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When I was a child, there was a series of books that took classics and gave them a similar treatment. Every other page had an illustration while the “novel” had short sentence summaries. You could read Frankenstein or Huck Finn within an hour if not just minutes. I read dozens of these as a kid. I’m sure I still have them in storage somewhere. I guarantee that they eviscerated any sense of nuance and wordsmithing for a truncated, hollow experience. Reading comprehension is already suffering. “Services” like these do nothing but hasten the death knell.

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Were they hardback and had painted covers?

If so, it’s likely I read that Huck Finn 2 dozen times as a kid.

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They did! The cardboard was usually white or blue with the artwork on it if my memory serves.

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Found it! The series is called Great Illustrated Classics. My mom would pick these up along with the latest Goosebumps from the grocery store.

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