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With four illustrated squares depicting each renowned novel, the reader can storm through the world famous classics in a matter of hours. This is the first illustrated compilation of must-read books and includes quirky facts about each author.
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Format:Paperback
If only the pages behind the cover were as attractive and intriguing as the cover. I fell for it and ordered this along with the "sister" title about movies. In truth these are good stocking fillers, not much more.
Each page has a four panel, black and white cartoon summarising the movie concerned. The cleverness and humour are variable, but I doubt anyone will wade their way through all 90 pages so it may not matter.
Each page has a four panel, black and white cartoon summarising the movie concerned. The cleverness and humour are variable, but I doubt anyone will wade their way through all 90 pages so it may not matter.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Mini-reviews that fall short both in humor and in accuracy
22 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback
I've read a few books like this one, that sum up the classics so you can feel you've read them even if you haven't, and I have no problem with that concept---as the saying goes, so many books, so little time. However, this is a very weak entry into that genre! Each summary is done in a 4 panel cartoon format, with text only in the last 3 panels. Even that could work, if the author didn't try to make the last part of each summary a joke. The jokes ALL fall flat, and are often repetitive---something like "Warm fuzzies for all!" is used over and over. When I read summaries of books I've read in full, they were inaccurate in almost every case---totally missing the point of the book in an effort to be cute or silly, which might be okay if they really were cute and silly. For example, the last panel of Alice in Wonderland says "In the end Alice wakes up to find it was all a dream and tells her sister about it who gets her Grateful Dead CDs and acid for her next birthday" (lack of punctuation is the author's choice, not mine!) The choice of books also seems a bit odd. I like Stephen King fairly well, but really, is Pet Semetary a classic book? Even if you want to include a book by him, pick Carrie or 'Salem's Lot or one of his better known and better written books!
I give this two stars instead of one because in a few cases, it did lead me to want to see what the books it used were all about in their full form. I might try One Few Over the Cuckoo's Nest or The Picture of Dorian Gray. Any book that gets someone wanting to try a classic deserves 2 stars. But in this case, no more.
I give this two stars instead of one because in a few cases, it did lead me to want to see what the books it used were all about in their full form. I might try One Few Over the Cuckoo's Nest or The Picture of Dorian Gray. Any book that gets someone wanting to try a classic deserves 2 stars. But in this case, no more.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
decent
30 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
Each classic book was compressed down to a 4 panel comic. I quite enjoyed several of the books, in particular the Old Man and the Sea and the Bible. It was a quick and amusing read that was definelty enhanced by a prior knowledge of the works.
Couldn't put it down!
26 Oct 2009
Format:Paperback
A funny twist on the classics--witty and thoughtful. I loved the mix of literary giants and genre favorites. Enjoy!
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