Comments on: The Telling of Tom Sawyer http://bethestory.com/2006/01/23/the-telling-of-tom-sawyer the blog about writing stories and being a better writer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:56:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: J. Timothy King http://bethestory.com/2006/01/23/the-telling-of-tom-sawyer#comment-79 J. Timothy King Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:50:51 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/01/23/the-telling-of-tom-sawyer#comment-79 Hi, Jim. Thanks. Wow, 33 times? That outdoes me. My favorite novel, <em>The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress</em>, I haven't read anywhere close to that. More times than I remember, maybe a half-dozen times, but... Wow. <em>Tom Sawyer</em> I've read a few times, and I too like it better than <em>Huckleberry Finn</em>. Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors. I especially like his humorous sketches, and I thought of recording a rendition of "Speech On The Weather" for spring this year. And BTW, thanks for the kind words on my essay "Love Through the Eyes of an Idiot." Take care, -TimK Hi, Jim. Thanks. Wow, 33 times? That outdoes me. My favorite novel, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, I haven’t read anywhere close to that. More times than I remember, maybe a half-dozen times, but… Wow.

Tom Sawyer I’ve read a few times, and I too like it better than Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain is one of my favorite authors. I especially like his humorous sketches, and I thought of recording a rendition of “Speech On The Weather” for spring this year.

And BTW, thanks for the kind words on my essay “Love Through the Eyes of an Idiot.”

Take care,
-TimK

]]> By: Suldog http://bethestory.com/2006/01/23/the-telling-of-tom-sawyer#comment-78 Suldog Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:46:37 +0000 http://bethestory.com/2006/01/23/the-telling-of-tom-sawyer#comment-78 Tim: I especially enjoyed this, as I've read <i>Tom Sawyer</i> 33 times. No joke - I fell in love with the book when I first read it at age 14 and I have re-read it every summer since. Twain is by far my favorite author and this - the first I ever read by him - is by far my favorite of his works. Personally, I consider it a superior work to <i>Huckleberry Finn</i>, although that's certainly a minority opinion. Good analysis. Suldog Tim:

I especially enjoyed this, as I’ve read Tom Sawyer 33 times. No joke - I fell in love with the book when I first read it at age 14 and I have re-read it every summer since. Twain is by far my favorite author and this - the first I ever read by him - is by far my favorite of his works. Personally, I consider it a superior work to Huckleberry Finn, although that’s certainly a minority opinion.

Good analysis.

Suldog

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