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ciara25's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Very good and festive read, beautiful illustrations
dorynickel's review
1.0
I am usually a paperback person, but I love the Barnes and Noble leather-bound editions. They're beautiful with high quality paper and binding. While that was true of this book, the proofreading must have been nonexistent: I caught at least 10 glaring mistyped errors. For a book that's supposed to be a special edition, that was very disappointing to me.
Also, I was really disappointed in the selected stories and poems themselves. I already loved A Christmas Carol, and I very much enjoyed The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, but none of the other stories stood out at all (although I can see why Old Christmas and A Christmas Dream were included). Same issue with the poems; 5 of the 9 were wholly unremarkable and just didn't seem worthy of inclusion. It feels like they realized that A Christmas Carol wasn't long enough for its own book so they just grabbed the first public domain Christmas stories/poems they found and just threw them in there.
Also, I was really disappointed in the selected stories and poems themselves. I already loved A Christmas Carol, and I very much enjoyed The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, but none of the other stories stood out at all (although I can see why Old Christmas and A Christmas Dream were included). Same issue with the poems; 5 of the 9 were wholly unremarkable and just didn't seem worthy of inclusion. It feels like they realized that A Christmas Carol wasn't long enough for its own book so they just grabbed the first public domain Christmas stories/poems they found and just threw them in there.
myrebecca's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hxkiim's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
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