Litsy

Nutcracker | E T a Hoffmann

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I‘ve never seen the ballet, and so never really understood why the image of the nutcracker is so entwined with Christmas, but after seeing both E T A Hoffman‘s original and Alexandre Dumas‘ rewrite mentioned in a book earlier this month, I had a desire to read both versions! Not quite what I expected, and I‘m not entirely sure what Dumas was aiming for in his near-identical rewrite, but it‘s a sweet, magical story.
6.5hrs #20in4 #Readathon

Andrew65

TheEllieMo Ran out of characters for all the tags 🤣 #YearEnd #OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew 3w

Andrew65 Brilliant 🥳🥳🥳 2w

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Super_Jane

The Nutcracker | E.T.A. Hoffman

so-so

3/5 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

#fantasy #classics #christmas

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Charityann

The Nutcracker | E.T.A. Hoffman

Here‘s a cover I created to go with my “Nutcracker Magic” blurb!😆🎄📖 #wintergames #christmaschapterchasers @StayCurious

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Victoriahoperose

The Kingdom of Sweets: A Novel of the Nutcracker | Erika Johansen

so-so

Cool concept. I think it could have been a lot shorter and just written better. I was really invested halfway through and then it felt like it should have ended too many times and it didn‘t. It had a lot of potential, but just didn‘t hit fully for me. I thought it would have been a lot better based on the idea, but it wasn‘t for me.

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JenlovesJT47

The Berenstain Bears and the Nutcracker | Jan Berenstain

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Nightly reading with Jace:
1. Little Red Sleigh 4⭐️🛷
2. Goodnight Santa 4⭐️🎅🏻
3. The Berenstain Bears & The Nutcracker 4⭐️🌰
230 points

Time spent reading today: 3 hours x‘s 3 = 90 points

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BookmarkTavern, DieAReader, Andrew65, GHABI4ROSES, aperfectmjk, LiseWorks

DieAReader 🤗🤓💖 1mo

Andrew65 Excellent 🎅🏼🎅🏼🎅🏼 1mo

BookmarkTavern Good job! 1mo

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RowReads1

Hiddensee: A Novel | Gregory Maguire

I just came across an Etsy store that sells these hollowed out book stacks. I even made some a little like this back in my bookbinding days. I still have a bit of a hard time with destroying books intentionally. I have to admit this is a great way to hide things in a place like mine, that‘s full of books.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Covogoods?ref=related&from_page=listing&listing_id=605...

tpixie Cool! 1mo

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aperfectmjk

The Nutcracker | Susan Jeffers

Watched this one tonight. Has anyone else checked it out yet? I was somewhat disappointed. 🤷‍♀️

#WinterGames2024 #XmasChaCha @StayCurious

Charityann I watched it the other day and was disappointed too! 1mo

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Aims42

Hiddensee: A Novel | Gregory Maguire

so-so

Themes: Adult Fiction, Fairy Tale Retelling, A little bit of Christmas

This is a solid 3 star “Meh” read for me. It was my book club‘s December pick so I plowed ahead in it even though I didn‘t love it. I liked some parts (the last 80ish pages were my favorite), but I disliked other parts - so I guess it‘ll be a good discussion. I‘m just glad I can move onto my other Christmas reads!!!

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