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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: reading aloud
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Date: Fri, 24-May-85 11:33:28 EDT
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["You've just won the booby prize," said Goodgulf.]

> Agreed.  Oddly enough, I read The Hobbit aloud to my children some time ago.
> The interesting thing (to me) is how much reading aloud enhances *my*
> appreciation of a book.

It's not just for kids!  When my wife was expecting I read _The Greene
Murder Case_ to her.  When I first read the book (silently) I was rather
put off by all those unpleasant characters.  When I read it aloud, it was
great fun acting out all those unpleasant characters!
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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