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CogsOfEncouragement
A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens
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I read this for the first time seven years ago. Always figured I would reread it because I enjoyed it so much. Finally did this year. I‘m surprised I didn‘t revisit it sooner.

Mitch Every year we do something to do with Christmas Carol - we‘ve done stage, live reading, muppets, books! now
CogsOfEncouragement @Mitch That is a marvelous tradition! I love it. now
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Tamra
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This edition is not going to work! It‘s an oversized book in terms of it‘s dimensions (wider & longer) and the print is minuscule. Each page is like a blur of ant prints. I‘m going to have to get the first of the tetraology as a stand-alone book.

@Ruthiella I may have to try the audio on YouTube. 😉 I just found Bill Nighy reading it! 👏🏾

Ruthiella If you have a e-reader see maybe if your library has it electronically. (edited) now
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AroundTheBookWorld
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
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'Go, children of the Lenape; the anger of the Manitto is not done. Why should Tamenund stay? The pale-faces are masters of the earth, and the time of the red-men has not yet come again. My day has been too long. In the morning I saw the sons of Unâmis happy and strong; and yet, before the night has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans!'
#TheLastOfTheMohicans #JamesFenimoreCooper #lastline #Classics #Fiction

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Leftcoastzen
1984 | George Orwell
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Not your average holiday reread ! 😳😀

AmyG 🤣 2h
TheBookHippie My son is reading this in IB English currently. SENIOR year fun. 2h
bibliothecarivs Nice copy! 1h
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Leftcoastzen @bibliothecarivs thanks, I‘ve had it so long I forgot when I got it.😄 12m
Leftcoastzen @TheBookHippie wow, I‘m so old I read it before 1984!😄 12m
TheBookHippie @Leftcoastzen so did I. He is my menopause baby 😅. 10m
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Super_Jane
The Nutcracker | E.T.A. Hoffman
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Mehso-so

3/5 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

#fantasy #classics #christmas

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Texreader
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Pickpick

Very very sweet stories all variations on some themes: 1) a very poor family cannot afford anything for Christmas and something happens that means the family can have traditional Christmas food and the kids gifts, and 2) there‘s been some rift in the family (normally over inheritance of land) and something happens to heal the rift. I would have preferred some diversity in themes. Short and good for a low-anxiety read. ⬇️

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BeeMagical
Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbit
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Pickpick

Book 102🎧 4⭐️

I listed to this one because it was mentioned a few time in the FROM📺 conspiracies😂

I‘m not quite sure if I get it aside from the cover looking like the photo of Boyds cottage.

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BarbaraJean
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I loved reading about all the little secrets as the Joseph children prepared gifts for each other! (Also, why are children so often described as having “curly heads”?!) In the end, this is yet another sweet story of kindness and sharing at Christmas. 💜🎄

#KindredSpiritsChristmas #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

BarbaraJean Today‘s story is “The Josephs‘ Christmas,” which is available on Hoopla, and also in the tagged collection. You can read it online here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1902-1903/13/

Tomorrow will be a catch-up day, and we‘ll be back on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday with a series of New Year stories to lead up to Christmas!
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CogsOfEncouragement Another heartwarming story of Providence. My fav line was “Well, this is Christmas with a vengeance.” 14h
julieclair What a lovely story. The love and resourcefulness of the Josephs, and the kindness of the Ralstons. True Christmas spirit all around. ❤️🎄❤️ 13h
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BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement Haha, yes! I loved that line!! I was going to use it for the quote, but decided it was a little misleading out of context 😂 @julieclair I love how the story highlights that the homemade gifts the children made for each other were not forgotten and were still appreciated, even alongside the bounty of gifts from the Ralstons! (edited) 13h
JenlovesJT47 💚💚💚 12h
lauraisntwilder @CogsOfEncouragement I loved that line, too! 😊 12h
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Deblovestoread
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#5JoysFriday

1) Coffee, coffee, coffee
2) Holiday baking shows
3) Christmas music
4) Kelly who picks up my slack willingly
5) Pippin! I‘m reminded why we don‘t have babies at 65 but wouldn‘t change a thing!

Tagging everyone!

@DebinHawaii

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 14h
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 14h
kspenmoll ☕️🐶 13h
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