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Old 12-17-2009, 12:53 PM   #20
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That's what I was thinking. Really, the only reason anyone could want them would be for shelf filler.
I suppose their goal is "worthy" enough - to let people "read" great literature who don't have the time to read the originals, but, to my mind, they fail miserably. When you read a "condensed book" you're reading someone else's re-telling of the story. I think the whole concept is flawed.
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