughout the book. Twain did an excellent job of portraying childish emotion and motivation.

I'm not sure I perceived the mastery of this work, though.

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Tom Sawyer

4 stars

J’ai souvent vu Mark Twain présenté comme un intellectuel humaniste et une figure importante de la littérature américaine, c’est ce qui m’a poussé à lire ce livre. Mais en l’occurrence c’est avant tout un livre pour enfant. Les quelques clins d’œil aux adultes n’ont pas suffit à me le rendre intéressant. Et j’ai été déçu d’y trouver des allusions racistes envers les noirs et les amérindiens. Finalement, Mark Twain était surtout un homme de son temps...