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A review by bubblewombat
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford
informative
slow-paced
3.5
I read this mainly so I could watch the movie, and reread A Christmas Carol with a new perspective on the author.
I must confess that I didn't know that much about Dickens before starting this, so most of the information was new to me. And there are so many details!! It was a bit overwhelming.
I did like it, and I learned something for sure, but the writing style wasn't my favourite. The pacing also wasn't the best, and the timeline could get jumpy. I also felt like this was more about publishing books in Dickens's time than the man himself. But it did have a few funny moments.
Overall, not a bad read, but could've been shorter and more to the point.
3.5
I must confess that I didn't know that much about Dickens before starting this, so most of the information was new to me. And there are so many details!! It was a bit overwhelming.
I did like it, and I learned something for sure, but the writing style wasn't my favourite. The pacing also wasn't the best, and the timeline could get jumpy. I also felt like this was more about publishing books in Dickens's time than the man himself. But it did have a few funny moments.
Overall, not a bad read, but could've been shorter and more to the point.
3.5