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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a classic that I can read very easily. Ofcourse I already know the story, but it is also written in a good way. Yes, it is very descriptive, but there are no difficult/old words that throw me off.
And ofcourse I just love this Christmas story, so it was great to read this at Christmas time!
(Also, this is my 250th book marked as read on Goodreads!)
And ofcourse I just love this Christmas story, so it was great to read this at Christmas time!
(Also, this is my 250th book marked as read on Goodreads!)
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
A nice little Christmas story.
I found the style of writing a little difficult to read but that is just due to the age of the book.
I found the style of writing a little difficult to read but that is just due to the age of the book.
medium-paced
[24/166]
It's not just that A Christmas Carol is retold in every cheesy holiday special under the sun (although my guilty favorite is decidedly non-holiday Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past), it's that Charles Dickens's prose is so purple it might exist outside the human visible light spectrum. Simple, arguably effective, very very preachy, you know what it is, you know what you're going to get, and you already know how flat it is if you've watched some retelling. Bah humbug.
It's not just that A Christmas Carol is retold in every cheesy holiday special under the sun (although my guilty favorite is decidedly non-holiday Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past), it's that Charles Dickens's prose is so purple it might exist outside the human visible light spectrum. Simple, arguably effective, very very preachy, you know what it is, you know what you're going to get, and you already know how flat it is if you've watched some retelling. Bah humbug.
Quem pensa em natal pensa em papai noel, presentes, família… mas também pensa nos fantasmas de Dickens. Este conto é a essência do natal e é uma das obras mais lindas já escritas. O enredo despensa apresentações - o velho Scrooge, avarento e egoísta que despreza o espírito natalino, é visitado por diferentes fantasmas que transformam a sua maneira de encarar não só as festas de natal, mas também a vida. Essa é uma obra universal porque todos nós, à nossa maneira, nos vemos um pouco como o Scrooge avarento, presos a arrependimentos e erros como se fossem correntes fantasmagóricas. Mas também nos vemos outro tanto como o Scrooge redimido, construindo novos caminhos a partir dessas falhas. E essa jornada, mesmo tão conhecida, ainda nos surpreende - porque Dickens, como ninguém, sabe conduzir uma boa história. Leitura obrigatória na biblioteca de qualquer um.
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"Bah! Hambug!".
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"Bah! Hambug!".