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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

5 reviews

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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: Child death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Grief, Body horror, Classism, and Death

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Ableism, Classism, and Addiction

Minor: Child death, Abandonment, Bullying, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Classism, and Ableism

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Grief, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Classism, Alcohol, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

theespressoedition's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I feel as though this review needs a little bit of a backstory:

When I was a little kid, I went to see a theatrical performance of A Christmas Carol. It was terrifying. And I don't mean terrifying for a kid, but truly just scary as heck. It scarred me terribly and for years, it didn't matter how cute the adaptation (looking at you, Muppets), the story frightened me to no end. As an adult, it just kinda didn't sit well with me because I had a bad taste in my mouth from when I was a kid. So, I avoided it at all costs.

I read all of my Christmas books and then some, leaving me searching the depths of Audible's free selection for something interesting to listen to. When I came across a version of A Christmas Carol narrated by Hugh Grant, I decided to give it a go. It was a quick listen and perfect for my drive to-and-from my family's home on Christmas Day.

It was pretty darn enjoyable, I have to say. I didn't think I'd like it, but I did. I had let enough time pass since my last watch/read for it to actually interest me. I was glad for that! I can't say that it was the most incredible book I've ever read or anything, but I didn't dislike it, so there's that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

Moderate: Child death

laura_huey's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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 reread this book every Christmas, and I find something new in it every time. Listening to Hugh Grant read it this year added new layers of colour, humour, and heart to one of my favourite Christmas tales. I highly recommend this for older children and families. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, and Ableism

Minor: Alcohol