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I do love Dickens but I think the timing was off for me with this reread. I won’t downgrade it bc it was my mood and possibly the Tim Curry audio narration from Audible that seemed to emphasize the darkness. I was looking for more light. Listened with my husband at dinner time for a couple of weeks. Probably at best a three star read this time around.
Second read:
I just love Dickens, and although the first half dragged a little, the pacing really picked up in the second half and I rea ...more
I do love Dickens but I think the timing was off for me with this reread. I won’t downgrade it bc it was my mood and possibly the Tim Curry audio narration from Audible that seemed to emphasize the darkness. I was looking for more light. Listened with my husband at dinner time for a couple of weeks. Probably at best a three star read this time around.
Second read:
I just love Dickens, and although the first half dragged a little, the pacing really picked up in the second half and I rea ...more
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.
This was a book club choice and the prose is absolutely beautiful but I just really like it spoken. God Bless us everyone.
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.
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Aug 09, 2008
Jen
marked it as to-read
Nov 27, 2008
Kevin
rated it
it was amazing
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Apr 26, 2009
Nanosynergy
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