Eh... It only seems that way in hindsight. AFTER you've read the book, you can read cliffnotes/highlights like this, and it brings back the memories of what you

Eh... It only seems that way in hindsight. AFTER you've read the book, you can read cliffnotes/highlights like this, and it brings back the memories of what you learned when you read the book. But if you try to just read the notes for a book you haven't read yet, I think you'll find the lessons don't really stick without all the supporting stories. (Imagine skipping all the world's great stories, and just reading a list of "the moral of the story is..." for each book. None would stick.)