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gilexia's review against another edition
5.0
Es war ein sehr schönes Buch für Zwischendurch zur Weihnachtszeit. Es hat eine simple, schöne Geschichte und eine gute Moral. Der Sprecher hatte eine sehr angenehme Stimme und hat eine wunderbare Atmosphäre erzeugt. Dieses Buch ist für mich ein Muss für alle, die Weihnachtsgeschichten lesen.
charlote_1347's review against another edition
4.0
'A Christmas Carol' is familiar to most people because of its various film adaptions but way back when, Dickens plugged himself into the public consciousness and wrote this little gem of a book to reflect on life in the 1840s. I've never had much interest in reading it but since it's cropped up on the scheme of work I'll be teaching, I was left with little choice. Suffice to say, the writing was long-winded but masterful, there was a lot of superfluous detail and I definitely enjoyed this more than 'Oliver Twist'. By now I'm aware that Dickens tells the reader about the whole supermarket instead of the aisle he's aiming for so I was prepared for the deluge of detail but it's still off-putting, especially in such a short story. Nonetheless the tension suitably mounted, the scenes of terror, i.e. Marley's appearance, filled me with an adequate spine-chilling fear that had me peering over my shoulder in my room and the ending proved satisfying and realistic with the ever-popular Tiny Tim comment rounding things off.
lucylaud's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
christian_faith_and_fiction's review against another edition
5.0
9/10. A Christmas classic. Both comedic and creepy.
The only thing I don't like is it doesn't mention the Christmas story or the true meaning of Christmas.
The only thing I don't like is it doesn't mention the Christmas story or the true meaning of Christmas.
blissb's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful as always. Never fails to put me in Christmas spirit! (pun intended)
mearka's review against another edition
Nie mowie ze świetna książka,nie mowie ze zła książka.
morganniemarie's review against another edition
5.0
I have a personal tradition of reading this each year if possible, but I’ve missed the last couple of years. I’m so glad I read it again this year - the story never gets old no matter how many times I read it (or hear it). This time I listened to the audiobook by Jim Dale and it was narrated beautifully. I read the book while listening for the last staves, also. I love experiencing the story in a new way.
mahalekshmi_v's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
this book brought back some memories of childhood. I remember having to read this story as a kid back in school. I had loved it then and i love it now.
This short novel teaches to be selfless and to be always kind to our fellow humans. Also Scrooge shows us that its never late to change.
Now i want to reread this for the christmas season
this book brought back some memories of childhood. I remember having to read this story as a kid back in school. I had loved it then and i love it now.
This short novel teaches to be selfless and to be always kind to our fellow humans. Also Scrooge shows us that its never late to change.
Now i want to reread this for the christmas season
la_ravenreader's review against another edition
4.0
A Christmas classic for a reason. Although, I've heard and seen the story many times I'm glad to finally have read it. There were a lot of interesting tidbits that were missed in the versions I've seen.
ewans's review against another edition
5.0
Simply one of the greatest stories ever. P.J. Lynch's illustrations in this edition are absolutely gorgeous.