Stupid books
Jan. 31st, 2010 09:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
technocracygirlI just got an email from Amazon suggesting a new book for me: Anne of Green Gables: For the 21st Century. The product description says "The classic story of the red-headed orphan who finds a family at last and grows up to be a teacher is revised and edited to modernize the language and make the story more readable for the modern reader."
W. T. F?
No, really, wtf? What exactly are they dumbing down? Do they figure that modern kids won't know what a slate is and so now Anne is going to crack her iPad across Gilbert's head? Is Anne not going to use five dollar words anymore, despite the fact that it's part of her character?
I am...unimpressed. A lot.
W. T. F?
No, really, wtf? What exactly are they dumbing down? Do they figure that modern kids won't know what a slate is and so now Anne is going to crack her iPad across Gilbert's head? Is Anne not going to use five dollar words anymore, despite the fact that it's part of her character?
I am...unimpressed. A lot.
