Cheery Reading 5: A Christmas Carol

[callmemadam]

Nothing to say about this except that it’s the best Christmas story ever written. The only fault I can find with it is that Dickens uses Scrooge to promote his own anti-sabbatarian views, which is out of character. So here’s a poll to see how much other people like the book.
[Poll #1804157]

Comments

[land-girl.livejournal.com]

More than once, but only two or three times. I might read it again this year though (rather than watching A Muppet Christmas Carol).

[trixiebacon.livejournal.com]

I've never read it, but will now.

I was at a Christmas fair at a Steiner school the other week, and I kept thinking Alastair Sim was going to appear from one of the classrooms.

[gghost.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't be Christmas without a reading of it.

[debodacious.livejournal.com]

I am a more than but not every Christmas girl too. It will be a Christmas Kindle read this week though. I am loving your Christmas reads miniseries BTW.

[lethe1]

Not really every Christmas, but numerous times. And when there is a nice adaptation on TV, I'll watch that too.

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

I've only read it once but I watch all the films every Christmas including the brilliant Alastair Sim and the Muppet versions :)

ETA: I have downloaded a free kindle copy so will get to read it again :)

[(Anonymous)]

I re-read it this year for the first time in ages and adored it all over again. It's just Dickens in miniature, isn't it? I read it on my Kindle as the print in my paper copy is just too wee for me these days. The only problem I found with it was that I had to force myself not to think of the wonderful 'Muppet Christmas Carol', which we watch every Christmas Day, as the film sticks so closely to Dickens' text!

Penny