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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Mark Twain

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Aug 06, 2021 midnightfaerie rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, rory-gilmore, literature

I've never been a huge fan of Twain, but I do agree the man can write. It's just not necessarily my kind of story. This was no exception. I didn't really care for the story line, old timers who like to bet aren't really my thing, but Twain just has a way of drawing you into a story and gets you all caught up in its characters. In the end, I was surprised it was over. I found myself wondering what the frog's future was and what could have happened next. Twain is no doubt a classical writer. He's ...more

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Apr 21, 2021 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics, american-lit, read-in-2021, short-stories, childrens

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County was a wonderful reminder of why I enjoyed Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Twain's writing is so filled with imagery. The language, the descriptions, and the characters are rich and unique. It is impossible to read his works without being transported back in time.

Our main character, Jim Smiley, likes to wager on almost everything. When he finds a frog one day he is determined to train it to jump... better than any other frog can jump. Soon he meets a man ...more

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