I feel bad rating a book by Mark Twain, arguably the greatest American writer ever, with three stars. "Christian Science" however is not your typical Mark Twain work. It is not a novel, it is more of an expose on the Christian Science Church. You will not find "Christian Science" in your local Chris

For of all the strange and frantic and incomprehensible and uninterpretable books which the imagination of man has created, surely this one is the prize sample.
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… almost any reader can see that her work was the uncalculated puttering of a novice.
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Mark Twain was concerned that the Church of Chr

Twain was not known for his Christian orthodoxy (!), so it is a shame to orthodox Christians that he wrote this book rather than an orthodox Christian of that period writing it.

Twain wrote this book in the early years of Mary Baker Eddy's religious fantasies. Perhaps he thought he was lampooning mod

It's a bit disjointed -- written in several pieces, years apart, without proper editing. However, there are many wonderful passages. I was laughing out loud for much of it.

For of all the strange and frantic and incomprehensible and uninterpretable books which the imagination of man has created, sur

It would not surprise me if were to learn that Christian Science is Twain`s least read book. I don't know whether this is true,but it could be.

Nevertheless, the book is worth reading. It provides insights into Twain`s way of thinking, maybe even more so than his complete autobiography. We see his hu