479 pages • first pub 1889 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520268166
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 14 February 2011
Description
A Connecticut Yankee is Mark Twain's most ambitious work, a tour de force with a science-fiction plot told in the racy slang of a Hartford workingman, sparkling with literary hijinks as well as social and political satire. Mark Twain characterized...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,339 reviews
Moods
funny 78%
lighthearted 41%
reflective 28%
challenging 18%
informative 9%
inspiring 5%
emotional 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 34% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Gun violenceModerate
Misogyny, TortureMinor
Colonisation, War
479 pages • first pub 1889 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780520268166
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 14 February 2011
Description
A Connecticut Yankee is Mark Twain's most ambitious work, a tour de force with a science-fiction plot told in the racy slang of a Hartford workingman, sparkling with literary hijinks as well as social and political satire. Mark Twain characterized...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,339 reviews
Moods
funny 78%
lighthearted 41%
reflective 28%
challenging 18%
informative 9%
inspiring 5%
emotional 4%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%
hopeful 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 34% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, Gun violenceModerate
Misogyny, TortureMinor
Colonisation, War