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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

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observingollie's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a must read for everyone!

amyschmelzer's review against another edition

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5.0

Ah, that description of Mrs. Cratchit’s pudding was so vivid. I definitely don’t want to eat a dessert that smells like laundry being washed. However, I understand her nervousness about how well a dish will turn out especially when hours have gone into preparing it. Maybe some day I will get a proper pudding cloth so I can attempt to recreate her boiled pudding.

kygpub's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

i don't care that it's pedantic or overly didactic or kinda maybe sorta conservative, this book is funny as hell. sometimes you just need a feel-good story about a shitty guy learning to be better. the muppet christmas carol movie forever.

edie6258's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

alisarae's review against another edition

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5.0

Just read this for a third time, and I'll probably read it several more times in the future. I don't remember it being so funny, so tongue-in-cheek, or so delightful when I was younger. It's a classic for a reason, and it certainly reminded me of the important things about the holiday spirit.

Fourth reading was listening to the edition read by Simon Prebble. Very good narration! But I couldn't help imagining all of the characters as muppets ;)