It's been awhile since I read the actual story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I had forgotten some things, and haven't forgotten a lot of things. I have never forgotten the story or the characters, and they are wonderful. The many adaptations do a pretty good job of portraying this story, but they can't touch Dickens in the mastery. of his storytelling. His language, writing and characterizations are still some of the best out there in the world of fiction What I had forgotten were some of the nuances of Dickens' characters, especially the three ghosts that visit Scrooge. There is a lot more detail, and the writing describinig their visits is fantastic! I really enjoyed re-reading this little gem, but I just couldn't quite get it finished until after Christmas. That's OK, I guess. I certainly won't forget it anytime soon. ( )

A short read that eases you into the classics without too much trouble.

Scrooge is a character everyone remembers, at least the Scrooge at the beginning of the book. Taken on a wild adventure into the past, present, and future, he awakens on Christmas morning a changed man. It is a shame that Ebenezer is not the one we all recall, for he reminds us all that we are not chained to our own past, present, or future.

Filled with heartwarming and heart wrenching scenes, riveting imagery, the occasional trip to the dictionary is well worth the effort. ( )

Based on an fabulous story with fun ( )

Summary: A uplifting morality tale that brought a tear to my eye a couple of times and made me think about people.

Things I liked:

I think the thing I liked best was the device. The unravelling of a nasty old person into the events and experiences that ended up defining the person he was today. Combined with a glimpse of the future I think it was a great way to get any reader thinking about themselves and people that they knew in a new light.

The Cratchets, what a family they made me laugh, they made me cry. Little Tiny Tim is such a trooper.

Things I thougth could be improved: He seems to do a lot of exposition breaking the 'show don't tell principle' which actually drags me out of the story. I think I would have prefered to discover the characters organically, but with such a short book that might have been difficult.

Highlight: It's got to be scrooge on Christmas morning. It gave me tingles all over when he went around being a nice guy all of a sudden > ( )

ترنيمة موسيقية فيها من الالحان والقصص والعبر ما يشبه كتب تطوير الذات لديل كارنيجي باسلوب ادبي جميل عندما تشرع بقرائتها لا تكف عن الدندنه مع نفسك وكانك تلهج بدعاء ديني ، ممتعه ( )