2022 Fall Flurry of Holidays Challenge -- December Reviews and Discussion

[NancyJ]

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 5 stars

I know people who have gone to see the play 'A Christmas Carol' year after year. I never quite understood it until now. I read this book on Christmas this year, and I enjoyed it even more than when I read it 4 years ago. I picked up on things that I barely remembered, such as the party at his nephew's house. While observing the game they played, Scrooge called out the answers with them, as though he was watching Jeopardy on TV. I guess that's the case with all good stories. There are nuances you can admire as though it was the first time, and other scenes that you can enjoy reliving for the sake of nostalgia. I think this book will have different meanings to us at different times in our lives as well.

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[NancyJ]

The Winners by Frederick Backman, 4.5 stars

This book begins with a big blizzard, much like the one that just hit my area!

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[LibraryCin]

Shelf updated Jan 14/23

122 individual titles read this year. A bit lower than most years, but we didn't have Nicole R helping us out this time, and it looks like Theresa got started late in the month. :-)

Stats to compare to previous years:
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2016 (72)
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2017 (83)
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2018 (142)
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2019 (133)
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2020 (152)
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2021 (137)
fall-flurry-of-holidays-2022 (122)

[Theresa]

I read a fraction of what I usually read! Between finishing several annual challenges I was behind in, including 3 books to finish Popsugar (that I had ready since July!), and a heavy work load, I was pleased to get any read! One carried over to be my first read in January.

I have quite a selection ready for Christmas in July.