Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Lainie - GoodreadsA book group selection, otherwise I can't imagine I would have chosen to read this. But I'm so glad I did. It was fun! Mark Twain's writing is famous for many reasons, but in this book I especially ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Kyle Wright - GoodreadsMark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson is another excellent work and captures the spirit of the little town of Dawson's Landing. It's full of interesting characters, excellent dialog, and various surprises ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Haaze - GoodreadsIt was interesting to read Twain's comments about how the novel shifted over time. I had no idea that the twins had the main role initially to then be replaced by the side characters that steadily ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Ryan - GoodreadsThis book falls into the "small town on the Mississippi" category of Twain's novels. The story seems a little scattered and has some characters and scenes that don't really serve any purpose. There ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - J - GoodreadsPudd'nhead Wilson is Twain's indictment against racism. While it retains the bouncy charm of many Twain stories, it imparts a sense of heaviness and dread. The idea that two children, one white and ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Shannon - GoodreadsI thought it was supposed to be funny. I guess it's one of those black humor type things? Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Shannon - GoodreadsThough I love Huck and Jim, Roxana of Twain's “Puddn'head Wilson” is far more complexly rendered. It is through her that Twain's most explicit indictment of slavery is made. Her choice to allow her ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Lief - GoodreadsAs with much of Twain's writing, this book was full of irony and sarcasm (always a plus in my book, no pun intended). In this particular novel, Twain deals primarily with the issue of race as it ... Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Jeane - GoodreadsI really love the way Mark Twain can weave a story. Some people say this book was one of the worst he's written, but I really liked it. The part of Those Extraordinary Twins was a little odd, but that's okay. Read full review
Review: Pudd'nhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Paningin ng isang mambabasa - Alex - GoodreadsFor Pudd'nhead Wilson: This is an easy and entertaining read and almost not at all about the title characters. Instead this is more a social commentary and indictment of society and it's fickleness ... Read full review
