Tom Sawyer, Detective Audiobook

" Another one of the lost Tom Sawyer books. This one is better than the other, Tom Sawyer Abroad, though only slightly. This one takes place in familiar settings to the first two books which helps makes it feel more like a genuine Tom Sawyer tale. This book has some great moments showing off the cleverness of Tom, especially the ending. Huck Finn is basically just the narrator this time and doesn't add much to the story. I wish that Twain has fleshed out the story because the idea of Tom as a detective and then later a lawyer is a great one. As a fan of Twain's it was a fun (and short) read but it is easy to see why it isn't remembered as fondly as his other books. "

" Kind of like the Ernest Scared Stupid of American lit. You know, if Ernest had ever been an icon of American boyhood, exemplar of imagination and hijinks, and my childhood hero when he went to camp. "

" Not one of Twain's most interesting books. Kind of dry reading. Only interesting during the climax and ending of the story. "

" Not much depth or social commentary. Light, fun reading for a summer afternoon. Warning: as in other Twain books, several instances of the N-word. "

" As I enjoyed "Tom Sawyer," and really enjoyed "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which I considered quite a subversive book (which is a big plus for me), I thought this would provide me double enjoyment -- detective fiction and revisiting with Tom and Huck. Well, it wasn't much of a mystery, and though it is narrated by Huck, Huck seems less authentic than in his own book, and is even somewhat citified -- and not dressed as shabbily as elsewhere. Even in "Tom Sawyer," he is characterized as something of a wild child, untamed by the civilizing effects of the town. Here, the town seems to have taken full hold of Huck here. "

" This is more of a courtroom drama than a detective book. Still it was fun and a mystery was solved. "

" Gotta love Tom and Huck! "

" Eh, 3.5 stars. Prefer the other Tom and Huck books to this one. Definitely worth reading though. "

" Funny. You can't tell when you're about to finish it. "

" i am retreading Twain this summer. he is a great one in the early days of the detective novel. "

" At least it's short. I probably would have thought this was OK if it didn't purport to be in Huck Finn's voice. As an ordinary short story, without Huck and Tom, it would be at least mildly diverting. But as a mash-up, it didn't work for me at all. But like I said, it's short. "

" Again a fun extension of the adventures of Tom, Huck and Jim. It is fun to see the boys ramble on "

" Not as nice as the original TS but a good book. "

" Please guys, if you want to understand boys naughtiness from another prespective just read the series... It's amazing... "

" Sometimes it takes reading the classics - to get a perspective of the times and styles of writing. Still a good read. "

" Meh. My least fave of this series. But these boys are still pretty funny. Not a re-reader for me, but if there were another in the series, I'd read it. "

" This was my favorite of all the Tom Sawyer books. That's not to say that it is one of my favorite books, just that it was better than the other three. Tom's speech in the court-house was brilliant! "

" a very slight book, but cute and kind of fun. "

" Not as bad as Tom Sawyer Abroad, but no where near as great as the 1st two. It felt rushed and not thought out well. I did enjoy Tom's discovery of the murderers at the end though. "

" Bit of enjoyable fluff with a far-out plot, really, sort of like Twain set out to write a fanfic featuring his own characters. As a kid I found it reasonably entertaining, but I don't know if it would hold my interest as an adult. "