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Extremely Shortened Versions of Classic Books For Lazy People
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Extremely Shortened Versions of Classic Books For Lazy People

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When it comes to classic literature, people can generally be divided into the following three camps:

1. Those who have read it.
2. Those who pretend to have read it.
3. Those who keep saying they’re going to read it, but never do.

Hats off to the first camp, but we can’t really blame those from camps two and three. After all, classic books can often seem pretty formidable, not least because they’re often rather long. War and Peace is over 1,400 pages, Don Quixote is close to 1000, and James Joyce’s Ulysses, while not quite as long, is still, well, Ulysses.

But thanks to Cartoonist John Atkinson, such must-read books need no longer be intimidating because he’s kindly reduced them all to just a handful of words in these funny drawings below. Now you too can pretend to have read the best books! But beware, spoilers lie ahead!

John told Bored Panda that he’s planning on doing at least one more in the cartoon drawings series, but he hasn’t decided which books to include yet. So if you can think of any book to read that you’d like to see condensed then drop your suggestions into the comments section below!

More info: John Atkinson | Facebook | Twitter (h/t: laughing squid)

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AmyBellows
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1984: Rebel develops Stockholm Syndrome. Eventually. Like everyone else.

MarkTaranto
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A Separate Peace: Kid grows up. Catcher In The Rye: Troubled Kid Grows Up.

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AmyBellows
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1984: Rebel develops Stockholm Syndrome. Eventually. Like everyone else.

MarkTaranto
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A Separate Peace: Kid grows up. Catcher In The Rye: Troubled Kid Grows Up.

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