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  • Paperback: 1024 pages
  • Publisher: Modern Library (September 10, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0812966074
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812966077
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #727,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great (!!!!) Book, June 27, 2005
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This is a great read, though not one for the feint of heart (or the feint of attention span). The plot is slow to get moving, and there are long detours that a pragmatic reader might find frustrating. But, once the plot gets going, it is truly a masterpiece. My first time through Tom Jones, I stayed up all night to read the last couple hundred pages, because I literally couldn't put it down.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Adventure, June 13, 2007
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This novel is worth it for the following lines spoken by Parson Thwackum:

"When I mention religion," said the parson, "I mean the Christian religion; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England. And when I mention honour, I mean that mode of divine grace which is not only consistent with but dependent upon this religion, and is consistent and dependent upon no other" (p. 105).

Very amusing, but think of the centuries when men like that had supreme political power--then to laugh, to doubt meant to be burned alive. Michael Servetus (1511-1553) was burned alive by John Calvin for doubting the Holy Trinity and preaching Unitarianism. Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was burned for similar heresies.

There is no end to the evil that men like Parson Thwackum would do if they had power. We must stand forever on guard against such views of religion.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Suprisingly Good Read, October 30, 2008
I had to purchase this book for a class but I am surprised by how readable it is even today. It is still as accurate about human nature today as it was in the 18th century. I highly recommend this book.
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