Ranked #22 in American Literature, Ranked #23 in Boy — see more rankings.
Reviews and Recommendations
We've comprehensively compiled reviews of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer from the world's leading experts.
Richard Branson Founder/Virgin GroupToday is World Book Day, a wonderful opportunity to address this #ChallengeRichard sent in by Mike Gonzalez of New Jersey: Make a list of your top 65 books to read in a lifetime. (Source)
Ovidiu Drugan Question:What books had the biggest impact on you? (perhaps changed the way you see things, dramatically changed your career path) Answer: Dune – Frank Herbert Write It Down, Make It Happen – Henriette Anne Klauser Two years vacations – Jules Verne (and all the well known books) – navigation & cast away story The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain (and Tom Sawyer) – river expedition The Foundation Cycle – Isaac Asimov War books – Sven Hassel – changed the way I see the army, conflicts, war Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky – any... (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is ranked in the following categories:
- #47 in Adventure
- #91 in Adventure Fiction
- #29 in American
- #34 in Americana
- #99 in Character
- #86 in Childhood
- #50 in Children's Classics
- #63 in Classic
- #86 in Classical
- #76 in High School Reading
- #69 in Literature
- #48 in Men
- #62 in Penguin Classics
- #98 in Project Gutenberg
- #33 in Public Domain
- #52 in South