Forget Cliff's Notes...

[cuppajoe_9]

...this (http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml) will get you through your senior English lit course in no time.

[Idril]

That is awesome! I especially like the one for War and Peace. :lol:

[TEND]

These are hilarious, thanks for postin cuppa.:lol:

[Shadowsarin]

The Animal Farm one is classic. Especially the stupid version of it.

Also the Lord of the Rings ones, these are also amazing. Especially as unlike other portrayals of LOTR, it actully captures the pointlessness of them...

[ShoutGrace]

My favorite has always been ee cummings'. :D

[Lily Adams]

These will really help with my English exams! Thank you! :lol:

[mir]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

i agree with Lily. now i shall never need to read again. O_O

just kidding! :D thanks, cuppajoe, those were great.

[Jean-Baptiste]

Ugh! Is this what we're coming to? I know it's just a joke, but it gives me a terrible sinking feeling. My library recently purchased a book entitled How to Become Ridiculously Well-Read in One Evening: A Collection of Literary Encapsulations, which I thought might be fun and funny, but it just made me sad. I don't mind the idea of severely abreviating literature, or even poking fun at it, but some of this is entirely misleading. The one about ee cummings has nothing to do with the man's brilliant poetry. In this book I mention, the condensed version of Ulysses was absolutely wrong. They got it almost as wrong as that movie Bloom by Sean Walsh, and I didn't think that could be possible (it was evident that only one of the actors in that movie had actually read the novel, and I'm sure that the director had not.)

Sorry to be so stuffy, denouncing jokes. Sometimes jokes make me sad. :(

[Redzeppelin]

Oh - this site is WAY cool! Reminds me of the "Skinhead Hamlet" - anyone read that? (Not for those who get queasy at the use of the "f-word).

[miss tenderness]

you know what,Cupp,I've always found My professor's exams in Cliffe's notes:D

[Virgil]

...this (http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml) will get you through your senior English lit course in no time.

I love those Joe. Actually i posted that link somewhere like a year ago, but nobody seemed to care. I should have started a thread like you did. But very funny.

[TEND]

Theres another section about movies, my favorite was Dr. Stranglove, which went something like this:

oops.

The End
:lol:

[Nightshade]

hehe :lol: :lol:
Oh I do like the Tale of 2 cities version:nod:
Doctor released,
Marquis deceased,
Darnay acquitted,
Monarchy submitted,
Marriage announced,
Darnay denounced,
Places are switched,
Blades are twitched,
Seamstress cries,
Carton dies.
has a nice ring to it dont you think??

[Pensive]

:lol:

A Tale Of Two Cities is the best. David Copperfield and A MidSummer Night's Dream are also quite funny. :lol:

[dramasnot6]

My favorite was Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm. :lol:

[Shadowsarin]

Oh, the Movie ones are pure bliss! Especially the A Clockwork Orange one, though that could also be apllied to the book...

And the Die Hard one, ahahhaaa


(A chair BLOWS UP. Then the elevator BLOWS UP. Then a room BLOWS UP. Then the building BLOWS UP. Then the entire universe BLOWS UP. But the badguy STILL ISN'T DEAD YET. Then the badguy dies.)

And the War of the Roses (Movie that has nothing to do with the Tudors) quote is going in my signatue!

[cuppajoe_9]

Personally, I like the Ethan Frome summary. They all work better if you've actually read the book.
I met a man named Ethan Frome. His life sucked.

[subterranean]

Read them before. Yet, it always fun to re-read them again. :)

[aeroport]

Jean-Baptiste: I kind of had that same feeling when I read the "Hamlet" entry. I'm not convinced that whoever wrote that knew the first thing about the play. The James ones were pretty accurate, though.:thumbs_up :lol: