tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post408238762859188744..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Roughing It by Mark Twain: Tall Tales (and Some Racism) in the American WestKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-75737536934572580012020-09-29T16:25:56.628-04:002020-09-29T16:25:56.628-04:00I remember reading this as a teenager and so I dec...I remember reading this as a teenager and so I decided to reread it last year, but quit when he got to the stuff about the Indians. I just couldn't stomach reading any more. I can't give him a pass on the racism because of time period. Life is too short to read stuff like this, even by a beloved, classic author and giant of American literature. JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-22006573503980115602020-09-08T13:22:54.163-04:002020-09-08T13:22:54.163-04:00When he sticks to travel stories, it's quite i...When he sticks to travel stories, it's quite interesting, and some of his stories are pretty funny. It's too bad the racism and xenophobia have to spoil it. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-26984836576071780652020-09-08T01:41:09.644-04:002020-09-08T01:41:09.644-04:00I haven't read this one but I've enjoyed o...I haven't read this one but I've enjoyed other Twain travels I've read (A Tramp Abroad, Innocents Abroad). When he makes his snide comments about the Swiss or the French, it doesn't seem quite so frightening...reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.com