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I'm not sure how I'd never heard of this book compared to Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn. (OK, it's because they're standard in a lot of curricula.) This book is amazingly full of satire and commentary on the world of the time, done amazingly well. It starts slow and takes time to shine, but once it starts rolling you see every manner of bullshit artist laid bare. The dialogue captures the "art" of spin perfectly. This book reaches masterpiece status for me.
I'm not sure how I'd never heard of this book compared to Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn. (OK, it's because they're standard in a lot of curricula.) This book is amazingly full of satire and commentary on the world of the time, done amazingly well. It starts slow and takes time to shine, but once it starts rolling you see every manner of bullshit artist laid bare. The dialogue captures the "art" of spin perfectly. This book reaches masterpiece status for me.