A review by nincrony1
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I finally got round to reading this in full Christmas Day morning whilst waiting for the family festivities to start (and at the behest of my mum, who reads it every year, after watching the Muppets film version last night for the 1000th time). And by everything great in classic literature, it was wonderful. There really is a reason this is such a timeless story. Dickens funnelled his life’s work of highlighting the plight of the Victorian working classic into a universal story of kindness, empathy and love into a succinct tale that is very witty (“there’s more gravy then grave about you”) yet also deeply sad but unwavering in its belief that humans are fundamentally good creatures.