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antoniav's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Minor: Child death
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness and Body shaming
Minor: Child death
ah14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Minor: Child death
harriet_dolby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Minor: Death and Child death
irishere's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
Minor: Child death
Tiny Tim in the cause of a majority of these tagseloiseisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Forced institutionalization
igre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, and Grief
persipha_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Child death
memorable's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Child death and Fatphobia
lavenderbluestories's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The protagonist, Ebenezer Scrooge, for all his flaws, grew into a character I was rooting for after only about the first twenty pages. The book explores his redemption arc more deeply than I’ve ever seen depicted in a movie, and I actually enjoyed a lot of his thoughts and inner monologue.
The best part of this story for me has always been the Cratchits. Although they’re a poor, struggling family, they somehow live more joyously than anyone and, in doing so, teach Scrooge the most valuable lessons in generosity. The Cratchits, and Tiny Tim in particular, hold the most emotional weight for me out of anyone in this lovely story. That said, each character in the book clearly represents a different aspect of Scrooge’s life and a different part of his transformation.
This book was a lot of fun to annotate! The symbolism is super well-placed and no detail is unimportant, but it’s done simply enough that it doesn’t go over your head. I also found Dickens’ writing to be unexpectedly hilarious at times!
Do yourself a favour and give this Christmas classic a try at least once :) As Tiny Tim would say, “God bless us, every one!”.
Moderate: Death, Child death, and Grief