This is an excellent book. I enjoyed it from start to finish without stopping the first time, and then read it again over the course of a couple of weeks.
I didn't know what to expect from the book, I have seen the movie so many times that I thought the book may be a bit boring. Boy was I wrong. It moved well, and the charactors came to life for me more than ever. Dickens sure can paint a picture.
I think that this just may become a Christmas tradition for me, and I recommend strongly that everybody read this one at least once.