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A Christmas Carol [Illustrated]: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

Charles Dickens

3.99 AVERAGE

rjleamon11's review against another edition

5.0

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Loved it, again. Important to revisit it in its entirety to get the full force of Dickens's social conscience. The Muppet version, though wonderful, doesn't quite get that powerful message across as well!

rjleamon11's review against another edition

4.0

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I love Dickens, and I love this story: it's short but packed full of his wit, his descriptive abilities, and his deep sense of concern for the underdog. Its message in the winter of 2016/17 still rings true.

rjleamon11's review against another edition

5.0

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Couldn't believe it was Hugh Grant reading. Fantastic version of a classic!

ladronadelibros's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

enim_books's review against another edition

4.25

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tyra_maynard's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

april_inkaudiodragon's review against another edition

5.0

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Have to love the classics!!

blitheringidiolect's review against another edition

4.0

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So. I've been somewhat disenchanted with Dickens by way of having had to read Great Expectations and not being thrilled about the characters and bored with the plot. (I think Great Expectations was where I learned the word "fortnight" however. So there's that. Silver lining? Silver lining. Yaaay.)

I'm still not overly amused with the author. But Gaiman's reading inserted humor that I likely wouldn't have noticed or thought of on my own. (And now I'm convinced that the Muppet Christmas Carol is, by far, the most superior film rendition of this story. Ever.)

TL;DR: Gaiman turns just about everything he touches to gold. I enjoyed this story as much as it's possible to enjoy a story that's been crammed down my throat since birth. Humbug.

katiefree's review against another edition

3.0

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I was so familiar with the story when I read this book that I ended up not loving it and I felt like I was waiting for it to be over. If I weren't so familiar with the story, I probably would have loved it.

teffteff's review against another edition

5.0

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I finally read it!

It was a lot easier to read than I thought it would be. I really enjoyed it. I know the story well, as many of us do, but nothing beats the original descriptions of a Dickensian Christmas and the clear depiction of enotional turmoil in Scrooge, without it being too intense.