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The More the Merrier (Hardcover)

by Anne Fine (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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  • Hardcover: 140 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday (4 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385606184
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385606189
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 482,013 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #70 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > F > Fine, Anne
    #90 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > F > Fine, Anne

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"A children's writer of rare gifts." -- "Times Educational Supplement"

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Christmas comes but once a year. Luckily...Traditionally, families gather together for Christmas. In Ralph's case, this means ten or more relatives coming to stay, including nutty Great-Aunt Ida (the Home tell them to be careful not to let her out) and other weird adults and his ghastly cousins: Titania in her sick-making, frilly, fairy dresses, and twins Sylvester and Sylvia (it took till Easter last year before the family dog got over them). Jammed into one small house for three days of merriment and family fun, the TV on the blink and Mum on the verge of a breakdown, it soon becomes obvious that, in this house, more definitely does not mean merrier...

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars witty and wonderful!, 25 Mar 2008
Anne Fine is a children's laureate. She is the famous author of The Diary of a Killer Cat, Loudmouth Lois, A Puff of Glittering Smoke and others. This book is about Christmas! It is about how Ralph's house is not big enough to fit all of the guests in. Find out how he manages to (just about) cope with all this festive mayhem and seasonal madness - it is a real problem! Will it be merrier with more and more and more coming in? Find out in this book...
This book is quite good although many parts are boring and some parts are just thrilling. I think that Anne Fine's quality of writing has just gone down and would rate this book 7.5/ 10. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a witty diary sort of story.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An alternative Christmas tale!, 7 April 2006
Well I annoyed my husband no end by chuckling constantly throughout reading this book. I feel like I know all of Ralph's relations personally through Anne Fines efortlessly 'very true' writing. Ralph's extended family portrait is not pretty but absolutely hilarious; with backbiting, scheming, seething resentment, exhaustion and all the general selfish, take family for granted kind of things that happen... I think I might go on holiday myself next Christmas!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Escapism, 5 Dec 2003
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This review is from: The More the Merrier (Audio CD)
I found that this audio CD was a great christmas present as it was a story about the horrors of christmas and it helped me hide away from the dreaded relatives at christmas time dissolved in this wonderful novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great story.
As a family we first listened to this on CD on a long car journey and we laughed out loud from us 40 somethings to our children ranging from 16 to 10 at the time. Read more
Published 5 months ago by L. Behague

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant
I really enjoyed reading this to my two. I was laughing out loud at some of the bits. Highly recommended.
Published 7 months ago by Debbie Roseburgh

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely funny
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This was an extremely funny book. Anne Fine must have been involved in a similar family gathering herself. Read more
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