tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798129571242557592.post4580508232646677023..comments2023-10-17T03:57:52.371-05:00Comments on In the words of Tom: Literature and meTom Doolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451129317759266295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798129571242557592.post-1387343730197721722013-05-16T09:17:57.812-05:002013-05-16T09:17:57.812-05:00I can be entertained by a variety of types of work...I can be entertained by a variety of types of works. For example, although Hemingway and Steinbeck aren't page turners, they entertain me in different ways. Generally I'm kind of with you though. To read something older simply for the sake of reading it doesn't seem very productive to me. I can't abide Dickens either in the long form, although I've read some of his short stories.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3798129571242557592.post-50695056747213615762013-05-15T22:10:05.109-05:002013-05-15T22:10:05.109-05:00It's interesting how two people can say the sa...It's interesting how two people can say the same thing and have different things in mind. If I'm going to read for pleasure, I had better be entertained. And I'm with you on your list of classic authors such as Howard.<br /><br />And while I'm not a huge fan of great amounts of description, I love Gatsby, Shakespeare, Dickens, and James Fenimore Cooper. I've read enough of these authors that I understand your reluctance to read them, and I respect your stance on them. So please don't take anything I say here as a criticism of your taste. <br /><br />There are other writers whose works are considered classic I can't get ten pages into before I want to throw the book against the wall. So I understand where you're coming from. I want a compelling story, and I respect the fact that what is a compelling story for me isn't necessarily a compelling story for you, and vice versa.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.com