A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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Summary: A challenge of Church politics
Review: Mark Twain shows in this book how he opposes the centralized church

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Summary: weird & funky
Review: i have one of the originals of this book and it's so old and crusty and it was so weird and hard to understand with all those big words, and different from the new copies made of it. The only reason to read it would be for school.

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Summary: This was a great satire by a great author.
Review: A nineteenth century Connecticut Yankee wakes up to find himself in sixth century Arthurian England. The Yankee, referred to usually as The Boss, tried to change many things in their way of life. He uses his knowledge of the nineteenth century to become a "magician" for the world.

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Summary: One of the better books I have read.
Review: I found this book to be an excellent work. One man with everyday knowledge and a little ingenuity can attain a position of power over a 6th century kingdom. I liked this book because it presented me with a challenge. Trying to figure out Twain's manerisms and 6th century ettiquette made this this book a little confusing at times, but at the same time it captured my interest. I just couldn't put it down until I had finished it . When I did finish it I ended up going back and re-reading parts to ensure a clear understanding of what was happening.

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Summary: A truly original premise, wonderfully crafted into a story
Review: While a bit strange, _Yankee_ makes some interesting points about both medival and modern life. Twain makes some interesting commentary on technology, honor, and human nature with characters that cross a millenium.

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Summary: Funny yet profound
Review: I greatly enjoyed reading this book. I laughed outloud frequently as Twain poked fun at 6th century England and in turn, 19th century England. Beneath the thick sarcasm, though, were many profound issues such as freedom of religion vs. an established church, democracy vs. monarchy, and the corruption brought on by absolute power.

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Summary: didn't really make it
Review: It was an entertaining book, at least in parts, but left me cold compared to some of Twain's other books. One thing that bothered me was that it supposedly takes place in the sixth century, but the characters speak quasi-Elizabethan English; the language spoken then would have been nothing like English. Twain also maligns the Roman Catholic church (it causes the downfall of the nearly 19th-century world the Yankee has built up), but England was only beginning to be converted to Christianity, if that. These may be minor points, but I don't think a satire of England of old has much bearing on modern America. Can one expect the world of 13 centuries ago to be like the world of Twain's day or ours?

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Summary: An interesting mix of truth and what could have truly been.
Review: "The book was an interesting insight into a man who finds power in another time and eventually falls to a graeter power. It gave interesting ideas and showed the foolishness of the knights in the famed 'Camelot.' I loved it."

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Summary: It is a wonderful book
Review: I would recomend this book for 6th grade and up. I give this book two thumbs up.The book is about a man named Hank Morgan who gets knocked out in a fight, then dreams that he has been sent back in time into the midievil times.He goes on many fun adventures.

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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is a great book, a little hard to understand at times but other than that it is great! But it is really long, it took me about 5 monthes to finist it, but I am only 14 years old. And you might want to check it out from a library before you buy it, I have alot of friends that hated it, I think it is the readers openion.