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

3.0

I very much dislike this 'I'm so proud to be American, our country is the best in the world" attitude cliched beyond possibility in Hollywood movies, and was very sorry to see this book adopt the same stance. I am aware that THEN it was justified pride with USA gaining independence etc. but I still find it BOOORING and TEDIOUS. And the first 1/4 of the book is so full of gloryfing America that reading it made me quite sick, especially since that part is quite unTwainy: not hilarious at all and not even interesting. Fortunately, after a hundred pages or so Sandy makes her entrance and Hank's tiresome plans to transform Britain into America are upstaged, thank God. From that moment onward the book is enjoyable, funny, and even gripping. On the whole, worth reading.