Mr. Dickens and His Carol (Hardcover)

from Katyefk

Very creative idea to write a story about how Dickens wrote his famous story. I loved reading about London during his time and I watched the Scrooge movie (1951) after reading this book to get more of the flavor and visuals. I really enjoyed the whole process.

from jntjesussaves

Writing: 4.0; Theme: 4.5; Content: 5.0; Language: 5.0; Overall: 4.0; This is an intriguing tale based on the life of Charles Dickens. This is a fictional tome that shares some true details of Mr. Dickens life, but also embellishes in some details to add flavor to the popular author's life. It is ...

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So, I really wish I'd read this before Christmas, but right after isn't bad, right? Dicken's A Christmas Carol is so culturally pervasive that practically anyone can enjoy this re-imagining of how the classic came to be. I liked how the author portrayed Dicken's fondness for interesting names and...

from nicx27

I'm always interested in books where one or more of the characters is a real person and some of the story is based on fact, so Mr Dickens and His Carol was appealing in that respect straightaway. This is the tale of how he came to write A Christmas Carol after Martin Chuzzlewit was not the succes...

from Yggie

It's a very good thing that I knew the actual Carol to be full of hope, because the first 75% of this book was as bleak as they come. Such despair, and loneliness, and anger. Seeing Charles turn into a bitter, bitter Scrooge was quite painful. But then, of course, there was the original Carol w...