Do you want to know about the book that started the American Revolution? If so, this is a must read, this book is one of the most popular American novels from the 18th century. Common Sense, as one reviewer said, it is an outstanding book written from a historical point of view that the Revolution was an inevitable event of the period of time!Common Sense is a non-fiction pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. This Pamphlet advocates independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government.