Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels
Literature is long. Comics are short.
Does Proust get you down? Do you find The Unbearable Lightness of Being simply unbearable? Is The Inferno your own private hell? Do you long to be conversant about classics like Moby Dick, the Bhagavad Gita, Madame Bovary, and, um, Twilight? Bestselling illustrator Lisa Brown (The Airport Book; Baby, Mix Me a Drink) did her homework. Long Story Short offers 100 pithy and skewering three-panel literary summaries, from curriculum classics like Don Quixote, Lord of the Flies, and Jane Eyre to modern favorites like Beloved, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, and Atonement, conveniently organized by subjects including "Love," "Sex," "Death," and "Female Trouble." Lisa Brown's Long Story Short is the perfect way to turn a traipse through what your English teacher called "the canon" into a frolic--or to happily cram for the next occasion that requires you to appear bookish and well-read.BUY THE BOOK
Community Reviews
Okay, I picked this book up bc it was mentioned in this webinar I attended earlier this month about how picture books aren’t just geared towards young kids but are good beneficial reads for any age.
Having said that, I completely agree. But unlike whoever mentioned this book in said webinar, I would argue that this, while absolutely intended for a older audience, is a graphic, not a picture book.
Now that I’ve ranted, as someone who got their bachelors in English, I would absolutely recommend reading the 3 panel version of Frankenstein instead of re-re-re-re-reading it. Also why are English professors so obsessed?
All in all, this hit super close to home. I loved all the references to both older classics and new favorites.
Having said that, I completely agree. But unlike whoever mentioned this book in said webinar, I would argue that this, while absolutely intended for a older audience, is a graphic, not a picture book.
Now that I’ve ranted, as someone who got their bachelors in English, I would absolutely recommend reading the 3 panel version of Frankenstein instead of re-re-re-re-reading it. Also why are English professors so obsessed?
All in all, this hit super close to home. I loved all the references to both older classics and new favorites.
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