Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte by Charles Dickens

30 reviews

ran_sophia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

I really enjoyed the book because of the great writing and storytelling style. The end of the story was very well written. I also liked how the author pictured and critiqued some of the character traits of people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness and Body shaming

Minor: Child death

irishere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• 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

Lovely read! The book highlights a lot of issues of Ebenezer's self that a lot of the wealthy population shared at the time it was set. Dickens is a wonderful writer and I always look forward to reading his stories. however, would've rated higher if I analysed it in different context

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death

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jfield351's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I started and finished this book on the 27th of January as part of the Dymocks challenge, planning to use it as part of the ‘award-winning books’. however upon further research i realised that the book itself never received an award, only the author and the movie. I’ve already seen the movie and was familiar with the story but if i wasn’t then I’m not sure if i would have liked or understood this book. It was written in the late eighteen hundreds so the language is different and took me a moment to understand. This, and possibly the fact that I was tired when reading it made it a little hard to read. The character development (of how scrooge instantly realises that he can be better) is a bit unbelievable but I dont think it was meant to be believable, just thought inspiring. Which it was. 2.25 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Chronic illness

igre's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, and Grief

rory1387's review against another edition

slow-paced

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness

memorable's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Child death and Fatphobia

thechocolatefinger's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing and Body horror

Death is a major theme and scenarios involving death are described. A major theme is poverty and people being unempathetic towards poor people. The cursing is only implied and is minor by today’s standards.

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body horror, Child death, and Grief

linnylionheart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Body horror

jowmy4's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death and Chronic illness