Miracle on 34th Street (Dramatized) Audiobook

" I didn't like this book at all. The movie is much better. This reads like a screenplay, without the emotion of the film. Or maybe the emotion was overdone. Eitherway, I didn't read many pages before I put the book down. I thought it was a waste of time. Tawdry. Trite. Stale. Skip it. "

" Four and a half stars. Cute story. It was also a much quicker, easier read than I thought it would be. "

" An adaption of the 1947 film that veers away involving the rap on the head of the Macy "psychologist". That is also where this book falls apart. The George Seaton film version makes far more sense that the version given here, which produced hundreds of witnesses that, in reality, would've altered the results. Otherwise the book is rather faithful to the film and is a fun book to read during the holiday season. "

" It was just like the movie, which disappointed me a little. I love the movie, but had hoped the book would have more details. It turns out it was written in tandem with the movie by the same man who wrote the screenplay which explains it. "

" I have never read a book that had a movie made first. Ha Ha Ha! I enjoy this story so it was a quick and easy holiday read. "

" This really, really put me in good Christmas cheer. I so prefer it to the movie I saw as a child. "

" I was sorry I wasn't more into this one; I just wasn't that into the style, which seemed kind of detached. I never really felt involved in the story. The story is nice, though, and I look forward to seeing the movie(s) sometime. "

" This book will transport you back to life in the 1940's. If you can find the original (or reproduction) hardcover edition - the dust jacket is a visual delight as well. A joy to read. "

" Quick read to get you in the holiday spirit "

" Almost identical to the movie. Kids enjoyed it. Wouldn't say we are literarily uplifted but it was enjoyable. "

" A quick cozy Christmas read. "

" I loved it! But I hated the '80s film version! I want too see the original movie - which inspired the book. "

" Marketing at big department stores and the lives of three people are changed by an old man who insists that he is Santa Claus. Grades 3+ "

" This was a quick but lovely holiday read. I am a sucker for stories that promote hope and goodness in a flawed, human world and Davies' tale certainly fit that bill. "

" Another movie that I didn't know was a book. Cute quick read, but it's okay to just watch the movie--they are virtually the same. "

" My Christmas reading continues ;-) It wasn't so much fun to read this -- it is just a book written from the movie! Good story. Rather watch the movie again! "

" It is heartwarming, and enough to make you believe in Santa Claus again, at least as the spirit of Christmas. It's a perfect book for the holidays, and the facsimile edition is beautiful. What more could you ask for? "

" Wonderful book. Easy read. I read the week of Christmas. I have seen the movie but never read the book. I would recommend for Christmas time reading. "

" LOVED it! (And loved reading the bio of the author, too)Different enough from movie to make interesting, and oh-so-sweet. "

" I loved it! But I hated the '80s film version! I want too see the original movie - which inspired the book. "

" Wanted to read something Christmasy. This was a very nice choice. "

" Of course I'd seen the movie (the original one that is) but had not read the book, as far as I recall. It has an interesting history that is detailed in the foreword by Valentine Davies' widow. One of the great Santa Claus stories of all time. "

" It was just like the movie, which disappointed me a little. I love the movie, but had hoped the book would have more details. It turns out it was written in tandem with the movie by the same man who wrote the screenplay which explains it. "

" Marketing at big department stores and the lives of three people are changed by an old man who insists that he is Santa Claus. Grades 3+ "