I adore Spark Notes and Cliff Notes. They have helped me time and time again. I dont rely upon them, but with my attendance record they are necessary to maintain my GPA. Both sites have character list, important fact, plot outline, quizzes and more. I usually use both online, if I cant find a way to read the book. And our teachers are aware of this, so its not like I’m cheating, not really.
But in my Honors English class we are reading non-classical books. These include 100 Years of Solitude, Woman at Point Zero, Tropic of Orange, The God of Small Things and several other fantastic random books.
You can find Cliff Notes in your local library, SparkNotes has dam near every book you will read, but you should add GradeSaver to your list of shortcuts. GradeSaver will have every book Sparknotes doesn’t. I ran into this site when looking for a more detailed summary
of 100 Years of Solitude. It was wonderful, I was able to engage in discussion the class and write an essay.
Now I need to read God of Small things, and Grade Saver is the only website that covers it. I read the book along side it for the first chapter and is was very accurate. They have some quizzes, parts of the site want you to pay but you can read all the summaries and analysis completely free. Check it out!