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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Start date: December 1, 2024

Finish date: December 31, 2024

Discussion: CLASSICS READS

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Dec 18, 2007 Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-classics, read-adult-fiction, read-christmas-stories

I hadn't read this since I was a child, so when my local "Connect with the Classics" book discussion group chose it for this month, I looked forward to reading it. I wasn't disappointed. Sometimes when you read books as an adult that you read as a child they lose their magic because your perceptions have changed. I'm happy to say that the magic of Dickens never dies. I reread certain paragraphs over and over again just for the sheer pleasure of his use of adjectives, piling one upon another to c ...more

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Aug 18, 2007 Melissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

Last year I listened to it by Neil Gaiman, this year Jim Dale. Both amazing! Of the two, I prefer the non-abridged audio version. Next year I'll try Tim Curry's. ...more

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Jul 27, 2018 Melissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

Excellent full cast version, with the amazing Derek Jacobi as the narrator. I always prefer complete versions, although this one seems to have added a little bit of dialog that isn't in the original, which is weird. My favorites are probably Jim Dale and Tim Curry, although Neil Gaiman and Patrick Stewart are amazing. Next year I'll try LaVar Burton maybe ...more

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Dec 01, 2021 Melissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: christmas-books

Amazing book as always, amazing audio performance by Tim Curry. A great listen for starting the holiday season!

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Nov 30, 2022 superawesomekt rated it liked it · review of another edition

I listened to Tim Curry's narration a few years ago and I think I prefer that version, though Patrick Stewart is, of course, delightful. ...more

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Dec 31, 2020 superawesomekt rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: christmas-literature, favorite-books, audiobook, ehrtbm-challenge

This is one of those classics that is worth reading, even if you have seen all of the adaptations. This was my first time listening to this as an audiobook performance and Tim Curry was fabulous! I still intend to try other readers, but I will definitely come back to this one.

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