If any of you felt compelled to read Jonathan Franzen's story, "High School Pranks," in this week's New Yorker, but just couldn't get through it, the Observer helpfully offers the Cliff's Notes version. "The comments below should stand up just fine for purposes of literary cocktail-party chatter, or even if you suddenly find yourself mushed up against The Author himself on the No. 6 train and you want to brighten his day by telling him how much you enjoyed his essay in The New Yorker." You don't have to read the New Yorker article, because the Observer has summarized it for you.
New Yorker Cliff's Notes [Observer]