Chuck

As an English major in my classes, the teacher would present perhaps their analysis and then say, this is what other people think. And what do you think?

Yeah, I mean, we can just mention kind of quickly, Spark Notes became the biggest competitor in like 1999. There's one called Shmoop founded in 2008 that became a pretty good competitor.

Yeah, I mean, we can just mention kind of quickly, Spark Notes became the biggest competitor in like 1999. There's one called Shmoop founded in 2008 that became a pretty good competitor.

Yeah, I mean, we can just mention kind of quickly, Spark Notes became the biggest competitor in like 1999. There's one called Shmoop founded in 2008 that became a pretty good competitor.

Oh, really?

Oh, really?

Oh, really?

Interesting. I do want to mention this one spoof at least, Thug Notes.

Interesting. I do want to mention this one spoof at least, Thug Notes.

Interesting. I do want to mention this one spoof at least, Thug Notes.

Did you watch any of these?

Did you watch any of these?

Did you watch any of these?

I think you mean The Scarlet Letter.

I think you mean The Scarlet Letter.

I think you mean The Scarlet Letter.

Thug Notes is on YouTube.

Thug Notes is on YouTube.

Thug Notes is on YouTube.

Oh, right, right, right. It's a YouTube series from comedian Greg Edwards. He plays a character, a PhD named Sparky Sweets, who summarizes commentary on 100 different books. They're generally about five minutes long, and it's a comedy thing. You know, it's Thug Notes. He does African-American vernacular and breaks down these books in a fun way