A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions) by Charles Dickens
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Book Reviews of A Christmas Carol (Dover Thrift Editions)
Book Review: book arrived on time, in good shape
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was the one the teacher requested. It is an easy to read version, that arrived promptly in perfect shape.Book Review: Edited By Ghosts Of Xmas Past, Still An Immortal Treat.
Summary: 3 Stars
What does one expect with a thrift edition? It is best used as an inexpensive stocking stuffer. This version of the immortal Xmas classic cannot be destroyed by splotchy editing and a difficult to read font size. Purchase a magnifying glass the size of a frisbee, click on the fireplace, snuggle into a Snuggie, sip some Swiss-Miss, curl into the La-Z-Boy and read this timeless work while drifting like a ghost into Xmas past.
Personally, I would purchase a finer edition than this. Dickens Christmas Carol is the type of read that must be completed via a REAL book, preferably an old leather bound edition with decorative end papers and such. The tactile creases in the paper, the creak of the bindings, light dust thumbed away on the top ream, the smell of old musks radiating from text, natural oils reflecting off the leather binding...The Kindle serves a purpose but nothing beats an old book.
Book Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
Before reading A Christmas Carol, I automatically gave the book the highest regard probably because I was influenced by the Disney's movie version, at least that's what I thought the book will be like. It didn't turn out to be the case. Admittedly I am a huge fan of Charles Dickens' books and consider David Copperfield one of my favorite books, I felt A Christmas Carol a drastic departure from author's usual style. What I noticed the most in the book is the usage of the many five dollar words (This might be the reason, I realize now, that there are alternate versions of the story and especially in abridged form). Not only those words made the book difficult to read, they helped to provide detachment for me from enjoying the story and being immersed in the tale. What is worse, I simply didn't like the story all that much because I felt my motivation to be lacking when Ebenezer Scrooge was hand-picked for the journey. Thinking of the kind of a person he is, why can't a worthier person be selected? That's why I prefer the tale of It's a Wonderful Life over A Christmas Carol, and it did happen to a better person than Scrooge. One worst part about A Christmas Carol is the force to love Christmas to death. I am not too keen about this approach because it feels too religious in the wrong way. Then again, the entire book was too religious for my taste with a lot of overtones in a spiritual sense. Charles Dickens also gives poverty a role in A Christmas Carol, but I didn't like the part where a character is judged by how he views money as he sees fit. All in all, I found A Christmas Carol a disappointing read, and all of the characters were unmemorable for me.