
The Autobiography of Mark Twain
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Michael Anthony
Mark Twain’s daughter Susy wrote: “Papa…doesn’t like to go to church at all, why I never understood, until just now, he told us the other day that he couldn’t bear to hear any one talk but himself, but that he could listen to himself talk for hours without getting tired, of course he said this in joke, but I’ve no dought [sic] it was founded on truth."
Here is one of the great autobiographies of the English language - exuberant, wonderfully contemporary in spirit, by a man twice as large as life who—he said so himself—had no trouble remembering everything that had ever happened to him and a lot of things besides.
Nothing ever happened to Mark Twain in a small way. His adventures were invariably fraught with drama. Success and failure for him were equally spectacular. And so he roared down the years, feuding with publishers, being a sucker for inventors, always learning wisdom at the point of ruin, and always relishing the absurd spectacle of humankind, which he regarded with a blend of vitriol and affection.
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This is not at all what you would expect from an autobiography by anyone, and not at all what you might expect from Mark Twain. There are times when it meanders and it certainly has weak moments, but overall it's a refreshing read that makes sense as Twain's autobiographical venture. I loved it.Not what you expect from Twain or a biography
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Heartbreaking and introspective
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Hours and hours of delight
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a great book to keep company with
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The story of a man centuries ahead of his time.
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Would you try another book from Mark Twain and Charles Neider (editor) and/or Michael Anthony?
Love Twain books, but this one does not do well in audio format, reader is a bummer, and not Twain's best workDoes not translate well to an audio book
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Long and Boring
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