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I have tried for a couple of years to watch the film version(s) of this at Christmas, but have never succeeded more than ten/fifteen minutes through boredom, so I wasn’t sure how I would get on with the book. I’d always wanted to read it and finally mind up my mind to. I thought it very well written and had no trouble getting into the story, unlike the films which was a good to find!
I loved the descriptions throughout and felt they evoked a truly satisfying Victorian Christmas devoid of all mod ...more
I loved the descriptions throughout and felt they evoked a truly satisfying Victorian Christmas devoid of all mod ...more
Though this book might not be perfect, it is the perfect Christmas book. It conjures up a Victorian Christmas that many would love to experience and becomes almost a self-parody, which I think is the novel’s redeeming feature. The characters are not complex but there is as charm to the novel that film and TV adaptations struggle to acquire. The critic in me wants to rob it of its 5th star for lack of depth, but the child in me loves the Christmas it portrays.
Dec 20, 2009
SweetPea
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Pretty much followed the numerous movies made based on the story, but still good to get the actual book read once.
Jun 24, 2009
Adna
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it was ok
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Feb 16, 2011
Irene Hollimon
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it was amazing
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