Forget about CliffsNotes, this is what you need – it’ll help for school and to impress the snooty people in your life.

Illustrator John Atkinson is a lifesaver who wants to help us sound like we know what we’re talking about, even when we’re totally clueless. To that end, Atkinson has created extremely shortened versions of classic books so we can all be like those readin’ folks out there.

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h/t: Sad and Useless