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2.83 AVERAGE
2.83 AVERAGE
Be warned--there is some strong language here. But if that doesn't bother you, then it's totally worth the read. As someone who uses Twitter, reading the classics from a Twitter perspective was absolutely hilarious. I'd already used Twitter as a strategy in class at the end of a novel--sum up the novel in 140 characters--but I can't wait to read them the Twitter version of Slaughterhouse Five when we're done reading it.
Fun, concise, even a little insightful at times. Who beed's Cliff's Notes?
Found this funny little book at work and had to buy it for novelty. Just couldn't stop laughing as I read it.
Twitterature is definitely a good read.
It was a bit slow to get into at first because of how it is written, but as an avid tweeter I soon got into the concept.
It is quite weird in the way they have obviously condensed the classics down to about 20 or so tweets. They've added in a lot of pop-culture references too.
Just imagine Jane tweeting about Darcy. The authors have had to update it a bit, because naturally they didn't have twitter around when all of these books were written.
If you know the story lines the tweets are pretty hilarious. Even if you don't, the way they are written educes some fits of laughter.
Twitterature is one of those books you can quite easily sit down and read in an afternoon.
It also piqued my interest in several of the classics I had never heard of before or shied away from because they didn't appeal. I'm sure when I am to actually read them, remembering the tweets will make it all the more hilarious.
It was a bit slow to get into at first because of how it is written, but as an avid tweeter I soon got into the concept.
It is quite weird in the way they have obviously condensed the classics down to about 20 or so tweets. They've added in a lot of pop-culture references too.
Just imagine Jane tweeting about Darcy. The authors have had to update it a bit, because naturally they didn't have twitter around when all of these books were written.
If you know the story lines the tweets are pretty hilarious. Even if you don't, the way they are written educes some fits of laughter.
Twitterature is one of those books you can quite easily sit down and read in an afternoon.
It also piqued my interest in several of the classics I had never heard of before or shied away from because they didn't appeal. I'm sure when I am to actually read them, remembering the tweets will make it all the more hilarious.
Super so far. Each of the classics/epics retold as if the protagonist is on Twitter. You would love it especially if you are on Twitter and know how people talk on Twitter... :)
Read this book because a friend recommended it to me, it's fun, but you really don't wanna read the whole thing in one sitting - then it just gets trivial.
Very funny and irreverent. Definitely for those who are both used to Twitter and have read the majority of the books (there's only one title in the book I havcn't read - The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet - and that book's set of tweets didn't make nearly as much sense as the others. I did hear someone say something about how this is the next evolution in Cliff's Notes/Sparknotes and I beg to differ; this definitely won't help you pass a test or write your term paper. It's just a fun way to comment on some established pieces of literature.
(For some reason Twitterature also highlights the number of sexual incidents in the books - probably due to the whole 20-tweets-or-less thing and the authors are male; I definitely would have tweeted Pride and Prejudice differently to take advantage of the irony)
(For some reason Twitterature also highlights the number of sexual incidents in the books - probably due to the whole 20-tweets-or-less thing and the authors are male; I definitely would have tweeted Pride and Prejudice differently to take advantage of the irony)
The funny died about halfway through. It actually was quite funny parts, and I did laugh or chuckle a bit and read them aloud to whoever was near by (occasionally the cat), but some of them didn't quite work so well.
Some of my favourites-
From Wuthering Heights: The house is now mine. Since the neighbour has Catherine, I'll seduce his sister. We'll see how brave he is when she's got Heathcock in her.
Mrs Dalloway: Perhaps I should jump out of a window too, that might get me away from this ridiculous oppressive society.
Or a river. Yeah, that's it. A river.
Medea: Ran inside with a sword before Jason could stop me. Didn't want the kids to hear us arguing, so I took them to a better place - the freezer.
And so on.
But after a dozen or so Twitter stories in a row, the lulz started to disappear. I wouldn't recommend reading this book in one sitting, but rather spread it out. Otherwise it tends to get dry as fast as some of the stories it's mocking. But it's a fun lark otherwise.
Some of my favourites-
From Wuthering Heights: The house is now mine. Since the neighbour has Catherine, I'll seduce his sister. We'll see how brave he is when she's got Heathcock in her.
Mrs Dalloway: Perhaps I should jump out of a window too, that might get me away from this ridiculous oppressive society.
Or a river. Yeah, that's it. A river.
Medea: Ran inside with a sword before Jason could stop me. Didn't want the kids to hear us arguing, so I took them to a better place - the freezer.
And so on.
But after a dozen or so Twitter stories in a row, the lulz started to disappear. I wouldn't recommend reading this book in one sitting, but rather spread it out. Otherwise it tends to get dry as fast as some of the stories it's mocking. But it's a fun lark otherwise.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Fun! Without knowing all of the stories, some were written too oddly or were too short for me to fully get them. I picked this up second hand for cheap, but I don't know if I'd pay full price for it.