A Christmas Carol – A Review

"I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy!"

I’ve never read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, so I can’t tell how faithful this contemporary retelling by Joshua Ingle is.

I can tell you, it was a lot of fun to read. It did border on the ridiculous at times, but in the most hilarious ways. If your looking for a cosy Christmas tale though, despite the gorgeous cover, this is not it. This book is a brutal look at corporate and personal greed. It is a book about selfishness, but it is also about the perception of oneself, as well as how others perceive us.

I particularly loved the final chapter when Ben was rejoicing in his new found generosity. I would have loved to have read more about this after long and, at times, unnecessarily, drawn out chapters of fighting, world-building and Ben feeling sorry for himself.

Overall this was a great read, but I do wish it had been a little bit shorter with a little bit more joy.