Books
by Mark Twain
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Huckleberry Finn |
Being a bit wary of the label 'masterpiece' and stories written in the vernacular, I doubt I would have read this without my book group. My prejudice lingered over the first couple of chapters and then despite myself, I was gripped by the characters, humour and above all the setting of the Mississippi River. What can you say about a masterpiece, except if you haven't read it, put it on your list of must-reads?
(Jenny Baker - bwl 52 July 2009) |
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Tom Sawyer |
Kick off your shoes, sit back and enjoy the world of orphaned Tom and his disreputable friend, Huckleberry Finn. Tom with his tricks and dreams of gangs and pirates, vagabond Huck fleeing a drunken father. No internet, video games or mobile phones in their world but real adventures with murder and a hidden chest of stolen gold. A wonderful funny and moving evocation of boyhood long ago.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 114 Autumn 2024) |
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