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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

85 reviews

knowh19's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

este es mi libro de la infancia aunque se escuche raro, es una historia que he tenido presente por gran parte de mi vida y les jure, hasta me la sé de memoria

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arctic_benji's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25


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anilourengo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Scrooge is visited by 3 Christmas Ghosts that show him, his past, present & future (if no change is made) Christmas.

Lovely story of the meaning of Christmas, where we are a little bit as Scrooge and this remember us to be kinder.

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booksjessreads's review against another edition

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dark hopeful reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the first time I have ever read A Christmas Carol after seeing it so many times on TV. I was absolutely not disappointed and it was a very good Christmassy read. It was easy to read and not tedious, like I have heard Dicken's work can be. This could quite easily become a yearly Christmas read for me.

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idesofmarch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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lakinglaze's review against another edition

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inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a lovely Christmas story. It’s a quick read, but I just personally enjoy this better in a different medium. Lovely moral! 

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angelfireeast24's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
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  • 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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whim85's review against another edition

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dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Updated for 2023 reread: This remains one of my favorite stories, and the original is remarkable!

Obviously, this is not a new story by any means, and I was, like most people, already well aware of it by the time I decided to pick it up in it's original novel form. That said, I very much wanted to see what it was like in the original, and so I decided that I would read it to my family over the Christmas season, in order to get us all in the spirit. I don't think I need to bother with a long review, because you've probably already heard the story and know the messages contained within and how wonderful they are, so all I'll say is this: if you have the chance to, read the original version. It's charming, surprisingly funny in parts, and well worth your time.

Merry Christmas, and, as Tiny Tim put it: God bless us, every one!

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maryellen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

This was actually an audio version, read by Sarah Marshall of You're Wrong About! 

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