A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

4.11 AVERAGE

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jaxangell's review

4.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
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maeflwr's review against another edition

4.5
reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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terik's review against another edition

4.75
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

diya95's review against another edition

5.0
emotional lighthearted 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: No
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emullane13's review against another edition

3.0
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

lisao's review against another edition

4.5
emotional hopeful 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: No

mmmdinner's review

4.75
emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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carole888's review

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I loved the characters and how they interacted with each other. Beautiful memories. 

(Read for the 2024 Advent Calendar short story Challenge)
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tpl_'s review against another edition

4.25
emotional medium-paced

kimb2's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
This is a short story capturing the innocence of childhood, the importance of friendship and the simplicity of life without electronic devices and tons of material things.  There is no hustle and bustle of Christmas, there is no stress, there is no consumerism as we know it today.  It was written in 1956 and set in the 1930’s.

For such a short story, there is a lot to unpack.  Juxtaposed against the innocence of childhood are darker themes such as poverty and loneliness and the human condition.

Although this story didn’t leave me in the pile of tears that Ann Patchett suggested, it certainly gave me a lot of food for thought.