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Pros
This edition has 12 full page color illustrations that could not be more beautiful. The illustrations are beautiful and engaging; the text is large and the entire book can be read aloud to children in probably one or two sittings. The feel of it, the ... Read More
It is very enlightening. Dickens is a master at a lot of things. His understanding of the human nature and psyche.
Cons
The printing in the outside isn't centre and the colors are really bad. The pages look like they were printed on someone's home computer and the illustrations look badly photocopied. The illustrations appear to have nothing to do with the story. The f... Read More
Image on amazon listing looks like bonded (faux) leather with a foil stamp. The cover is not embossed, but is essentially a poor quality picture of it. Secondly, the cover is much darker than the picture shown and the gold (really yellow - not gold le... Read More
This is not a nice looking book to have on your shelf. The book is not attached to the front and back covers. Also the first page consists of advertising which is actually part of the book.
This is a terribly cheap version of "a christmas carol" this edition is very cheaply made. A cheap knock off product.
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I am very pleased with this purchase.
I was familiar with the story because i've been surrounded by re-makes for my entire life but there's something about the origi... Read More
The pierpont morgan library has a newer version, but i don't feel it is near the quality and style this book.
I'm guessing the product has been changed since all those 1 star reviews surfaced from previous years.
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Every christmas i see the films based on this book my family loves the muppet take on it but i had never taken the time to read the actual book
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Also a good read is the man who invented christmas avoid the movie of the same name
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If anyone cares which of the many film versions is the most true to the original i believe it would be the 1951 british production
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Youve seen the movie but you really must read the original dickens book
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The illustrations are not the originals but nonetheless excellent
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Therefore i had to get that copy of the book for my collection
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Im guessing the product has been changed since all those 1 star reviews surfaced from previous years
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
We always watch the original christmas carol each christmas and i thought it was time to read the book
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