Reviews

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Henry Clarence Pitz, Mark Twain

stephaniealysse's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

laerkehass's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.0

devonforest's review against another edition

3.0

I'd give this a 3.5 star rating. Although to be fair I don't know how fair my rating is. I read most of this book while my brain was half-asleep so I could've missed a lot of it. The beginning was interesting as well as the end. I just probably shouldn't have chosen to read this book during camp week and I was so mentally exhausted.

booccmaster's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

beksen's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The book can be slow and Hard to understand but it's a good book for takling and reflekting. A good book club book

amwright's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

hummingbee11's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

platypoke's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

pcro99's review against another edition

5.0

I really loved this book. It is Twain at his best. Throw away your questions about the impracticality of it all (suit of armor in the wrong time frame, a modern person somehow understanding middle English etc.) and just take this joy ride.

merel24's review against another edition

3.0

Het idee van dit verhaal vind ik echt geniaal.

Ik vond het heel erg leuk, dat iemand uit de vorige eeuw naar de tijd van Arthur gaat. Het is echt een soort moderne kijk op hoe het er toen aan toe ging en dat is best grappig om te lezen.

Spoiler

De hoofdpersoon is in alle perspectieven een mannelijke Amerikaan. Ik kon me amper inleven in iemand, die zoveel wil veranderen aan zo'n bijzondere tijd. Het is een redelijk oud verhaal, dus hij was nogal seksistisch en behoorlijk discriminerend naar het gewone volk en dat leest niet echt lekker.