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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Start date
January 1, 2020
Finish date
January 31, 2020
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January 2020 Old School Group Read

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Julie
Jan 30, 2023 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Dull as dishwater. I’ve been reading this for almost a month and I’m only on page 92. I’m only that far along from forcing myself to read it. It’s such a chore, so painful to pick up - ugh. I only gave it this long because Mark Twain is a classic American author and I feel like I “should” like him. I read Tom Sawyer and hated it. I thought maybe reading a book not set in Jim Crow America would help me like Twain more. Nope. Still boring and dull. I’m more a Wodehouse type of humor gal. Twain lea ...more
Mike The Pirate
Sep 18, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Even better because I read it RIGHT after I read Le Morte D'Arthur.
HI-LARIOUS!
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Jeff Koeppen
I had this book on my iPhone for a long time and up until recently only read it when I was was stuck away from home with nothing else to do, and then a couple weeks ago decided I had to knuckle down and finish this thing. The eBook reading experience was not to my liking. Maybe someday I'll pick up a paper copy at Half Price and try it again. Overall, I thought the story was just OK....great fun in some parts and a bit of a drag in other parts. Some of the chapters seemed to drag on too long. I ...more
Mark
Nov 18, 2010 rated it really liked it
Jeffner77
Aug 07, 2011 rated it did not like it
Allison boozy bookworm
Sep 12, 2011 marked it as to-read
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Apr 18, 2012 marked it as to-read
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May 09, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Dec 18, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Heather G
Feb 05, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Diane
Dec 03, 2015 rated it really liked it
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Mrs. C.
Oct 27, 2016 rated it it was amazing
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Feb 06, 2017 marked it as to-read
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May 04, 2018 marked it as to-read
Sue
Jul 15, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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