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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I like the overall story, but it’s so short and it feels like it over-explains the boring and under-explains the fun.
As I've mentioned previously in my reviews, I am trying to get more acquainted with the Classics. Charles Dickens, of course, was on my list of authors I needed to try. I decided to start with this book since it was shorter and I already knew the basic storyline.
I have watched many movies and plays that have done renditions of this classic novel. I think that's why I was able to really follow along with the story. I'm honestly not the biggest fan of his writing style after reading this one book so I don't plan to read more of his works at this moment.
I am glad, however, that I did push myself to read this! It was definitely interesting to see how different Christmas was back in the 1840s. Mind you, this is set in Great Britain instead of America (which is where I live). But even looking up Christmas traditions going on today over there, you can see how times have changed.
One thing crazy to me is that grocers were open on Christmas morning! I couldn't imagine going to buy food on Christmas day! Also, the focus wasn't on gifts, but of spending time with family and eating a nice dinner.
Obviously, genre is Classic. It's appropriate for any age. Definitely worth reading at least once! Although, I recommend having a dictionary on hand! Loa.
I have watched many movies and plays that have done renditions of this classic novel. I think that's why I was able to really follow along with the story. I'm honestly not the biggest fan of his writing style after reading this one book so I don't plan to read more of his works at this moment.
I am glad, however, that I did push myself to read this! It was definitely interesting to see how different Christmas was back in the 1840s. Mind you, this is set in Great Britain instead of America (which is where I live). But even looking up Christmas traditions going on today over there, you can see how times have changed.
One thing crazy to me is that grocers were open on Christmas morning! I couldn't imagine going to buy food on Christmas day! Also, the focus wasn't on gifts, but of spending time with family and eating a nice dinner.
Obviously, genre is Classic. It's appropriate for any age. Definitely worth reading at least once! Although, I recommend having a dictionary on hand! Loa.
A quick and lovely read
If you’re looking to start reading Dickens, this feels like the perfect place to start. It’s also nice that I finally read the base text that so many adaptations are built upon.
If you’re looking to start reading Dickens, this feels like the perfect place to start. It’s also nice that I finally read the base text that so many adaptations are built upon.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
A classic! I've read this many times, but each time I do, I fall in love with it all over again. Dickens' humor & language endure & touch hearts across the centuries.
English Review Below.
هذه أول قراءة لتشارلز ديكنز وبالإنجليزية، وأظن أنها البداية الأمثل معه. لأن أسلوب كتابته صعب وغريب نوعا ما، ولذا أظن أنه من الأفضل الاعتياد عليه في واحدة من أقصر رواياته بدلا من خوض رواية ضخمة له كأولى القراءات. شاهدت الفيلم الأنميشن المقتبس عن الرواية منذ سنين، ولكنني أتذكر الفكرة العامة وهي عن رجل بخيل وسودواي ومهتم بالمال فقط يدعى إبينزر سكروج، والذي يزوره شبح صديقه وشريكه السابق مارلي وكذلك أشباح ماضي وحاضر ومستقبل الكريسماس في محاولة منهم لحثه على تغيير نفسه ورعاية الناس من حوله الذين يحتاجون إليه.
طبعا في نهايتها تفاؤل وهذا مشجع وخاصة في هذا العام الذي يفتقر إلى الكثير من التفاؤل، الرواية لطيفة وشجعتني على مشاهدة الفيلم مجددا.
This is my first actual reading of Charles Dickens, and I think it's the perfect start for him. Because his writing style is peculiar, and it's easier to get accustomed to it in a short book, instead of getting into one of his tomes. His writing style isn't the easiest to me, but once you get into it, it gets going.
I have seen the animated film many years ago, but I remember the main gist of the story when Scrooge, who is a cheap, bitter, old man who cares only for stashing his money away is visited by the ghost of his former colleague, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, to teach him a lesson and change his ways and become a better man to those around him and those who need him. I liked that we got to know some of Scrooge's backstory, and the story of Tiny Tim affected me a lot. The end was too optimistic, but I think that was the purpose of the story at the time it was written.
I enjoyed it, and I hope I find the same enjoyment in his big tomes when I get to reading them.
هذه أول قراءة لتشارلز ديكنز وبالإنجليزية، وأظن أنها البداية الأمثل معه. لأن أسلوب كتابته صعب وغريب نوعا ما، ولذا أظن أنه من الأفضل الاعتياد عليه في واحدة من أقصر رواياته بدلا من خوض رواية ضخمة له كأولى القراءات. شاهدت الفيلم الأنميشن المقتبس عن الرواية منذ سنين، ولكنني أتذكر الفكرة العامة وهي عن رجل بخيل وسودواي ومهتم بالمال فقط يدعى إبينزر سكروج، والذي يزوره شبح صديقه وشريكه السابق مارلي وكذلك أشباح ماضي وحاضر ومستقبل الكريسماس في محاولة منهم لحثه على تغيير نفسه ورعاية الناس من حوله الذين يحتاجون إليه.
طبعا في نهايتها تفاؤل وهذا مشجع وخاصة في هذا العام الذي يفتقر إلى الكثير من التفاؤل، الرواية لطيفة وشجعتني على مشاهدة الفيلم مجددا.
This is my first actual reading of Charles Dickens, and I think it's the perfect start for him. Because his writing style is peculiar, and it's easier to get accustomed to it in a short book, instead of getting into one of his tomes. His writing style isn't the easiest to me, but once you get into it, it gets going.
I have seen the animated film many years ago, but I remember the main gist of the story when Scrooge, who is a cheap, bitter, old man who cares only for stashing his money away is visited by the ghost of his former colleague, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, to teach him a lesson and change his ways and become a better man to those around him and those who need him. I liked that we got to know some of Scrooge's backstory, and the story of Tiny Tim affected me a lot. The end was too optimistic, but I think that was the purpose of the story at the time it was written.
I enjoyed it, and I hope I find the same enjoyment in his big tomes when I get to reading them.
2022: read aloud again! Skipped the muppets this year
2019: read aloud with L&C (and then we watched the Muppets
2019: read aloud with L&C (and then we watched the Muppets
It’s hard to imagine reading anything that more conveys the essence of Christmas than this short volume. The language and imagery are faultless.
UPDATE: Just listened to Hugh Grants read the same title, but not sure how I can record this as a separate book. Since it also gets 5 stars, not much to say, other than High Grants delivers an excellent performance, and contributing an interesting range of voices, none of which were distracting.
UPDATE: Just listened to Hugh Grants read the same title, but not sure how I can record this as a separate book. Since it also gets 5 stars, not much to say, other than High Grants delivers an excellent performance, and contributing an interesting range of voices, none of which were distracting.
I’ve read this a few times and watched maybe 10 different adaptations. Nothing is better than the original! Dickens crams so much teaching, melodrama, and beautiful language in such a short novella. I read it this time around to my kids and they liked it, too. A classic.