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Jonathan Winters is an astounding talent; his vastly different voices for so many characters are truly remarkable. He tells the story so well. Unfortunately, this is an abridged version of an already short story that leaves out so much of what makes the story meaningful and also fun. Recommended for Winters‘ voices but not the story. Listen to the whole story instead; it‘s worth it. #whattheDickens @Cuilin

It‘s been AGES since I‘ve read A Christmas Carol. I loved re-reading it for #WhattheDickens this year, and was reminded again as to why this is such a perennial Christmas classic. I can‘t get over the sweetness of the Cratchit family, the depth of Scrooge‘s transformation, and honestly, just the *kindness* of the narrative overall. Yes, it‘s sentimental, but I love it. God bless us, every one!

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Even though it‘s a reread it is the better of the two I finished this week.

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I usually read or listen to A Christmas Carol every Christmas. This year I listened to Hugh Grant narrating it. Although he does a good job, this version feels as if it‘s missing something; I can‘t pinpoint what. Maybe Grant just isn‘t as emotional with the characters as other narrators have been.

Nothing compares spending the entire day doing exactly what you want with your favorite people....wishing you all that joy today.

Merry Christmas, Litsy friends.

Annual re-read

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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Finally got around to reading this, and I don't know what I can say that hasn't already been said before. This was incredibly poignant, relevant, and wholesome. I found some minor parts a bit borderline preachy, but Dickens' heart is in the right place.

This morning I finished my son's yearly ornament. When he was little, he misunderstood the line "Come in, and know me better, man!" as "Come in, and know me: Butter Man!" (Like Butter Man was the ghost's title.) Ever since, we've referred to the Ghost of Christmas Present as Butter Man. #ShowandTellTuesday #LitsyCrafters

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This classic was adapted to a drama and was in our 7th grade McDougal Littell textbook back in the day. I'd show the George C. Scott version 1st to my 7th graders; then, we read the play out loud (they did much better with the voices after seeing it first). It was always a favorite of theirs and mine.

Link to the pdf file: https://sjsmiddleschool.weebly.com/uploads/1/6/3/2/16324226/u3_christmas_carol_s...

I love this edition of the story with illustrations by Lisa Aisato. Her illustrations really add to the story

What can you say about a beloved classic that's been such for more than a century?
They're right and they should say it!
I'm sure these are all redundancies from worthier critics, but I'm going to mention them anyway.
Turns out there are legitimately spooky/terrifying passages, as much tension and description related to the ghostly visitations as contemplation of the inability to change one's grim fate and that good old spine-chilling 1/?

His own heart laughed, and that was quite enough for him. 🥹🕯️

Just a possible future, told briefly in text, but still utterly heartbreaking. 💔😭
Mr. Dickens, the writer that you were. 😔

A comprehensive breakup speech. 🫤

Big fan of the Fezziwigs. 😁

A truly marvelous description. 😊

Ah, the Belt of Eldritch Horrors. A key accessory to any phantom. 😱

#FridayHappyReadingHour Happy Friday Ladies !
I‘m sitting back with A Christmas Carol , and some red wine , and a mince pie. It‘s a cosy feeling ❤️😁

According to “The Booklover‘s Almanac” this book was first published 19th December 1843 so it seemed appropriate to start this today

And this is one of Lisa Aisato‘s many wonderful illustrations in the Norwegian edition

“I have sat invisible beside you many and many a day.“
Nope. No thank you. 🫣

“There's more of gravy than of grave about you...“ 😅
Plausible denial: Ghosts = indigestion. 🤢👻

Finally got to open some cards from the #holidaycardswap. It‘s so fun to see all the different cards! ☺️

Thank you, Project Gutenberg, for providing an alternate method of reading this book during a season when all library copies are understandably already loaned out. 👻

“…Say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count 'em up: what then? The happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune."

“In came a fiddler with a music book, and went up to the loft desk, and made an orchestra of it, and tuned like fifty stomachaches.”

THAT is a simile I‘ve never heard before! 😂

#WhattheDickens

My #JolabokaflodSwap is being mailed today, and I have received mine this week! I love this tradition and send big thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing it. 💛⭐️🎶🥂🎄🎅🏼📚

Up next on audio!

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Local Christmas panto!

I am determined to actually read and/or listen to A Christmas Carol during December this year! I tell myself I‘ll do this every year and then I‘m sad when I don‘t lol.

#DashingThruDecember #Carols

#Carols 🎄🎶📖

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#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

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I adored George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge. ♥️💚💙

Does anyone have any good Christmas/holiday book recommendations where it‘s not A Christmas Carol but also not terribly long?

#DashingThruDecember Day 8: I have three versions of Dickens‘ Christmas #Carols featured over at GatheringBooks three years ago - from Classic Arthur Rackham to Steampunk Zdenko Basic. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-aR1

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For me, it can never be winter without this reread. ♥️💙💚

The BBC is releasing an audiobook/podcast series of Charles Dickens ghost stories, read by David Suchet.
The first episode is part one of Dickens's own abridgement of the story which he would read to audiences, so while it's not the full book, it's still authentic 😊
And then, David Suchet is so perfect a choice to narrate - well, it's actually a performance 🎭❤️ Can't wait for part 2 to be released in a few days.
Link in comments 🛜

Usually read hardcopy but looking at audiobooks this year. Any recommendations? I don't like AI or overly dramatized.

An endearing favorite of mine, this will not be the last Christmas season in which I read A Christmas Carol, nor the last when I will watch it on TV. The 1984 rendition with George C. Scott is my favorite. Timeless classics each. I hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season and a joyous Christmas.

We all know the story, it's been adapted for films and TV goodness knows how many times. Scrooge's name has become part of the language. And yet, even after having read it three or four times, I still found the story of Scrooge's reformation moving.

Part of my flex bound Classics that I have been collecting. I absolutely love the way these books feel this is the one I‘m going to read this month. It is on my reading bucket list to get through all the classics.#Charles#Dickens#DecemberRead#CloudwordFlexboundClassics

Marley was dead, to begin with.

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I reread (or listen to) A Christmas Carol every year…I really like Hugh Grant‘s narration!

Love this tradition :) It started with my grandmother, who used to read this to me every December 1st when I was younger, and then she gifted me a couple of copies of it throughout the years. We had very little in common other than our love for reading. This reading from Hugh Grant was perfect! Also was able to get some work done around the house :)

My December 1st tradition 🎄 this year I‘m gonna listen.

This is my #vibeboard for #naughtylistholidayswap #nlhs

I love Charles Dickens because of A Christmas Carol, from which I learned his mastery of words, characters, and humor. I love that he loved cats. And I love that my grandmother collected The Old Curiosity Shop dishes back in the 1940s, so I can use them at Christmas time.

As charming as they are, however, I do not like the Muppets Christmas Carol. So that‘s a big NO.

I'm taking part in the St John's Ambulance #12BooksOfChristmas challenge this year. If anyone could donate, I'd really appreciate it! But what I'd really love are book suggestions and encouragement 🥰

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Abi1762444701527?utm_medium=FR&utm_source...

God bless Us, Every One!

#Two4Tuesday

1. Yes, I do. Probably one of a few who do.

2. Yes, money affects this character enough to make a change in their behavior.