| The Best Book Ever Written 01:27 - Dec 25 with 1203 views | Churchman |
I give you ‘A Christmas Carol’. It was published in December 1843 and aside from how beautifully it’s written, its lessons ring down through the ages.
It very much defines Christmas along with other ‘traditions’ introduced around that time and will do for many decades to come.
The Title is a very bold claim by me, but I stand by it.
All comments and alternatives gratefully received!
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 06:36 - Dec 25 with 995 views | Benters |
Happy Christmas buh!
Indeed it is brilliant anything by Charles Dickens is tbh.
The early films are great to watch as well. |  |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 08:26 - Dec 25 with 954 views | jonny1964 |
Could not agree more.
Dickens was a genius.
I watched the Jim Carrey version last night... |  | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 08:38 - Dec 25 with 915 views | Benters |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 08:26 - Dec 25 by jonny1964 |
Could not agree more.
Dickens was a genius.
I watched the Jim Carrey version last night... |
Was that any good ? | |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:05 - Dec 25 with 906 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 06:36 - Dec 25 by Benters |
Happy Christmas buh!
Indeed it is brilliant anything by Charles Dickens is tbh.
The early films are great to watch as well. |
Merry Christmas!!
Christmas Carol is actually quite a good introduction to anyone wanting to read CDs books, not least because it’s short - one of his Christmas stories and actually written in 6 weeks because he was worried about money having over spent in the US.
I actually watched The Muppet Christmas Carol yesterday for the first time, at Mrs Cs behest. It was actually surprisingly good and cleverly done.
Back to the book, it was published on 19th Dec 1843 and all 6000 copies were sold by Christmas Eve. It’s been in print ever since.
Like a lot of his books it draws not just on things that concerned him, but his own experiences, including working in a blacking factory that once stood in what is now Villiers St close to Charing Cross. [Post edited 25 Dec 9:07]
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:16 - Dec 25 with 882 views | BloomBlue |
Too old, its really from a Christmas past. It's 2025 we need something written for now, Christmas present, or Christmas future, ie yet to come.
Personally, I've always thought Great Expectations is the best book ever. |  | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:20 - Dec 25 with 880 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:16 - Dec 25 by BloomBlue |
Too old, its really from a Christmas past. It's 2025 we need something written for now, Christmas present, or Christmas future, ie yet to come.
Personally, I've always thought Great Expectations is the best book ever. |
Ah, but that’s the point in my view. The book and what it teaches us is timeless.
Great Expectations - excellent choice! | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:28 - Dec 25 with 867 views | You_Bloo_Right |
I would suggest that Bleak House is probably the best from what is an extraordinary oeuvre but perhaps not the easiest way into Dickens. |  |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:43 - Dec 25 with 846 views | Meadowlark |
Writing, like all art forms is not a competition, although it seems everything has to be these days. So to be pedantic there just no such thing as the "Best Book Ever Written."
However, "My Favourite Book Ever," is acceptable.
I would probably pick "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, but just like my current favourite music, painting, film, etc this is likely to change.
Merry Xmas everyone and see you at Millwall tomorrow. |  | | |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:47 - Dec 25 with 842 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:28 - Dec 25 by You_Bloo_Right |
I would suggest that Bleak House is probably the best from what is an extraordinary oeuvre but perhaps not the easiest way into Dickens. |
Another good choice. I like Bleak House - the story line is excellent. If I was to choose a ‘full’ CD book I’d go for David Copperfield. | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 11:07 - Dec 25 with 813 views | BlueBadger |
As an aside, 'Muppet Christmas Carol' is not only the best Muppet film there is, it's the best film version of A Christmas Carol, Michael Caine's best film and the best Christmas film full stop. |  |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 11:25 - Dec 25 with 805 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 11:07 - Dec 25 by BlueBadger |
As an aside, 'Muppet Christmas Carol' is not only the best Muppet film there is, it's the best film version of A Christmas Carol, Michael Caine's best film and the best Christmas film full stop. |
I liked the way it stays largely true to the book, using lots of the original text. It’s very cleverly done. | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 14:09 - Dec 25 with 714 views | thorpedo |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:16 - Dec 25 by BloomBlue |
Too old, its really from a Christmas past. It's 2025 we need something written for now, Christmas present, or Christmas future, ie yet to come.
Personally, I've always thought Great Expectations is the best book ever. |
Great Expectations wasn't all I'd hoped for...... |  |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 14:20 - Dec 25 with 708 views | redrickstuhaart |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 14:09 - Dec 25 by thorpedo |
Great Expectations wasn't all I'd hoped for...... |
POTD | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 15:13 - Dec 25 with 672 views | SE1blue |
It’s an amazing piece of writing.
Adding…
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lolita
The 39 Steps. |  |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 15:38 - Dec 25 with 652 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 15:13 - Dec 25 by SE1blue |
It’s an amazing piece of writing.
Adding…
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lolita
The 39 Steps. |
John Buchan’s 39 Steps is a terrific book. On a similar topic, I also recommend Erskine Childers’ The Riddle of the Sands | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 15:50 - Dec 25 with 638 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:43 - Dec 25 by Meadowlark |
Writing, like all art forms is not a competition, although it seems everything has to be these days. So to be pedantic there just no such thing as the "Best Book Ever Written."
However, "My Favourite Book Ever," is acceptable.
I would probably pick "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, but just like my current favourite music, painting, film, etc this is likely to change.
Merry Xmas everyone and see you at Millwall tomorrow. |
I think there is a difference. I could argue that CC is the best in the sense of most important, impactful and insightful, but the whole idea is for people to disagree because you are right. It’s not a competition.
To counter your argument about competition and say art, artists sometimes did compete. turnerand Constable certainly did sometimes when paintings were first exhibited to the point of finishing touches to outdo each other before the great and the good rocked in.
It’s all good fun.
My favourite book for the ‘desert island’ would possibly be James Clavell’s Shogun. A very long but for me spellbinding book.
For those that cannot be bothered with Kindle or paper books, I’d recommend Libby - the library app. The books can be borrowed free for 21 days which means if you enjoy reading as I do you can try and discard at no cost if it’s not for you. | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 16:02 - Dec 25 with 624 views | J2BLUE |
I agree. Together we shall fight off all other suggestions and give this book the title it deserves.
Brother, I promise you this:
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 17:09 - Dec 25 with 571 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 16:02 - Dec 25 by J2BLUE |
I agree. Together we shall fight off all other suggestions and give this book the title it deserves.
Brother, I promise you this:
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I cheated and looked up the quote, but I won’t spoil it for others. | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 22:57 - Dec 25 with 392 views | norfsufblue |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:05 - Dec 25 by Churchman |
Merry Christmas!!
Christmas Carol is actually quite a good introduction to anyone wanting to read CDs books, not least because it’s short - one of his Christmas stories and actually written in 6 weeks because he was worried about money having over spent in the US.
I actually watched The Muppet Christmas Carol yesterday for the first time, at Mrs Cs behest. It was actually surprisingly good and cleverly done.
Back to the book, it was published on 19th Dec 1843 and all 6000 copies were sold by Christmas Eve. It’s been in print ever since.
Like a lot of his books it draws not just on things that concerned him, but his own experiences, including working in a blacking factory that once stood in what is now Villiers St close to Charing Cross. [Post edited 25 Dec 9:07]
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Always been a favourite part of Christmas watching any version of ACC.. and the other day saw a decent film called The man who invented Christmas detailing its creation... probably not all true but a good interpretation of how the idea developed. |  | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 23:28 - Dec 25 with 355 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 22:57 - Dec 25 by norfsufblue |
Always been a favourite part of Christmas watching any version of ACC.. and the other day saw a decent film called The man who invented Christmas detailing its creation... probably not all true but a good interpretation of how the idea developed. |
Ta. I’ll find and watch that. | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 06:56 - Dec 26 with 284 views | Keno |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 15:50 - Dec 25 by Churchman |
I think there is a difference. I could argue that CC is the best in the sense of most important, impactful and insightful, but the whole idea is for people to disagree because you are right. It’s not a competition.
To counter your argument about competition and say art, artists sometimes did compete. turnerand Constable certainly did sometimes when paintings were first exhibited to the point of finishing touches to outdo each other before the great and the good rocked in.
It’s all good fun.
My favourite book for the ‘desert island’ would possibly be James Clavell’s Shogun. A very long but for me spellbinding book.
For those that cannot be bothered with Kindle or paper books, I’d recommend Libby - the library app. The books can be borrowed free for 21 days which means if you enjoy reading as I do you can try and discard at no cost if it’s not for you. |
With you on Shogun
Have you watched the series that was done recently? Was excellent |  |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 08:06 - Dec 26 with 234 views | USA |
I rate The Very Hungry Caterpillar as right up there with the best! | |
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| The Best Book Ever Written on 08:15 - Dec 26 with 231 views | Churchman |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 06:56 - Dec 26 by Keno |
With you on Shogun
Have you watched the series that was done recently? Was excellent |
I have. I enjoyed it, it was a more gritty version than the Richard Chamberlain one. I have a dvd copy of the latter which I watched a few years ago and of course it looked very dated.
I actually read the book before seeing the series. I think I was attracted by the cover ans much ans anything else. While the tv version was good, the book had many more levels and sub-plots to it, as you’d expect.
The book was loosely based on real life people and the struggle for power in Japan. There are plenty of historical inaccuracies, but that doesn’t matter. There were a few changes to the latest tv version too but I enjoyed it.
It is the best of the Clavell books, though I enjoyed the others. | | | |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 11:22 - Dec 26 with 138 views | brazil1982 |
| The Best Book Ever Written on 09:43 - Dec 25 by Meadowlark |
Writing, like all art forms is not a competition, although it seems everything has to be these days. So to be pedantic there just no such thing as the "Best Book Ever Written."
However, "My Favourite Book Ever," is acceptable.
I would probably pick "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, but just like my current favourite music, painting, film, etc this is likely to change.
Merry Xmas everyone and see you at Millwall tomorrow. |
Oh, bore off. |  | | |
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