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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Divine Comedy: Hell + two acts nobody read. Ever.
I read them both... Lol
Me too
1984: Rebel develops Stockholm Syndrome. Eventually. Like everyone else.
Oopsie.... Looks like the one who abridged these haven't really read "Dante's Inferno". If they did, they'd know that 1. - It's really called The Divine Comedy; and 2. - Protagonist crosses all hell and purgatory until he reaches his love in paradise....
It's the first part of The Divine Comedy and it IS called Dante's Inferno, or just Inferno (by Dante). The whole Divine Comedy was made in three parts - Dante's Inferno, Dante's Purgatory and Dante's Paradise (or Heaven). But since the most popular part is Dante's Inferno they placed it here. And yes - it does not "break loose" it's more of an All Hell. Or "Where will I be after laughing at that kitten, check in this book" :)
Yeah, you're right, and in fact, I prefer your version better. It's just that I feel about that one kinda like I feel about those jokes about Japanese names which don't sound Japanese at all....
I read Inferno by Dan Brown, where he talks about Dante's Divine Comedy or Inferno. That description was enough! :P
Dan Brown talked about Da Vinci as well, where he proved to be just a writer of fiction, rather than thesis bases upon historical accuracy....
Yeah, I know, it's a joke, but still....
Divine Comedy: Hell + two acts nobody read. Ever.
I read them both... Lol
Me too
1984: Rebel develops Stockholm Syndrome. Eventually. Like everyone else.
Oopsie.... Looks like the one who abridged these haven't really read "Dante's Inferno". If they did, they'd know that 1. - It's really called The Divine Comedy; and 2. - Protagonist crosses all hell and purgatory until he reaches his love in paradise....
It's the first part of The Divine Comedy and it IS called Dante's Inferno, or just Inferno (by Dante). The whole Divine Comedy was made in three parts - Dante's Inferno, Dante's Purgatory and Dante's Paradise (or Heaven). But since the most popular part is Dante's Inferno they placed it here. And yes - it does not "break loose" it's more of an All Hell. Or "Where will I be after laughing at that kitten, check in this book" :)
Yeah, you're right, and in fact, I prefer your version better. It's just that I feel about that one kinda like I feel about those jokes about Japanese names which don't sound Japanese at all....
I read Inferno by Dan Brown, where he talks about Dante's Divine Comedy or Inferno. That description was enough! :P
Dan Brown talked about Da Vinci as well, where he proved to be just a writer of fiction, rather than thesis bases upon historical accuracy....
Yeah, I know, it's a joke, but still....