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They both have book notes. However, ClassicNotes blows both of them out of the water.

SparkNotes has helped me pass many a test. And if I have to write an essay on a book, I just use SparkNotes chapter summaries. I love that place.

I agree with Idol Fanatic- I've found Classic Notes to be better than the other two. I've used them a few times- once to help with understanding 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'- and it helped immensely, explaining the play, as well as giving a backstory and how world events at the time influence the play greatly.

I wuv SparkNotes. My 11th grade English teacher recommended it to me when I was having problems with "The Scarlet Letter" in class - and I ended up loving TSL. What a neat book! :D

I've actually never used any kind of notes to help me in English class in HS or college.

I know about Shakespeare. I had to read Romeo and Juliet, MacBeth, Hamlet, and The Tempest in high school. Of those Hamlet was the hardest.

Originally posted by Miss Vicki
I wuv SparkNotes. My 11th grade English teacher recommended it to me when I was having problems with "The Scarlet Letter" in class - and I ended up loving TSL. What a neat book! :D

I agree! Sparknotes rocks! The main reason I love them is that they're all free online, so you don't have to buy a physical book to read them. I'm an English major, and I've used that site countless times.

it depends on the book if I use them, some nights I just can't get my reading down because seriously with such a demanding course load...I cant always get the reading down, so I sometimes go to www.bookrags.com which I find to be helpful, not as well known but still helpful, like when we read Cat's Cradle, I didnt really understand it so I went to bookrags

Originally posted by Kristen
I agree! Sparknotes rocks! The main reason I love them is that they're all free online, so you don't have to buy a physical book to read them. I'm an English major, and I've used that site countless times.

YEP!!!!! My teacher also told me about sparknotes.com. I thank her SO much. :D

So far, I haven't had to use it since starting college, but I am sure I will eventually have to! :(