A Christmas Carol - Dec 2021 Book Group discussion thread

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Serendippily
Serendippily
Dec 2021
10:08pm, 15 Dec 2021
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Serendippily
Want and Ignorance were a cracking bit
Autumnleaves
Autumnleaves
Dec 2021
10:18pm, 15 Dec 2021
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Autumnleaves
Pops in to say, for a rather devastating commentary on Dickens laying it on thick, dip into Trollope's The Warden and look for Mr Popular Sentiment.
I do however love this book!
Angus Clydesdale
Angus Clydesdale
Dec 2021
12:17am, 16 Dec 2021
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Angus Clydesdale
I always thought "red-clad Santa" was a Coca-Cola thing and that the original guy was more clothed in green (although I admit, that might play into a Robin Hood-style fantasy...
Diogenes
Diogenes
Dec 2021
6:34am, 16 Dec 2021
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Diogenes
I love that bit in Trollope, he really sticks the knife in in quite a catty way.
swittle
swittle
Dec 2021
10:51am, 16 Dec 2021
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swittle
Group members may be interested in this morning's edition of 'In Our Time' with Melvyn Bragg. Quite a breezy overview that avoids getting too mired in matters academic - in my opinion, of course! :)

bbc.co.uk
Columba
Columba
Dec 2021
4:03pm, 16 Dec 2021
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Columba
Dickens's Ghost of Christmas Present is clothed in green, Angus. If that helps.
Columba
Columba
Dec 2021
4:04pm, 16 Dec 2021
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Columba
Indeed, there is the illustration, at the head of Swittle's link.
Ness
Ness
Dec 2021
4:04pm, 16 Dec 2021
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Ness
I’ve found a series of podcasts on the BBC Sounds app that are a reading of the book. They were recorded a while ago but the app says they will be available for over a year. Useful if you’re like me and haven’t got round to reading it yet. I listened to it while I was doing some gardening this afternoon....

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westmoors
westmoors
Dec 2021
5:25pm, 18 Dec 2021
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westmoors
Finished this last night. Although I knew the story, this was the first time I'd actually read it, although I have read a few Dickens' novels.

Have to say I really enjoyed it.
GregP
GregP
Dec 2021
3:43pm, 20 Dec 2021
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GregP
I gave it 10 because marking it down would be silly, like finding fault with Tower Bridge or Mount Fuji.

Turns out I didn't know the plot quite as well as I thought I did.

Brilliant short story, full of fun.

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