Read the Hobbit in One Minute!

In one of Woody's films, he remarked that he'd done a course in speed-reading and had polished off War and Peace in twenty minutes. He further clarified, explaining, "It's about Russia."

This link provides a resource that is like "Cliff's Notes - Extreme". I doubt any high schoolers would consult this one for help with their book reports. Now, I have to go back and see how Moby Dick fared... maybe I should check Hawaii, The Canterbury Tales, and do you suppose the Bible is listed? LOL

Sorry to be a spoil sport, but the listings weren't even fun to me. I checked several books with I am intimately familiar, and the few sentences don't do it. I suspect they really aren't meant to, but....

A one-paragraph summary for the books would be better (still hard to do). I suspect the site isn't to be taken seriously.

You merely suspect this, Bermbits?

You never know....

Ah Bermbits! Not a comic reader either? I luv comix, cartoons, anime, farce. parody, these sites... Um, I even like a good bumper sticker. Must be shallow - ? Ah, maybe if you go into a site knowing it is just for funsies and then it IS more fun? Who knows! However, I do believe there are more folks like you than I, so your comments are interesting to me. Perhaps one day I will understand more of humanity than I do.

Well, at least I have fun online and so enjoy talking with everyone. As a card-carrying Unitarian - Universalist, talking is the thing. Um, 'we' aren't known for singing in unison either. But, hey, we can talk and we can drink coffee!

Well, interesting to see the comments thus far. Wonder if anyone else will pick up on this thread? Hey, edgar, dlowan, Aa, sozobe and all - you hoo! LOL,

cobalt

Hmmm
I think I have gotten old in my middle age. I used to love comics, Mad magazine, Sick, Cracked, etc. I think I was spoiled when someone several years ago tried to capture more of the true essence of a work in a one-minute read and actually succeeded. Then, another teacher (still years ago) brought in comic books of Shakespeare for the lower-level' students. Yes, they got the plots but not the beauty of the language. The site in question here I believe I took more seriously than I should have.

Anyhow, that's it for now. (I just happened to think how hard it is for the writer who does the dust jacket blurbs - now that's tough!)

Another good site for chuckles...although the movie one made me chuckle more...
why is that you think?



Life is too short to be taken seriously and too serious to take shortly