Book in a Minute

There’s a lovely website – I’m on a “lovely” kick right now :p – that has some pretty funny summaries of books.

Like the collected work of Marion Zimmer Bradley:

Heroine

I am a strong, independent women. Well, maybe I’m not that  independent. Wait, yes I am.

THE END

Or Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card:

Ender

The government let my parents conceive me because they hope to mold me into the ultimate military commander.

Government

Ender, become the ultimate military commander and go defeat the buggers.

(He does.)

Ender

Horror. I’m only nine years old, and I have already eradicated an entire species. I thought it was a game, but it was for real. I will fret about this in the sequels.

THE END

Then there was The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton…

Scientists

A deadly virus that turns blood into a fine powder has been  brought to Earth by a fallen space probe. We must contain the area  and study the virus in our impenetrable fortress-like laboratory.

(They do.)

Horror! The virus is loose in our impenetrable, fortress-like  laboratory. We are trapped by our own ingenious defenses! We are  going to die!

(They don’t.)

Oh. The virus has inexplicably mutated into a non-fatal form.  It now eats rubber instead of turning blood to powder. We aren’t  going to die after all.

Reader

COP OUT! COOOOOOOOOP OUT!

THE END

Um, yeah. Pretty much. 😀

Check them out. They’ve got SF/F covered, as well as bedtime, classics, and movies…

Author: LMAshton
Howdy! I'm a beginner artist, hobbyist photographer, kitchen witch, wanderer by nature, and hermit introvert. This is my blog feed. You can find my fediverse posts at https://a.farook.org/Laurie.

2 thoughts on “Book in a Minute

  1. Having read (or seen the screen adaptations of all of those), those were perfect synopses. Absolutely delicious (and lovely).

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