Learning that this was Twain's final attempt at a novel, and that is might have gone unfinished when he died, helped to put the ending into context. ILearning that this was Twain's final attempt at a novel, and that is might have gone unfinished when he died, helped to put the ending into context. In general, having had no introduction to the story or background, I was surprised at how introspective, philosophical and pessimistic it was. I actually enjoyed how thought-provoking it was. My recommendation to other readers would be to keep in mind the context of the writing and not to expect anything along the lines of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer....more
Interesting story, interesting take on God's nature but what I just can't get over is why they call it a novel and then in either the preface or the nInteresting story, interesting take on God's nature but what I just can't get over is why they call it a novel and then in either the preface or the note at the end they say it all really happened, but since Mack can't prove it they chose to bill it as a novel.
I say, have the balls to claim that whatever it was you experienced was real to you, or just say it's a pure novel and don't mention anything else.
I felt that this so blurred the lines between reality and fiction that it became difficult to know what was true and what was meant solely for entertainment....more
Pretty good overall, but not as amazing as I'd hoped it would be. The part about the confessional booth made me want to cry though... easily the best Pretty good overall, but not as amazing as I'd hoped it would be. The part about the confessional booth made me want to cry though... easily the best moment in the entire book!...more
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