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A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

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  • Author：Charles Dickens
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Summary

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint。 He hates everyone， especially children。

But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him， scare him into mending his ways， and he finds， as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit， Tiny Tim and their family， that geniality brings its own reward。

This finest of all Christmas stories is beautifully illustrated with Arthur Rackham's superb line drawings。

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Reviews

Firebolt ，

"He became as good a friend， as good a master， and as good a man， as the good old city knew， or any other good old city， town， or borough， in the good old world。 Some people laughed to see the alteration in him， but he let them laugh， and little heeded them; for he was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe， for good， at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the outset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway， he thought it qui "He became as good a friend， as good a master， and as good a man， as the good old city knew， or any other good old city， town， or borough， in the good old world。 Some people laughed to see the alteration in him， but he let them laugh， and little heeded them; for he was wise enough to know that nothing ever happened on this globe， for good， at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the outset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway， he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins， as have the malady in less attractive forms。 His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him。" To have a good spirit and be gentle， kind， and caring to everyone around us。 This is what this story is about and much more。 This story is probably one of many works of Charles Dickens which explains why he was the master of his art， to tell such a great tale in the most telling way。 This is also why he's one of my favorite authors。I will be reading this story again and again and I am sure it won't fail to amaze me every single time。 And above all to be cheerful in festive times and be cheerful about life at all times。 "God bless Us， Every One！" 。。。more

Yvonne Crawford ，

A book we read at Christmas

Jerri ，

I enjoyed the clever ideas presented in this fast paced book。

Michael Donovan ，

Yes， I have read the book， and not just seen any of the myriad film versions。

Jamie ，

I think it's a very clever book however it has been used to death and it was very hard for me to get into， I give it 3 stars because its a classic that will be remembered for decades。 I think it's a very clever book however it has been used to death and it was very hard for me to get into， I give it 3 stars because its a classic that will be remembered for decades。 。。。more

Bruna ，

Uma história maravilhosa （e ainda muito atual） sobre como o capitalismo e a avareza são capazes de nos cegar para o mais importante da vida: o amor e a gentileza com aqueles que nos cercam。

Ahmad Fauzy ，

Good book， I like the language。

Emma ，

I loved this book！ Definitely extremely underrated。 But I loved it！

Jessica ，

I know it isn't christmas but I love reading this book because the writing is amazing and the vocabulary Dickens' uses is so good :） I know it isn't christmas but I love reading this book because the writing is amazing and the vocabulary Dickens' uses is so good :） 。。。more

Nathaniel ，

Quick， fun， heartwarming but don’t think that I didn’t notice how the whole personality of Scrooge is a Jewish Stereotype。

Ethan ，

Yes I read this book in the summer， don't judge。 My good friend really wanted me to read it。Anyway，I absolutely loved this book。 I only had seen an old cartoon before but now that I read it I loved it even more。 The ending is so amazing too。 Yes I read this book in the summer， don't judge。 My good friend really wanted me to read it。Anyway，I absolutely loved this book。 I only had seen an old cartoon before but now that I read it I loved it even more。 The ending is so amazing too。 。。。more

Sophie Jean ，

Love this book my fave book

Kavya S ，

Beautiful。。。

Elis Orhan ，

No está tan mal。 Me gustó que el protagonista fuera malo pero a veces cansaba que fuera tan cascarrabias。 De todas formas es un buen libro para empezar a leer。 Además es cortito y se lee súper rápido

Stephanie Ricker ，

I admit I read this purely out of duty。。。in spite of seeing several movie and theatrical adaptations， I'd never actually read the book and wanted to check it off my list。 I find the story to be schmaltzy and irritating， but that may be due to a。） overexposure and b。） not keeping Christmas myself。 It was very clearly written quickly and a little sloppily。 （Ahem， Dickens messing up his own timeline for when the ghosts would visit Scrooge and throwing out the story version of "Eh， what the heck， no I admit I read this purely out of duty。。。in spite of seeing several movie and theatrical adaptations， I'd never actually read the book and wanted to check it off my list。 I find the story to be schmaltzy and irritating， but that may be due to a。） overexposure and b。） not keeping Christmas myself。 It was very clearly written quickly and a little sloppily。 （Ahem， Dickens messing up his own timeline for when the ghosts would visit Scrooge and throwing out the story version of "Eh， what the heck， no one cares。"） But I'm not blind to the story's charms， and I have mad respect for the social justice aspects of the book。 Dickens' social commentary is always good， and this book made a significant impact on English society and its views on poverty。 。。。more

Rewan Kandel ，

الروايه لطيفه جدا و هتغير مفهومك عن حجات كتير في الحياه و تخليك تعيش بهدوء♥️انصح بمشاهدة الفيلم المقتبس منها （Christmas Coral） قبل القرايه و هيساعدك على التخيل اكتر♥️✨الروايه بتتكلم عن Ebenezer Scrooge اللي بيقابل 3 اشباح بيقدروا يغيروا حياته من شخص بخيل و شرير و بيكره عيد الميلاد لشخص محبوب و كريم و بيمجد عيد الميلاد♥️

EJ ，

A Story without an expiration date， truly transcending of culture and time。 This cathartic journey of past， present， and future centers around Christmas。 A wonderful quick read。 Sure to put the meaning of life into any desperate unfortunate soul who happens upon it。

Fatima Abdul ，

I’ll be talking about this book more in my YouTube channel: FatimaAbdul， which you can check out the link in my goodreads account —Giving it a 2 star review isn’t because it’s a bad book it’s just that I have no interest in reading it now that I did… I just can’t focus and bored。 I tried reading it twice and it’s not working out。 I’ll probably never read this again but if I did I might give it a higher rating next time。 + I might watch the movie adaptation with my family next time or smth

MistressA ，

5/5: If this story had a smell it would smell like pudding， mashed potatoes， and turkey。A Christmas Carol is such a wholesome and inspiring little ghost story that it's difficult to find fault with it。 I grew up obsessed with the Disney adaptation （pretty sure I still have it on DVD or VHS somewhere in my family home） so I'm quite emotional when I reminisce the story and its messages of kindness， charity， and compassion。 And yes， I did read the story with Mickey and Donald's faces as Cratchit an 5/5: If this story had a smell it would smell like pudding， mashed potatoes， and turkey。A Christmas Carol is such a wholesome and inspiring little ghost story that it's difficult to find fault with it。 I grew up obsessed with the Disney adaptation （pretty sure I still have it on DVD or VHS somewhere in my family home） so I'm quite emotional when I reminisce the story and its messages of kindness， charity， and compassion。 And yes， I did read the story with Mickey and Donald's faces as Cratchit and Scrooge popping up in my head。 The graveyard scene with the Ghost of Christmas Future pointing its sickly， deathly hand towards the tombstone still haunts me。 In terms of writing， Dickens has a distinctly magical way of transforming gloomy， filthy， dingy， slimy， plain yikes Victorian London into a hopelessly dark labyrinth of mysticism and eeriness， where the simplest， most mundane things， like a tombstone or curtains， or the Tank where poor Cratchit does all his work， acquire otherworldly qualities。 Interrupting the narration with glibs， comments， and jokes makes you feel like the story is told around the Christmas table or in a warm hearth in front of a softly crackling fire。 At times， I did become suspicious and sceptical of the idealization of Christmas and of the depiction of the Christmas spirit。 Dickens aimed for this story to be social commentary that would endorse charity and establish a fairer social care system。 But in doing so， he leans more on affecting the reader emotionally than having them use their common sense。 In brief， the effects of the story are not long-lasting。 You feel sad and hurt and angry when reading about Ignorance and Greed， Man's children， and your heart clenches when you hear of poor Tiny Tim's death but the emotions don't stay with you easily。 Societies， from the Victorian era to the 21st-century， are far too desensitized for this story to take full effect and earn a permanent place at one's heart。 And what happens to the poor when it's not Christmas？ Is the charity and generosity of the rich confined to that time of the year？ But as I said， if you're like me and have linked the story to childhood memories of laughter， Christmas presents， food， and Disney， you'll find it hard to make your heart steel and assess the story as an adult reader。 。。。more

Roberto Yoed ，

The message is beautiful， the prose is preposterous。

Diana Laura Llanos ，

Maravilloso libro con una estupenda enseñanza。La vida de un hombre huraño que cambia al ser visitado por el fantasma de su socio Jacob Marley y los tres espíritus de la navidad。 Ver la transformación de Scrooge a lo largo de las páginas y valorar junto a el la importancia de la familia， los amigos， la risa y el buen humor。Muy recomendado。

Freya ，

I read it for my English class 🙄 it still counts as a book。 Its weird and my fav character is the ghost of Christmas yet to come bcoz it represents death 😍

Marek ，

Vánoční koledu jsem poprvé četl v minulém roce a v tomto roce jsem se rozhodl， že si knihu pořídím do své knihovny a přečtu si knihu znovu。 Určitě je to fajn čtení na Vánoce， anebo o vánočních svátcích。 Knihu hodnotím na 5*。 Od Charlese Dickense jsem prozatím četl jen Vánoční koledu， ale v budoucnu plánuji si přečíst nějaké jeho další knihy。Z knižních videí na tuto knihu jsem zaznamenal， že se probíralo jméno hlavní postavy a tou je pan SKRUŽ。 Natáčející říkali， že překlad tohoto jména do češtin Vánoční koledu jsem poprvé četl v minulém roce a v tomto roce jsem se rozhodl， že si knihu pořídím do své knihovny a přečtu si knihu znovu。 Určitě je to fajn čtení na Vánoce， anebo o vánočních svátcích。 Knihu hodnotím na 5*。 Od Charlese Dickense jsem prozatím četl jen Vánoční koledu， ale v budoucnu plánuji si přečíst nějaké jeho další knihy。Z knižních videí na tuto knihu jsem zaznamenal， že se probíralo jméno hlavní postavy a tou je pan SKRUŽ。 Natáčející říkali， že překlad tohoto jména do češtiny je zkomolený a měl by vypadat jinak， ale těžko říci， nevím。。 V knize z minulého roku bylo jméno v původním tvaru a to pan SCROOGE。 Knihu jsem přečetl na jedno posezení。 Pokud jste knihu ještě nečetli， určitě doporučuji si knihu přečíst。 Kniha má pěkné ilustrace。Citáty z knihy， které mne oslovily:Jestliže se člověk ke svým bližním nechová zaživa， jak má， jestliže se jich štítí a necítí s lidmi， jeho duše je odsouzena bloudit mezi nimi po smrti。 。。。more

Sonal ，

How am I suppossed to explain Christmas？- A reason of happiness and joy for everyone。What do a person need to understand the speciality of this day？- Changes and happy spirit。What's the importance of this day？- It is a holiday\chance for people to get closer to everyone they know and care about。What's the theme of the book？- To make blind people realise their duties in this mortal world。Do spirits exits？- Yes， they do exist in our present， past and future。 But they don't harm us。 They just let u How am I suppossed to explain Christmas？- A reason of happiness and joy for everyone。What do a person need to understand the speciality of this day？- Changes and happy spirit。What's the importance of this day？- It is a holiday\chance for people to get closer to everyone they know and care about。What's the theme of the book？- To make blind people realise their duties in this mortal world。Do spirits exits？- Yes， they do exist in our present， past and future。 But they don't harm us。 They just let us see-1。 Who were we？ What did we do？ 2。 Who we are and what we are doing。3。 Who we will be if our we don't change ourself into a positive peson。Impressive re-reading in the summer。 Yeah， it was a christmas read but I thought I should read this in this season。 It was not a bad idea。 I don't think there is anyone who dislikes Christmas vibe。 Yeah there is Mr。 Scrooge。。。Nvm xD He is changed now。 A better person than before。 “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor。”“No space of regret can make amends for one life's opportunity misused”“For it is good to be children sometimes， and never better than at Christmas， when its mighty Founder was a child Himself。”“Mankind was my business。 The common welfare was my business; charity， mercy， forbearance， benevolence， were all my business。 The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business！”"Humbug。” 。。。more

Lazarus ，

I am so glad I read this and didn't stick with the TV version of this tale。 This little story contains in it so much life meaning。 The joy of true repentance。 Sometimes （All the times） I forget how freeing it is to let go of my selfish， prideful， and stubborn ways and let love and joy flow。 Ebenezzer Scrooge is a representative of the heart within us。 I may not think that way outwardly， but inwardly I'm hardened and shallow。 And that is what Scrooge is， until he gets a visit from 4 visitors （yes I am so glad I read this and didn't stick with the TV version of this tale。 This little story contains in it so much life meaning。 The joy of true repentance。 Sometimes （All the times） I forget how freeing it is to let go of my selfish， prideful， and stubborn ways and let love and joy flow。 Ebenezzer Scrooge is a representative of the heart within us。 I may not think that way outwardly， but inwardly I'm hardened and shallow。 And that is what Scrooge is， until he gets a visit from 4 visitors （yes， it is 4）， three of whom show him， in a nutshell， the error in his ways and thoughts。 I watched this movie over 30 years ago and loved it as a Christmas story， only to read it now and realize that it is a life story。 。。。more

TimetoFangirl ，

I'd actually never read this story before， so naturally， I decided to check out the audiobook in early June。 Sounds like the perfect time for a Christmas story， no？I actually really enjoyed this。 I was familiar with the story because I've been surrounded by re-makes for my entire life but there's something about the original story that is super charming。 I also really enjoyed the narration of the audiobook， so I highly recommend checking out that format。 I'd actually never read this story before， so naturally， I decided to check out the audiobook in early June。 Sounds like the perfect time for a Christmas story， no？I actually really enjoyed this。 I was familiar with the story because I've been surrounded by re-makes for my entire life but there's something about the original story that is super charming。 I also really enjoyed the narration of the audiobook， so I highly recommend checking out that format。 。。。more

Amelia ，

Just watch the barbie movie ------*However I will probably reread around Christmas when I re-read The Afterlife Of Holly Chase*

Isaac ，

I liked it and I'm Jewish， well done Charles Dickens。 I liked it and I'm Jewish， well done Charles Dickens。 。。。more

Alicia Jackson ，

My all-time FAVORITE storyIt was， and is， my favorite story！ And this is out of the hundreds within many， many categories of and styles of literature。 I have enjoyed it's content， lesson， and the author's style （and message）。。。。 My all-time FAVORITE storyIt was， and is， my favorite story！ And this is out of the hundreds within many， many categories of and styles of literature。 I have enjoyed it's content， lesson， and the author's style （and message）。。。。 。。。more

Nikola Lyubenov ，

Не знам защо но не ми допада。

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