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Title	:	The Cricket on the Hearth (The Christmas Books #3)
Author	:	Charles Dickens
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 84 pages
Published	:	March 14th 2007 by WLC (first published 1845)
Categories	:	Classics. Fiction. Holiday. Christmas. Audiobook

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Dickens gave his first formal expression to his Christmas thoughts in his series of small books, the first of which was the famous "Christmas Carol." There followed four others: "The Chimes," "The Cricket on the Hearth," "The Battle of Life," and "The Haunted Man." The five are known today as the "Christmas Books." Of them all the "Carol" is the best known and loved, and "The Cricket on the Hearth," although third in the series, is perhaps next in popularity, and is especially familiar to Americans through Joseph Jefferson's characterisation of Caleb Plummer.

The title creature is a sort of barometer of life at the home of John Peerybingle and his much younger wife Dot. When things go well, the cricket on the hearth chirps; it is silent when there is sorrow. Tackleton, a jealous old man, poisons John's mind about Dot, but the cricket through its supernatural powers restores John's confidence and all ends happily.

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Original Title:	The Cricket on the Hearth
ISBN:	0809500418 (ISBN13: 9780809500413)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Christmas Books #3
Characters:	John Peerybingle, Mary Peerybingle (Dot), Caleb Plummer, Bertha Plummer, Tackleton, May Fielding, Mrs. Fielding, Tilly Slowboy
Setting:	England

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I guess I will let my ignorance shine and admit that I had not heard of this book prior to its being nominated as a group read. Since this read is scheduled for December and other Christmas stories were also nominated, I assumed this too, was about Christmas. Not really a typical Christmas story, unless you focus on the emotions of Christmas. This little story has a lot to say about love, family, sacrifice, trust, and redemption. Its an excellent story and I heartily recommend it.

If you like trite plots, maudlin scenes, corny symbols, and superficial characters, this story is for you. There is good Dickens and there is bad Dickens, and I cant say this was good Dickens. Whats surprising is that in its day I have read The Cricket on the Hearth was more popular than A Christmas Carol. That is hard to believe, so perhaps my reaction is isolated to me. I gave it two stars instead of less because the theme of family love and bonds is nothing to snark at. Perhaps you will like

Huh. You always hear about this one, behind A Christmas Carol I think it's Dickens' most well-known Christmas book. But there's nothing about it that has anything to do with Christmas. And it's actually kind of . . . not horrible, but abrupt, I suppose. Like the outline of a much longer novel. Characters suddenly appear or disappear, and the ending wraps up far too quickly.

There I was this month, thinking I had temporarily lost my drive for commenting on books read. Until I dug up Dickens--well, it was more like I added him to my phone and listened: eyes closed, breath even, mind a blank slate waiting to be consumed by the sound of words paired carefully. There goes my spare time, Dickens, I give it to you sparingly. Do what you will with it. And he told me a story. A simple, perhaps even dull, storyline of no intricate consequence and still, I was fascinated. For

Cricket on the Hearth was Dickens' third holiday novel and stands superior to the dark and moody The Chimes but inferior in every way to A Christmas Carol. The plot is a trifle of mistaken impressions with a saccharine ending, unoffensive but also unmemorable.

Unfortunately, this was one of my least favorite Dickens stories I've read to date. I wanted to read something by Dickens for Christmas to take a break from reading A Christmas Carol like I do each year at this time. I was disappointed to discover that, even though this story was in a volume called "Stories For Christmas" by Dickens, it wasn't about Christmas at all. It was basically about a couple families, simple and rustic, that redefine/renew their love for each other through a series of

A much cheerier tale than The Chimes with an an imaginative story line which evolves cleverly. Only the clutter of words and clumsy sentence structure gets in the way to spoil it. I did not always find it easy to follow. Christmastide doesnt figure at all here but the message and sentiment are quintissential Christmas Love and fairness towards our fellow man and woman. (Dickens here exploring relationships between men and women had me thinking about his relationships with women, in particular