A Christmas Carol in Around the World in 80 Books

Dec 12, 2012 Kent Winward rated it really liked it

Can you be a humbug for only four stars?

Familiarity breeds the ranking complacency, I'm sure. I did enjoy the vision of the spirits parading around with their chains and unable to interact with the humans. Wouldn't mind seeing that in a version of the Christmas Carol.

Also, Dickens delightful intro on Marley being "dead as a doornail" was a lot of fun. ...more

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Sep 19, 2013 Rachel N. rated it liked it

I already knew the basics of the story from seeing several movie versions. I found the ending a little too light and the transformation a bit silly in the book.

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Nov 08, 2011 Kay Green rated it really liked it

Shelves: bookclub

Well this is truly one of the great stories ever written, but I like it better on film. The George C. Scott version is my favorite, with the Muppets and the North Shore Music Theater coming in second. I did not enjoy the Jim Carrey version from last year.
This was a book club choice and the prose is absolutely beautiful but I just really like it spoken. God Bless us everyone.

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Nov 28, 2011 Neila rated it it was amazing

I so love Charles Dickens and this is definitely one of my favorites. It's a quick read and really puts me in the Christmas spirit. ...more

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Dec 10, 2012 Stephanie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: listened-lit, christmas, books-to-movie

We LOVE Jim Dale. We LOVE "A Christmas Carol." Put them together and you have pure delight the whole family can enjoy.
Merry Christmas! ...more

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Oct 20, 2017 Wes F rated it liked it

First time reading this Christmas classic (on my iPhone via the Serial app).

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Dec 11, 2015 Christi rated it it was amazing

Apparently I read this in December 2015. I don't recall reading it, although I believe we listed to an audio-book version and that must have been it. That being said, I think I slept through the majority of it as we drove. The book all seemed new to me as a I read and it affected me. I see now why President Monson said that he read it annually during the Christmas season.

This is a good read for anyone struggling with a lack of charitable feelings, regardless of the season. ...more

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