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I am very happy that Tale of Two Cities was my first Dickens because I think that if I had started here I would have missed some of the beautiful language trying to get at the familiar story. A Christmas Carol is a christmas classic for a reason. I just wish that I had been able to read it without automatically thinking of several of the characters as muppets.
The classic Christmas story...almost as good as the George C. Scott version of the movie, which I have seen so many times I can recite it!
Oct 14, 2013
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Wait...it's October...and I'm reading Christmas books?!? YES I DID!!! YES. I. DID. This one is brand new and coming out for the Christmas season! I have always loved the story of A Christmas Carol so I will tell you what I liked about this particular edition! One-it was abridged! So it was a quicker read but still excellent! And most important Two-The illustrations are insanely gorgeous! Now you might pick up this book and think I'm crazy so I will preface this with saying I love more abstract,
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I did it! I finally read A Christmas Carol and not just bits and pieces of it! I admit that Dickens is not my favorite author! I'm trying harder to love the classics! A Christmas Carol is a favorite story of mine I just prefer it via video! :) It's a beautiful story of forgiveness and redemption and finding Christmas in our hearts!
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I picked this up expecting something different. I've seen hundred's of movie versions of this book. I was surprised to learn that most of those movies have quoted this book line for line in some spots. It was an easy read and I enjoyed using my own imagination to create the characters. It's a very vivid story and I can see why all the movies have stuck pretty close to the book. Why mess with perfection. I could easily see reading this becoming a Christmas tradition.
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I want to read this every Christmas!
Reread it again as an audiobook on a podcast read by Marilyn Lightstone.
Jul 05, 2011
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