A review by rukistarsailor
The Last of the Spirits by Chris Priestley
1.0
Hey, I was just here for the A Christmas Carol vibes.
Unfortunately, The Last of the Spirits was quite dumb. I realize that the author had the thought, "What if Scrooge is going to die, not because of old age, but because someone is going to kill him if he doesn't change?" and ran with it. I like that thought, but, I think the author failed to capture the true essence of the A Christmas Carol. The message of A Christmas Carol is almost undermined as two starving orphans who are LITERALLY children are held to the same level of accountability as Scrooge. I mean, I'm sorry, are we literally blaming children for the failures of adults? In A Christmas Carol retelling, no less? Seems a bit antithetical, if you ask me.
I don't know. The Last of the Spirits is not for me.
Unfortunately, The Last of the Spirits was quite dumb. I realize that the author had the thought, "What if Scrooge is going to die, not because of old age, but because someone is going to kill him if he doesn't change?" and ran with it. I like that thought, but, I think the author failed to capture the true essence of the A Christmas Carol. The message of A Christmas Carol is almost undermined as two starving orphans who are LITERALLY children are held to the same level of accountability as Scrooge. I mean, I'm sorry, are we literally blaming children for the failures of adults? In A Christmas Carol retelling, no less? Seems a bit antithetical, if you ask me.
I don't know. The Last of the Spirits is not for me.