I don’t mind some abridged books that much. For example, I have a friend who isn’t a very good reader, so I doubt she will ever read many wonderful classics (like Dickens, LotR, etc.) It would be a shame though for her to miss out on an amazing story simply because the language and style of the book is too hard. It would be nice if there were good abridged books that kept some of the style and flavor of the original.
That being said, I have never found an abridged book that I personally have enjoyed. Most of them are just written in such boring, awful writing. I wish someone would write some good abridged books if they are going to write them at all.
(I’ll post a rant about revealing back cover descriptions later!)
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