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Cliff's notes Seriana Sedai Send a noteboard - 05/10/2010 08:05:56 PM
Well those first few pages were horrid and the Cliff's Notes that got me through class were dull too. I think at this point it’s more of an ingrained habit of avoidance. Am I missing something?

Why anyone would want to use Cliff's Notes is beyond me.

Are you missing something? Yes. What makes it literature. The reason why it is good. Cliff's Notes are like ... powder soup. It is not soup. It is just a powdery, boring extract of soup and it lacks the soupness of it.

I agree 100%
For some inexplicable reason in my AP English class my teacher said we were going to study Paradise Lost by the Cliff's notes. It was supposed to prepare us for college, but from reading the notes you completely miss the beauty of the piece you are studying.
Now, I appreciate the sidebars in works like Shakespeare that let you know how a word may be used differently in the play than it is now, but that's all the help I want with my literature.
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Cliff's notes Seriana Sedai - 05/10/2010 08:05:56 PM 1320 Views
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I study them, apparently. Ghavrel - 30/09/2010 08:44:40 PM 1342 Views
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Re: The Classics - general discussion / survey .. edited. Camilla - 30/09/2010 08:58:14 PM 1326 Views
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Re: Ah Cliff, I bow to thee BlackAdder - 01/10/2010 05:20:10 AM 1273 Views
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Mm, Doré's engravings are gorgeous. Rebekah - 02/10/2010 11:40:48 AM 1258 Views
Re: Mm, Doré's engravings are gorgeous. ajah - 02/10/2010 09:42:37 PM 1248 Views
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