Condensing ten summer reads into 140 characters is so bad, it's almost good

New research shows that millennial attention spans have well and truly deteriorated - one in ten young adults claims they've never read a novel.

When asked, only one in four Brits aged between 18-25 said that they'd take a book on holiday, compared to the three in four who admitted they'd be constantly on their phones to check out what they were missing at home.

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge asked Professor John Sutherland of UCL's English Department if he could help translate the top ten most popular beach reads (as voted for by 1,500 young adults) into 140 characters, or the length of a tweet, for today's TL;DR generation.

While not exactly a substitute for the real thing, we've got to admit they're... OK they're pretty bad:

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling:

Orphan 11yo Harry = wizard! Off 2wizard skool. Temp defeats Lord Voldie (whohe?) + 3 headed dog 2 bag the stone

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins:

Katniss+Peeta r ‘tributes’ in dystopian TVised fite2death. P

3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn:

Amy&Nick r married. Amy fakes own murder 2 frame N. (who is rite?) A manipul8s every1, killz her ex. Evil A makes N stay w/ her 4 baby 

4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

30s U.S,6yo Scout+bro Jem try2c recluse Boo. Dad=lawyer4Tom, innocent black victim2racist trial. S+J attackd, saved by B & lern life-lessn

5. P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

Holly+Gerry r married. G dies> H is :’( … But yay! 10 letters frm G each mnth (all end w/ PS. I Love You) makes her  ++

6. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Sweden: Man hired 2 find missing niece. Girl w/tattoo also investig8s. Find rape+murder conspiracy in $$$clan> exposed. Revenge=sweet

7. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Corpse in Louvre=coded msg! Symbologist man + cryptologist wman (chased by killer Xtian sect). Solve it: rveals truth bout Jesus!

8. Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

Shy meek Ana meets V rich control freak + BDSM dom: Christian Grey. Mild erotica + Xtreme wealth in feminism-free zone

9. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding

20thC Pride+Prej:Bridget’s 30+, sgl

10. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Noah reads lifestory 2 sum1: Bak frm WW2, tries 2get bak w/Allie tho now Lon’s fiancée. Sum1=Allie now w/Alzheimer’s but 2gether @last! :’(

What a time to be alive.

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