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From: sebb@pyuxss.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Re: Anything but RAND!
Message-ID: <193@pyuxss.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Nov-83 09:36:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  3 09:36:20 1983
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References: <556@ihuxw.UUCP> Say nasty things about Cooper, Austen, and Hawthrone??!!
Organization: Bell Labs, Piscataway
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How could you! Hawthrone has to be one of my all-time favorite
authors. His short stories are like puzzles; it takes time and
imagination to figure out what his theme is. I could read
"Rapachinni's Daughter"(don't quote me on the spelling) over and
over again. What wonderful irony! The other two are just plain 
fun to read in my opinion. And I would never, ever say anything
bad about Mark Twain. Huck Finn is a masterpiece. Many people 
don't even realize the great underlying themes. It's a lot more
than the adventures of a boy on the Mississippi. I'd love to see
more discussion of the classics in this group. In most cases
I'd rather curl up with a classic than a recent book. Let's
hear from you out there!
				S.Badian
				BTL-Piscataway