Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
152nd out of 225 books
—
543 voters
Cannibalism in the Cars and Other Humorous Sketches
Mark Twain is the rambunctious father of all cynics. His wry observations and biting jibes made him the first modern humorist. His sardonic sketches on everything from politicians, preachers, journalists, barbers, nagging wives, devious children, and gullible low-lifes are as hilarious and true today as they were when Twain hammered them out to make a name for himself on t...more
Hardcover, 241 pages
Published
March 1st 2000
by Prion
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
89)
committed suicide in the second degree...
Jul 31, 2007
Jamie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes ol timey talk and sarcasm
just finished, and I enjoy Twain's wit. He delivers the contrapositive of the textual meaning of his words by using the subtext alone. That's why he's a genius. And its funny too.
May 16, 2013
Charis
added it
Apr 26, 2013
Dea
added it
Mar 17, 2013
Stephen
marked it as to-read
Feb 13, 2013
Becks
marked it as to-read
Feb 10, 2013
Charlotte
added it
Jan 10, 2013
Matt Bogen
marked it as to-read
Nov 15, 2012
Melissa
marked it as to-read
Oct 28, 2012
Afifah_arif
marked it as to-read
Sep 18, 2012
Lachie Woodhill
added it
Aug 29, 2012
Mary Mabry
added it
Aug 22, 2012
Yinzadi
marked it as to-read
Jul 11, 2012
Mom24dogs
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), called "the Great American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also work...more
More about Mark Twain...
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also work...more
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
