A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
Taste attributes: comedyadventurefantasyscience fictionfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryglossybig & variedsocial commentaryfool triumphantfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, fresh comic novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.7 / 5
15 ratings
About This Book
A blow on the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing the printing press.
Description: Open Library
Characteristics
Where this book sits on each taste spectrum
Genres and themes
Subjects
Details
- Author
- Mark Twain
- Published
- 1889
- Pages
- 397
- Taste scores
- How we score
- Source
- Open Library
How book matches work
Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.
More books
Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.
Browse Books