Although A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an engaging and amusing book, I really hate to finish it. I havge read it many times, but when I reach the last few chapters, I have to force myself to finish it. Twain did not research 6th century England very well, but still wrote well. This book switches moods more often than almost any other book I have ever read. I can laugh on one page, but on the next I almost want to cry. Until the last few pages, the book is infused with a strange hope: a hope for the future to become bright and "modern." However, a dark, depressing foreboding permeats the final chapters, leading to the horrific scene of mass destruction as the dead knight rot and kill everyone but the Boss. He finally dies, raving like a maniac. <br>I would recommend this book despite the dreadful ending because its satirical gaiety and delightful adventures charm and enchant the reader.
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