A Christmas Story : The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film (Hardcover)

from hipdeep

I adore the movie, and I wanted to like this collection more than I did. Unfortunately, the movie has primacy in my head, so I got taken out of the storytelling a little by recognizing some parts and having to reconcile others. Shepherd's writing is darker than the movie, less Norman Rockwell-ian...

from Tahleen

Most of you will recognize this title as one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time. Okay, some of you might not agree with it being one of the greatest, since I know there are people out there who don't like it. But in my family it is a classic and we always have whatever channel is playin...

from dasam

A great collection of talesAs good as the movie but a bit darker, this selection of stories written by Shepard served as the basis for the sleeper movie that has become a holiday classic. The Bumphus story is the weak link, relying as it does on stereotype "hillbillies."

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This is a collection of the short humor pieces that appeared separately and then were collectively the inspiration for the 1983 movie of this name. "Duel in the Snow, Or Red Ryder Nails the Cleveland Street Kid," which is the piece that all the BB gun stuff (and all the specifically Christmassy s...

from Cynfrank

This is an excellent audio book! Dick Cavett has the perfect voice to bring the growing up in the midwest to life. And the sound effects really bring the story to life. There are some marked differences from film, but you will like it even more. It's an audiobook worth buying because you will lis...