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medium-paced
While A Christmas Carol is the only one of the books I new (from films) it turned out not to be my favorite.
The Cricket on the Hearth and The Battle of Life were my two favorites out of the five books.
The Cricket on the Hearth and The Battle of Life were my two favorites out of the five books.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A Christmas Carol is a classic (4⭐️), but the others are terrible!
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
I originally got this Charles Dickens collection for my Literature degree, however when completing this section in my course. I found that I wanted to read the rest of collection with it being November/December and getting into the season for when these had been written. I still think that A Christmas Carol and its adaptations is my favourite of the four stories in here. I did find that they had the same underlying plot and story. For me they were all about redemptions and making changes in your life. This is definitely a book which has very gothic vibes.
challenging
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nice Intro and Notes (Robert Douglas-Fairhurst gives credit, where due, to notes from earlier editions) - and all 5 of Dickens' Christmas tales in one place, plus a couple of other pieces.
But - the ebook. For some odd reason it is formatted as if it is ony 30 pp long - rather than nearly 500 pp the physical edition is. Neither page or location is given correctly throughout. So it becomes a bit difficult to read, not knowing how far along you are, or where you are, in any of the tales.
Douglas-Fairhurst makes some good points in his Intro, without being overly academic. Like that we are so familar with "A Christmas Carol" before we can even read, it is hard to separate the real story from what we have heard. I have not read the original story in over 30 years (Grad seminar on Dickens and Children at UI-C, 1985), and it was good to go back to it. Also nice notes on some references in the text to current to Dickens political. charitable and economic issues of the day.
A reminder that "ACC" is not really something that can be read aloud over an evening. I wish someone would publish an edition of Dickens' public reading copy (a facsimile of a few pages from it is provided here) for us to use on Christmas Eve/Day.
Just read "ACC" and the Intro and the 2 Appendix, saving the other 4 stories (he wrote 5 in 6 years, and then quit - too busy as a novelist and editor of a weekly publication) for years to come.
But - the ebook. For some odd reason it is formatted as if it is ony 30 pp long - rather than nearly 500 pp the physical edition is. Neither page or location is given correctly throughout. So it becomes a bit difficult to read, not knowing how far along you are, or where you are, in any of the tales.
Douglas-Fairhurst makes some good points in his Intro, without being overly academic. Like that we are so familar with "A Christmas Carol" before we can even read, it is hard to separate the real story from what we have heard. I have not read the original story in over 30 years (Grad seminar on Dickens and Children at UI-C, 1985), and it was good to go back to it. Also nice notes on some references in the text to current to Dickens political. charitable and economic issues of the day.
A reminder that "ACC" is not really something that can be read aloud over an evening. I wish someone would publish an edition of Dickens' public reading copy (a facsimile of a few pages from it is provided here) for us to use on Christmas Eve/Day.
Just read "ACC" and the Intro and the 2 Appendix, saving the other 4 stories (he wrote 5 in 6 years, and then quit - too busy as a novelist and editor of a weekly publication) for years to come.