Review: Shocking in it's day, but only amusing now.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2012
This is an article, rather than a book, and I understand it was banned in most places at the time.  But times have changed, and we have even had one of our Surgeon Generals advocate masturbation as a form of avoiding the temptation of actual sex.  So this is no longer an X rated article.  In fact it would even have little value as an educational piece, since there is little here that would serve to enlighten most of our modern readers.  Most seventh graders of today would probably be better informed on the subject, and could write a more detailed account if they could just spell the subject.So for an amusing jaunt through a familiar subject in typical Twain style, it is a good way to pass some time, and reflect on how much society has changed while the basics of life have remained the same.As a quality piece of writing, giving it four stars may be a stretch, but in my opinion, there is little of Mark Twain's work that deserves anything less than a four.  So for that, and his courage alone, I may have added a star.