The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

I first read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a kid and recall that I liked it then. Well, I like it now, too. The story moves along with lots of little incidents between the big stories of the murder and treasure. The entire episode in the cave is particularly good. It was definitely worth it to read again. The only downside is the racism; not that Mark Twain has written a racist story. The story is set during the days of slavery. Intense racism is part of Tom Sawyer's world. There are passages, although surprisingly few, that are unpleasant. If nothing else, it reminds us how far we've come down the path, and, that fortunately, Twain was on the right path away from that world.

I can't believe I'd never read this book before. It's such good writing. The humour is wonderful. There is a reason Mark Twain is quoted so often. What's scary about the book is the racism in it. Not that Mark Twain was racist, the way people were at the time. Especially since there are people there who still think that way.
Anyway, a fantastic book and everyone should read it.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was an entertaining book. I could relate to the character of Tom because i used to be mischievous as well and got into some trouble. Tom was a very clever boy in the book because of how he tricked his friends to do the work while he watched. The book had a bit of everything. For example the book included the following: adventure, humor, romance and suspense. This book is definitely worth the read and I look forward to the sequel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn".

I read this story for an english book report and it was excellent. Toms attitude reminds me of many young fun loving children these days.