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Old 12-17-2009, 12:55 PM   #21
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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.
A bit like reading the Cliffs Notes version, but maybe not quite that drastic.

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