Tom Jones is widely regarded as Fielding's greatest novel, a wonderful, picaresque adventure that takes Tom, a foundling, on a hilarious and by turns scandalous journey, rife with amorous encounters that often incur the wrath of those around him.
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"it took me a few hundred pages to get into this novel, but once i did, i really enjoyed it. fielding interrupts the action with short asides on writing, etc. which is a little annoying. but the reader gets used to it after a while. and while the reader has a pretty strong idea of how the story ends, you're not sure how fielding will get there, so it's an interesting read right to the last page." — Kimi (4 out of 5 stars)
"it took me a few hundred pages to get into this novel, but once i did, i really enjoyed it. fielding interrupts the action with short asides on writing, etc. which is a little annoying. but the reader gets used to it after a while. and while the reader has a pretty strong idea of how the story ends, you're not sure how fielding will get there, so it's an interesting read right to the last page."
" This is the perfect rebuttal to those who think we invented fun, energy, suggestiveness, color, and wit just yesterday. "
" the language and length of this might be off putting to some people, but whatever. i love the dry british sense of humor, and this one is ridiculously funny. "
" I would not recommend this book to anyone except for English majors, because I wouldn't sic this novel on a poor unsuspecting person. It is a great satire; you just have to get through all 800 pages to discover Fielding's ironies and witticisms. "
" The narrator was far too snarky. "
" I-yai-yai! I remember now why I didn't like Fielding!, dear reader. "
" read a long time ago. "
" I read this my senior year in high school. we had to choose from a list, and this was the longest book on the list. I read it because I wanted to prove a point, but I liked it. It's been a long time ago though......the movie wasn't as interesting. "
" I thought this was a biography about the Vegas singer. No, not really, but I do wish Tom had just once asked Sophia Western: "What's new pussycat?" "
" The lion of the picaresque. "
" Hilariously absurd at times, the journey of Tom Jones is a great, entertaining read with an intricately planned plot that weaves the characters together. "
" Most appearing on top ten lists of books of all time. Ok, a slow 150 pages halfway through with a bad parody of war that doesn't play as such -- but still, perhaps the gr8est novel ever written. I've read it almost 20 times, and plan to read it again. "
" Lots of low humor; those people in the eighteenth century really knew how to laugh. It's one of those gloriously long books you hate to see come to an end. "
" I don't think that this is the version (editor) that I read but it was the only "Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding that they had listed...It is well written and it is a good book but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who isn't a fan of classic literature. "
" One of my favourite reads EVER! Hilarious!! "
" Five star book. However its not for the faint of heart. If u have a sense of passion for classical works no doubt you will rate this the same as i have. "
" One of the great novels of all time. If would be interesting to read several picaresque, or "journey" novels close together to see how different authors in different centuries work with this framework. It is long of course but every sentence is telling and sometimes it made me laugh out loud. "
" I finished it . . . finally. Longest cat and mouse game ever written. Funny, but in a strangely pretentious way that's trying not to be pretentious for the 18th century. Is it bad that I didn't love this book? Do I get to keep my English Ph.D.? "
" Long funny book. I love the narrator's commentary. Well read by Kenneth Danzinger. I recommend. "
" Had to give up halfway through. Only the 2nd time in my life I haven't finished a book I've started. "
" Could say so much. Its like "Friends" from the 1800's. Lots of amazing character development and interesting, deep tangents. "
" Very lengthy and at times morose for huge expanses. The comedy is subtle but fun for a patient reader. Definitely not for everyone but the short Chapter format makes it a little easier to digest. "
" Racy in its day, but pretty benign now. Nonetheless an good romp "
" I think I can best describe this book as a roguish, tongue-in-cheek romp through an extremely satirical depiction of 18th century England. I'm a fan. Fielding is always a nice antidote to some of his duller contemporaries. *cough*Samuel Richardson*cough* "
" That scoundrel! So adorable. He was the kind of fellow women want to tame. I totally enjoyed this romp. "
" UGH! I'm glad that it was the "first novel", but I'm glad that novels have improved. Funny at times, but really, really dry at others. Still worth a read, though, for "understanding literary history" purposes. "
" PLEASE GOT LET IT END "
" It can be hard to start, but it's really very funny. "
" Funny and beautiful. One of my favorite books. I know that people find it long, but once you get used to Fielding's 18th C way of writing, the sentences fly. "
Henry Fielding (1707–1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess. His writings reflect his ongoing preoccupation with fraud, sham, and masks. Tom Jones is considered to be his greatest work.
John Sessions is a highly versatile actor and comedian best known for his comic work in films such as My Night with Reg, In the Bleak Midwinter, and The Pope Must Die, as well as the television shows Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The New Statesman, and Spitting Image.
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