Reviews for Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist

The average rating for Mark Twain at the Buffalo Express: Articles and Sketches by America's Favorite Humorist based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-01-18 00:00:00 Michael Pottinger I haven't read much Mark Twain in my life and I thought this book, which is composed of newspaper sketches, would be really boring. However, I was surpised how comical some of Twain's pieces were. I don't think I've ever laughed out loud while reading a book before, but I was laughing as I read the Buffalo Express. With that said, other articles were very dry. I got bored with newspaper articles about Lord Byron's affair or the war brewing in Prussia. I'm sure I would have appreciated them more if I was living in 1870. I wouldn't recommend reading the whole book-unless you had to like me-but I would love to talk about the funnier sketches with avid readers and Twain fans. I think I'll like my Mark Twain course this semester.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-09-22 00:00:00 Wayne Anderson Definitely flawed; some stories are incorrectly attributed to Twain, and it's overall a bit incomplete. Regardless, it's a useful text when trying to understand Mark Twain's time in Buffalo. Scribblin' For a Livin' by Thomas Reigstad addresses this time in Twain's life further, so I highly recommend it to anyone curious after reading this book.