Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Amanda McDougle - GoodreadsOn page 38, a quote defines Mark Twain quite well. From Powers book, Twain wrote, "When I was a boy everybody was poor but didn't know it, and everybody was comfortable and didn't know it." In his ... Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Kim Headlee - GoodreadsIn a word, brilliant. Ron Powers not only captured details of Twain's life, but he did it in a way Twain himself might have done, with wry wit and aplomb. A must-read for anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of this 19th century American treasure. Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Tom - GoodreadsMark Twain has always been an intriguing character for me. I've read lots of his books, and they generally have been good, not great. But Twain was such an incredible character who stood up to the ... Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Mark Cheathem - GoodreadsI don't like Ron Powers' treatment of SLC/MT. His writing style makes a fascinating literary figure not very interesting. His editor needed to rein in his verbosity. Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Miles - GoodreadsThis was an incredible and witty biography, illuminating the man and through him the entire 19th century. I found wonderment and amusement and new understanding. Ron Powers is a wit who, in writing ... Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Jack Apfel - GoodreadsThis is an in depth and well written biography that I plan to read again. For me it was even better because I liked the subject, Mark twain/Sam Clemens even more at the end of the book. this is not always true of biographies. Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Constantine N. - GoodreadsThought it was one of the best biographies I've read. Good window into American mindset, history, nuances of 19th Century. Here is an excerpt from an email I sent to a friend right after finishing the ... Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Constantine - GoodreadsThought it was one of the best biographies I've read. Good window into American mindset, history, nuances of 19th Century. Here is an excerpt from an email I sent to a friend right after finishing the ... Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - David - GoodreadsThis is an enjoyable biography that provides numerous samples of Twain's funny phrases and platitudes. It illustrates how he was a master of the language, because much of his humor was not just what ... Read full review
Review: Mark Twain
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Terri - GoodreadsIt is so sad what the adults in a young child's life do to their emotional health all in the name of God and doing what is right. With an zealot of a mother and a fire and brimstone church, Twain bore ... Read full review
