TOM JONES is laugh out loud funny
It's my opinion that most laughter is social. Like when you're watching a comedy in a movie theater and people are just laughing and laughing and laughing, whereas you know that if they were seeing it at home, they'd be completely silent.
Since reading is a solitary activity, even the funniest books rarely elicit audible laughter.
Tom Jones is the except…
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