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lostinthelibrary's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was a fun novella that I read very quickly. I always love discovering new festive classics and the farce evoked the era fantastically.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide
quirky_engineer's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
labajas5280's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
creolelitbelle's review against another edition
4.0
Not the Christmas story I grew up with concerning Christmas Eve events, but this one is more fun. Love, betrayal, a witch, and a devil all in a Christmas story? The best Christmas stories to me are a little spooky or a little sweet, and this one is both, so I’m sold. Culturally specific holiday tales posed a unique flavor that the standard “Night Before Christmas” hair doesn’t have. I never knew a Russian / Ukrainian writer gave the world a great Christmastime story like this with even lessons included (if you think about it all), and now I need to read more cultures’ holiday tales in the future. What a treat for children of Russia and Ukraine to grow up with this kind of literature!