A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
Old Christmas, by Washington Irving.
Turn of the Screw may not seem very Christmasy, but it was based on a ghost story told to James by Archbishop of Canterbury on Christmas night...a long held tradition of telling ghost stories at that time.
"Under the Greenwood Tree" by Thomas Hardy...begins with Christmas and is one of his lighter tales - not tragic at all. I love the book and the BBC movie version. Plus it's not a long book.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
A fine tradition. Pity about the story in this case.Originally Posted by Lady19thC
What about The Hogfather - Terry Pratchett.
I've voted for The Cricket on the Hearth even though I suggested The Chimes because I've nearly finished The Chimes. However they are both relatively small so these could be read together anyway. So far I think it is okay and I'm enjoying it more than I usually do with Dickens, but I'm still not completely sold. Great descriptive passages in places and characterisation but I tend to get a little tired with Dickens at the best of times, so I find my attention floating a little. Readable though.
We read Hogfather couple of years ago... It was an entertaining book but not sure if it deserves a second reading.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Going once...
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Broke the tie. I've started, but not finished, A Christmas Carrol exactly eleven times. This will give me a bit of incentive.
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"Personal note: When I was a little kid my mother told me not to stare into the sun. So once when I was six, I did. At first the brightness was overwhelming, but I had seen that before. I kept looking, forcing myself not to blink, and then the brightness began to dissolve. My pupils shrunk to pinholes and everything came into focus and for a moment I understood. The doctors didn't know if my eyes would ever heal."
-Pi
Going twice...
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Still going twice...
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Since the tie did not break, we will go with A Christmas Carol as it is the most topical one.
Get your copies ready and I will start the thread later today.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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The Girl with no Shadows by Joanne Harris - that was last year but it certainly felt like holidays and winter
I had been reading The Turn of the Screw last year in Christmas time but also a few years before, so I kinda wanted to remember myself how good it was. It's one of the best ghost stories I have ever read - it's certainly worth reading and reading again
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