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Originally Posted by skinmaan
We got a freebie of the abridged version of "The Count of Monte Cristo." It was 17 hours for a book that is otherwise 40+, and I felt pretty okay about. Heck, I think I actually felt relieved.
Of course, I say that, then I jumped at the chance to pick up "Shogun" at 53 hours. I guess that's consistency for 'ya.
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No to abridgments. If I'm going to invest my time, I want the whole thing. I will admit to avoiding various classics, especially, because of the time involved, but generally they're books that I already kinda-sorta know, in broad outline at least, and the reason for feeling I should read them is to flesh out the story, not to get a condensed version.