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Newest Review: ... when you reach the spoiler alert. I felt the overall tone of this book was of darkness and despair. I wondered if perhaps ... more

 ... the intention of the book was to make children see that other children have things much worse - or an attempt to make them grateful for what they have. There were some happier tales such as one of trudging through the snow singing carols, perhaps intended to give children a glimpse of what Christmas was like long ago - but I can't say that these were at all entertaining - or the type of story a child would be likely to read without being forced to do so. I found the overall quality of the writing poor. In fact I have n...more

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Crowned ReviewThe Oxford Book of Christmas Stories: Horrible - and not in a good way. (1917 words)
by - written on 29/12/12, updated on  30/12/12 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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I like books that are different. Books are an obsession with me, and we have a massive collection, so I do value a book willing to break the mold and try something new -throw in a few surprises and go against your expectations. This book certainly is different - and not at all what one would expect from the title - but it is not different in a a good way. I won this book as part of a collection of Christmas books from Oxford - so perhaps I am being cheeky complaining about a book I received for free. I am just very thankful that I read this book myself before sharing it with my children. It arrived very close to Christmas, so I wanted to skim through and ...  Read the complete review