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elisha_mcmillen's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
soniapage's review against another edition
2.0
The charm of the Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn stories is the setting of the Mississippi River and their adventures on lazy summer days. That is lost in this fantastic tale of the boys and Jim taking a balloon ride to Egypt. Most of it is Tom complaining about the ignorance of his friends and them trying to trip him up in his explanations of what they are seeing down below. Mildly amusing.
breadorcheese's review against another edition
2.0
Quite the departure from his usual quality. Curious that this book was finished and not Tom Sawyer Among the Indians or Tom Sawyer Conspiracy
larakai's review against another edition
3.0
Has some funny parts, and the overall concept is pretty ridiculous, but it doesn't come close to the first two books. There's not much of a plot. Worth the couple hours it took to read it, but not something I feel like I'll have to revisit.
davidjme's review against another edition
2.0
Twain at his lowest ebb is still pretty towering, but TSA comes across as far-fetched and frivolous compared to Tom Sawyer and the magisterial Huckleberry Finn. It's sad to see HF's endless run of good quotes stumble along to an ending so abrupt the author might as well have written Screw it all I'm off for a whiskey Twain out.
I know some people take Tom Sawyer Abroad as a bit of a satire of contemporary adventure novels (a la Verne). To be fair, the book does have some good moments (and in my opinion reads a lot better as Tom Sawyer's daydreams rather than an actual sequel). Still, for me, it ended up slightly souring what came before.
I know some people take Tom Sawyer Abroad as a bit of a satire of contemporary adventure novels (a la Verne). To be fair, the book does have some good moments (and in my opinion reads a lot better as Tom Sawyer's daydreams rather than an actual sequel). Still, for me, it ended up slightly souring what came before.
howatdk's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
steven_nobody's review against another edition
2.0
Although I liked the conversations between Tom, Huck, and Jim, they really have no business in an rip-off Jules Verne balloon adventure to Egypt. Mark Twain should have created new characters for this fantasy instead of reusing characters so out-of-place. It reminded me of the types of stories my dad used to make up for me, in a way, but, seriously, this is an idiotic book by America's greatest author. Skip it.
eddy84p's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
zusy's review against another edition
3.0
Narrator was Glover Gardner and was good but not as good as my first two Tom and Huck narrators.
frahorus's review against another edition
2.0
La terza avventura del ciclo di Tom Sawyer ci porta dall'America all'Egitto tramite una mongolfiera, invenzione di un bislacco genio che ad un certo punto precipita (devo ancora capire come) e lascia da soli i tre protagonisti (sì perché da Le avventure di Huck Finn c'è anche il negretto Jim). Non succederà niente. Non ve lo consiglio. Non ha senso. Due stelline e non una perché? Perché mi sta simpatica la Sfinge di Giza, va bene?