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- Dee Hopton
- Username: carvel46
- Location: , Massachusetts
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- "The Christmas Tree Incident"
- Summary: Story of how a Chirstmas tradition runs up against modern legal realities.
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Review of The Christmas Tree Incident
Dee Hopton
Posted on November 26, 2007 at 11:47 AM
I would love to hear this piece during the holidays! It develops with many compelling actions of a genuine Christmas experience. The sign and voicemail moments are quite memorable, as well as the visceral scene of cutting the tree. The narrator also took gentle pocks at himself, nice!
I did not like the beginning, too in my face, although I realize this an essay. While I agree with the sentiment towards Christmas, I would rather be shown through the narrative in another way. Cleaning-up the beginning would create a "stare at the radio piece" for me.