A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film
by:
Jean Shepherd (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307768735 (0307768732)
ASIN: B0047747KG
Publish date: October 27th 2010
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
More of a 3.75. I have the ebook and the audiobook. I listened the the audiobook and it was the most disappointing part of the book. Being used to hearing Jean Shepard's narration, it was a shock to the system to hear someone else telling the story. Especially because their narration was bland a...
Had I read the book before seeing the movie, I might have enjoyed this more fully. It helps tremendously that it’s read by Dick Cavett, who captures that wry tone of voice that Jean Shepherd used in narrating the movie. The primary difference between the two is that the events in the book are more a...
Please note that I gave this book 3.5 stars and rounded it up to 4 stars on Goodreads.Who hasn't seen "A Christmas Story?" I have been watching this movie since I was 6 years old and it's been a holiday tradition in my family that every year we watch this. Heck, I am not going home this year, but my...