I found this book an interesting interpretation of the lives of Adam and Eve, the Biblical first humans ever created. I have heard it was meant to be considered humorous, but it wasn’t as funny as other books I’ve read have been, so in comparison to some of the works I’ve found funny this fell on the softer end of it.
What I found more interesting is the way it was told, yes like a series of diary entries, but the primitive understanding of the world around them that made me happy while reading. I’m usually surprised by authors giving their main characters all this power, intelligence, and forgetting the roots of personality or the evolution (emotional or otherwise) a character can go through. Mark Twain is a legendary writer and I’m glad he gave the characters more personality by their understanding of the world around them.
For example:
“They returned the Moon last night. I think it is very honest of them.It slid and fell down again, but I was not distressed; there is no need to worry when one has those kinds of neighbors. They will fetch it back.”
The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain
There are, if I’m being completely honest and I’m trying to be with these reviews, dry points, but that is just me and may only just be me.
This is one of the newer reads I’ve indulged in, within the last year. Though there were brief moments of dryness, I enjoyed it over all, and recommend giving it a read if you haven’t yet.
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