During English class today we went over chapter 4 in "Oliver Twist" and then we compared what we came up with in class to the Sparknotes version. In this exercise I realized how useful each way was and also some of the flaws of both.
Sparknotes had a lot of the content that we came up from the reading but it wasn't as detailed, which makes it harder to understand what is going on. I don't think it gives you enough details about the chapter, but it does give you the main points. One thing good about Sparknotes is the readability, because it is so much easier to read than the book. A downside about it is all the ads. I most of the time get annoyed with sites that have ads all over the place and on accidently click an ad. It wastes time when you are reading. The only reason I would use Sparknotes is if I forgot to read the night before and needed to catch up fast.
Over all I personally will stick to reading the book the old fashion way, because reading a book gives you self-accomplishment.
Nice post. However, even though it seems unconventional because the paragraph would be short, put a break in between the body paragraph main points of content and readability.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work!