I checked out Ulysses by James Joyce and it just says
"Had brekkie, bit of a walk, wanked off on the beach, got bladdered with a bunch of prozzies while me wife cucked me and back home in time for brekkie again"
"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
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I checked out Ulysses by James Joyce and it just says
"Had brekkie, bit of a walk, wanked off on the beach, got bladdered with a bunch of prozzies while me wife cucked me and back home in time for brekkie again"
Well...if you're learning English as a foreign language, I can see how this can ease the learning process. It's a useful tool in that case, but afterwards, it's important to read and understand the original text.
I might actually do this for Moby Dick. Fuck Melville's writing.
That book is my white whale. I've tried 4 or 5 times to read that thing and I've never made it to the part where they start hunting whales.
Before I saw the sub, I thought this would be cool if it were done well. My reasons are:
My dyslexic, ADHD niece who loves to read, this could help her enjoy a classic she wouldn't consider trying, and give her a sense of accomplishment. Instead of being restricted to simpler books.
Students with a different first language. My friends used cheats, coles notes and audiobooks to try to keep up in school. Books written like this would do more to help build literacy.
This could be a useful tool for non native speakers. It’s not always easy to understand figurative speak in a foreign language for example. It doesn’t replace the original book. Books shouldn’t be gatekept.
Content/context lost in the "simplification":
The speaker no longer feels they are in a vulnerable age. The speaker has a more formal relationship with their father. The "something" is specifically advice. The advice can change meaning depending on your perspective of it.
While it's great as an introduction to a language, it's NOT the same story. Not to mention, we already have things like SparkNotes from humans who have broken these stories down.
This is a tool, and I know I’m gonna get hate for this, BUT!
This is super useful in a secondary classroom. Let’s say you have a class that’s going to read The Outsiders. In an 8th grade class you will have reading levels ranging from 2nd grade to 12th grade. This allows the entire class to have discussions about the book regardless of the strength of their ability to read.
ITT : Lemmy's luddies find out about about abridged versions of books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abridgement#Abridgement_for_print
"He must have looked up at the sky - which was kinda different - and then admired his new lawn."