A review by erickabdz
A Christmas Carol / A Christmas Tree by Charles Dickens

3.0

The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.

What a lovely read! I think everybody has heard about A Christmas Carol at some point in their lives. In my case, I grow up with [b:Mickey's Christmas Carol|9536032|Mickey's Christmas Carol|Sandy Creek|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1287471208s/9536032.jpg|14422220], especially its movie. I loved it, and never paid too much attention to the original work. But I'm glad I did!

Some days ago I started reading [b:The Afterlife of Holly Chase|33843251|The Afterlife of Holly Chase|Cynthia Hand|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499440181s/33843251.jpg|54780098], a book that's heavenly based on A Christmas Carol. So I was like, "I should read the book before going with that retelling. It shouldn't take long, it's only one hundred pages!". I couldn't have been more wrong in my entire life. I decided to read in on English, and it was a mistake (that by the end I was glad of having made). I lived with wordreference opened in a tab. A Christmas Carol claimed my full attention and I was glad on giving it; it had a beautiful prose and an important message (just like Mickey's one!).

I'm very glad that I gave it a chance. A Christmas Carol doesn't need any of its retellings to shine.