That kind of story arc especially appeals to me at this time of year, when I’m reading under a blanket in my battered leather chair. They aren’t particularly wintery books, but they all acknowledge an overarching darkness and the triumph of light (or logic, or goodness) over it. I do a lot of re-reading this time of year- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sherlock Holmes, The Dark is Rising, fairy tales, Dracula and The Lord of the Rings (especially Return of the King) tend to get a lot of action this time of year. Instead, I’m going to have myself a ramble on the kind of books I love to read around Christmastime, which can pretty much be summed up by Jeanette Winterson’s new collection.Ĭhristmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Daysis the book equivalent of a dark, frosty-windowed night, and the cosy home that protects you from the cold. Last year, I wrote this post on my other site about why winter is the most comforting, productive time of year for me, so I won’t rehash that. I LOVE winter in all of it’s quiet, cold, freezing, icy, white, profound, dark, cozy, blinding glory. It’s the first day of winter! Hooray! I love winter.
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