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Originally Posted by Catlady
But shared culture is important. I think we need at least minimal exposure to the same literary canon.
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It's so much less painful to just read the Sparknotes

And I'd argue I get more out of it, as summed versions typically include explanations of the text as well. I read Tale of Two Cities in high school, and we had looooong discussions about it, and I still gained more insight from just reading through the Sparknotes.