09-12-2014, 02:18 PM | #1 |
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The perfect book for New Year's Eve
Hi, so there are about four months remaining till December the 31st. But for me, the days are going by very fast. I'm reading a lot. Then I got the idea to ask you what should I read for the handful of days that straddle 2014 and 2015. It doesn't need to be a Christmassy book. I've already read A Christmas Carol.
It can be a feel good and sentimental (but not overly romantic) book. I have chanced on few upbeat books that are pure fun to read, like the book equivalent to Home Alone. So you could suggest a children's book, but I'd prefer a normal novel. Any genre could fit the bill; hell, even a good horror book, a genre I know next to nothing. A suitable horror book, with less gore, can be a contrast to the occasion, and bring the festivities into relief. What do you recommend? Go. |
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Generally around the Xmas season, my two typical rereads are:
Mind you, I'm an atheist living in what's apparently my country's most statistically agnostic city area and I tend to be more than a little cynical and burnt-out after listening to too much Xmas music in the shopping areas by the end of the year, so YMMV. |
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+1 to Hogfather. Very insightful.
(Speaking rather biased as a religious Jew.) |
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+2 to Hogfather
[there's also a quite good film version of it - I watch it every Xmas eve] |
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