#Xmas Reading List: A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

Finish date: 23.11.2024
Genre: novella
Rating: A++++
#Christmas Comfort Reads

Good News: Typical comment made by Scrooge: “Darkness is cheap…”   Notice how many times and when Scrooge hears bells. Dickens uses bells in the novella to symbolise judgement and as a call to moral awakening.

Good News: Impressive sound and narration on the Audible.com book read by Tim Curry. this version was released 14 years ago but still gets a 4,7 score by many readers! Perfect English accent! This audio is included ‘free’ in The Plus Catalogue if you are a memeber os Audible.

Personal: How man many times have I read this novella or seen a movie version? 10X? A miserly, bitter old man is transformed into a caring, kind, generous human following a glimpse into his past and a preview of his future. Dickens never fails to teach us that there is the possibility of redemption: Scrooge comes to realize that one can always change his ways and become a better person…so can we.
Reading time: 3 hr 30 min