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A bit late for #twofortuesday:

1) the tagged book is my most recent 5-star read. The book must be well written, hard to put down, and elicits an emotional response from me (except anger for being poorly written or edited). The tagged book made me LOL, a shocking surprise and the writing was superb!

2) No because I rarely reread books and normally only do so if I loved it in the first place. But have changed ratings after thinking about a book.

Took me long enough. I finally read this classic and am glad I did!

#quotsyjan20 @TK-421
“It is a #fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”

BBC are doing lots of adaptations of books. How did I miss this one over Christmas???

#bbc #achristmascarol #charlesdickens

One of my few Christmas traditions. Complaints from the kids at first, but now the eldest has requested “more books by that guy with the ghosts” 🙌🏻 (“that I can do!” says the same mom who wrote her senior paper on Dickens). #MordecaiReads #morebookslessbullshit2019

#teamelectricsex

#wintergames

#movieclub

@MadameReadsAlot1
@Kappadeemom
@LaughterHP
@Jen_Reads
@Nessavamusic
@Kezzlou85
@Tdrosebud
@Marina_h
@BullBunny
@InsightsIntoBooks
@Suzie.Reads
@Sblbooks
@jessinikkip
@Marina_h

I know, I know, I read it on Kindle this month, I didn‘t *need* a physical copy, but when you espy a gorgeous clothbound edition like this in a little independent/second-hand book shop, you just have to have it, right?

• December 31st ❄️ ❄️ of the #WinterGames

I finished the tagged book for the first time this season and I'm so glad I took the time to finally read it. I am considering reading it annually; it touched my heart and I definitely recommend it!! 👍📚❄️ •

#happyholidays #TeamFestivus #games #winterbooks #winterreads #holidayread #seasonal #recommendations

#blameitonwintergames I started reading Dickens for points; ended up loving his writing! Ok so I tried to read David Copperfield as a child and it was a big fail. But I am ready to dig into all things Dickens. Sure, there are references and writing styles I don‘t get but the things I did were marvelous. A wonderful funny gorgeous #holidayread! #wintergames #tmskellington #24b42020 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

#audiocoloring a Christmas owl #holidaycrafts #wintergames #tmskellington @crimson613 @clwojick @staycurious

#24b42020 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

The last episode of a short series was my favourite. Ebenezer finally knows meaning of the Christmas life and love. It was amazing and great series to watch. I also liked that was a little scary. This version is not for children.
5⭐/5
#achristmascarol #tvseries #holidayseries #christmasspirit #mostbeautifultimeoftheyear #WinterGames #SlayBells
@Clwojick @StayCurious @MidnightBookGirl

Even though I read the other illustrated edition earlier in December I still wanted to read this one too.

• December 30th ❄️ ❄️ of the #WinterGames

I just finished the tagged book!! Yay 🎉 It was quite good 😉 •

#happyholidays #holidays #tistheseason #TeamFestivus #TBRRead #holidayread

I‘ve been reading the tagged book for the first time. It‘s bitterly cold, so much so that Bob Crachit, who can‘t afford a coat, wears a comforter to work. I loved the book and highly recommend it. I always assumed it would be a difficult read but it was humorous and meaningful! #holidayread

#wintergames #tmskellington @crimson613 @clwojick @staycurious

Here's my book review for "A Christmas Carol."

https://youtu.be/N8ygVVVv-Zs

I read A Christmas Carol for the first time this year, and is was definitely my #FavouriteDecemberRead.

Image is from the recent BBC production of A Christmas Carol, produced by Steven “Peaky Blinders” Knight, starring Guy “Mike from Neighbours” Pearce.

#HollyJollyReading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#holidayread #wintergames #tmskellington @crimson613 @clwojick @staycurious

#24b42020 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

I love Dickens! What an awesome description!! How have I missed this for so long?? #holidayread #wintergames #tmskellington @crimson613 @clwojick @staycurious

#24b42020 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

Scrooge‘s nephew to Scrooge. Love this. I‘m totally into Dickens now having read the children‘s stories. So I‘m reading this one for the first time. #holidayread #wintergames #tmskellington @crimson613 @clwojick @staycurious

#24b42020 @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

So I thought I already knew the story of the grumpy old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and how, with the help of three spirits, he gets a second chance at figuring out what's important in life. But there's loads of stuff that the adaptations leave out, like Dickens's pointed criticisms of the politics of his day and the genuinely chilling part where Scrooge has to confront his own corpse. A great read for this time of year! ⭐⭐⭐⭐

4/5
A classic that will leave you with all the warm holiday feels. Finished this just in time for my last “Public Domain” prompt for #Booked2019 challenge. Yay!

#24B42020

• December 28th ❄️ ❄️ of the #WinterGames

I don't have a physical copy of the tagged book to share but it's the main one I want to finish before the New Year 😉 •

#happyholidays #tistheseason #TeamFestivus #friends #HolidayReads

There are some upon this earth of yours,” returned the Spirit, “who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us."

My yearly read never disappoints. A lovely classic for the Christmas season.

#Booked2019 - Public Domain
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Also #WinterGames #TeamNutcracker #HolidayReads @Bookworm54 @Clwojick @StayCurious

This audio edition was well done! I really enjoyed listening to it. #holidayreads #wintergames #24b42020 #tmskellington @Crimson613 @StayCurious @Clwojick

Second episode was more scary and fantasy as the first one. Can't wait to see more.
#achristmascarol #tvshow #holidayshow #christmasspirit #mostbeautifultimeoftheyear #WinterGames #SlayBells
@Clwojick @StayCurious @MidnightBookGirl

I watch the first episode of A Christmas Carol short tv series that just release. It was a little scary but great. Really enjoyed!
#achristmascarol #tvshow #holidayshow #christmasspirit #mostbeautifultimeoftheyear #WinterGames #SlayBells
@Clwojick @StayCurious @MidnightBookGirl

Boxing Day is starting with Muppets Christmas Carol ☺️

#TeamNutcracker #WinterGames #HolidayMovie #BookToMovie
@Clwojick @StayCurious

11 points

Merry Christmas, Littens! I hope all those who are celebrating have had a beautiful, joyful, peace filled holiday. If today is a tough day for you, please know: You are loved, you are beautiful, and you are enough. #merrychristmas 🎄😘❤️🕯🧣🕊📚

#books and a basselope for #Christmas #LittenChristmasBooks #happylitten

Damn, Dickens taking a swipe at politicians who use religion to justify their bigotry. At least we don't have that problem anymore, right? 🙃

Wishing every Litten a very Merry Christmas. Hope you are all having a lovely day however you have chosen to spend it, with family, with friends or with a good book.
Thought I'd share a few photos from today with my beautiful parents who got me a reading cushion. It all got too much for Charlie who fell asleep under his new blanket.

#MerryChristmas #Books #BookNerd #ReadABook #Bookaholic

Last night's long movie on Christmas Eve - the FX channel's A Christmas Carol. 👻 My folks give it a so-so, as a much darker, try-hard visitation on grumpy Scrooge. I enjoyed the eerie settings in this new version! 💀🎩

#HolidayMovie
#ReadNosedReindeer @StayCurious 5+1
#WinterGames @Clwojick ❄️

The dogs are walked, the dishes are done, and the leftovers are stacked in the fridge... time for a well earned glass of wine and a chapter of A Christmas Carol. Merry Christmas to all that celebrate it xx

Short, heartwarming, and full of humor. Some of the language is a bit dated, but the moral is still as relevant as it was in the 1800s.
I still think the best screen version is the Muppet version 🎄

I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year. - Charles Dickens
🎄❄️
Merry Christmas Everyone! A quiet morning with coffee, the tree lit and good company.
🎁❄️🎁
Here is one of my favorite ornaments from childhood now on my tree.
❤️
#santa

We watched The Muppet Christmas Carol AND Mickey's Christmas Carol tonight, and I listened to IPR's annual reading of A Christmas Carol driving around this morning.

#WinterGames #TeamFestivus #HolidayReads
#HolidayMovie #BookToMovie
@wanderinglynn @StayCurious @Clwojick

+36 points (Tuesday total = 323 points)

I forgot to post it earlier but I made mince pies!! I took a idea from different cultures for Christmas Eve food.. this was one of them..

A beautiful book with great illustrations to read on Christmas Eve.

Watched all 3 episodes of BBCs (and FXs) adaptation of a Christmas Carol. Much darker than the original and interesting to see more of Marley. Overall a great version!
(As the show was quite dark, this is a promo image from google rather than one I took)

#TeamNutcracker #WinterGames #HolidayEpisode
@Clwojick @StayCurious

21 points (3x5 points for episodes, 1x5 points book to movie, 1 point participation)

One of my Christmas traditions is a rereading of A Christmas Carol and Tim Curry's narration was fantastic in this one.
#WinterGames #SlayBells #HolidayRead
@Clwojick @StayCurious @MidnightBookGirl
#Booked2019 #PublicDomain
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

It's that time of Christmas when the house is bursting with five adults, two dogs, and a very excited toddler 🎄 but I'm enjoying a rare moment of peace with this Christmas classic!

Our simple household Christmas Eve tradition, is enjoying what we find on TV for movies. 📺🎄 We recorded earlier, the FX channel's series A Christmas Carol, as a great one to possibly go with tonight. 🎩

#SharedHolidayTradition, +20
#ReadNosedReindeer @StayCurious 5+1
#WinterGames @Clwojick ❄️

"Once upon a time — of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve..."

And watched this one this morning! 😊🎄🎥 #achristmascarol #holidaymovies #wintergames #tmskellington @Crimson613 @Clwojick @StayCurious

Lovely Littens, it has been a tough year for me and I haven't been around here within the last months. I hope it will get better after Christmas and I hope we can share a lot of joy in the next year.
For the moment I wish you a merry Christmas, a lovely time with your family and of course, lots of books. 😘😘😘😘💓💓💓💓

A Christmas classic and always a favorite to read and watch. #holidayreads #booktomovie
26 pts
#wintergames #teamelectricsex
@LibrarianRyan @Clwojick @StayCurious

Listening to Tim Curry read this. Started it on this Christmas Eve eve, hoping to finish it tomorrow night. Happy holiday everyone!

My Dad used to read us A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens every year when I was a kid. Now that he's gone I'm lucky to have other readers to listen to. The NYPL put on a live reading with Neil Gaiman with the sole remaining "prompt" copy of the tale, with Dickens' own markings for live readings. I took this picture from their website. https://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/12/19/podcast-neil-gaiman-christmas

Finished another #holidaymovie for #wintergames late last night and forgot to post. My participation last week wasn‘t great because I had so much going on, but I‘m going to have a pretty quiet Christmas this year so hopefully I can make up for it!

#teamfozziwig @BarkingMadRun @Clwojick @StayCurious