The night before Christmas

poem

English language

Published Dec. 21, 1998 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.

ISBN:
978-0-399-23190-2
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4 stars (12 reviews)

Presents the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

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Cora is attending her father's funeral when the ground caves in and she is plunged underground. Instead of being buried alive, she finds herself in a world of ash devoid of anything living. She has fallen into the realm of the dead yet she is still alive.

There's something about the writing style that reminds me of the text based RPGs of old. The world around Cora is described neatly but never inferred. Cora walks through the Underworld with no real aim but dealing with whatever she happens to find on the way. Minotaur is an artificial intelligence and Cora's brother talks of creating a game that is similar to the world they now find themselves in. It makes me think that it is perhaps all a virtual world, in which case the style works well but it doesn't give much room for character development.

Whilst the world of The …

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Subjects

  • Children's poetry, American.
  • Santa Claus -- Juvenile poetry.
  • Christmas -- Juvenile poetry.
  • Santa Claus -- Poetry.
  • Christmas -- Poetry.
  • American poetry.
  • Narrative poetry.