A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - Reflections Upon Rereading (Patreon)

Dear Book Club Readers ---

Here's wishing a very Merry Christmas to you!

I enjoy A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens as part of a yearly reading tradition, and, having just finished this year's reread, I would love to share some reflections with you.

We also have a podcast episode that deep dives into the history of the story, the festive season, the condition of the country at the time, and Charles Dickens, which you may wish to listen to here.

I would like to take a moment to express my deepest thanks to you for making this such a wonderful bookish community. Thank you for reading the great books with so much passion and love. I appreciate you with all my heart.

Audio Timestamps:

• 0:00 why reread a story?
• 3:30 how Scrooge changes
• 6:00 communal & solitary reading
• 8:51 the chains we forge in life
• 10:00 do we sympathise with Scrooge?
• 12:00 being mortal & liable to fall
• 14:00 Scrooge’s child self
• 18:00 reliving the painful past
• 20:00 the Dickensian Sublime
• 21:30 the ephemeral present
• 24:00 on paradigm shifts
• 25:22 a vision of the future
• 28:00 accessing eternity
• 30:30 a personal message

What do you make of A Christmas Carol?

If you partake in the Christmas Carol reading tradition, please do share your thoughts about the story with us, or let us know what books are keeping you company and how you're enjoying the season!

Happy Holidays, happy reading, and love to you all!