Read for a class in Victorian Literature at Xavier University.

This was so much better than I was expecting, better than any adaptation I've ever watched at least. There is a lot of humor in the narration that gets lost when the story is translated to film. This was really a 5 star read for me for the first half, but as it progressed, I kind of felt like Dickens spent too much time describing every little detail in the rooms Scrooge visited. I've also always hated that Scrooge becomes a better man in the end. Even in this, it feels too easily won. Scrooge decides to do better as soon as he's exposed to how his actions have impacted others and it feels completely unrealistic. A good story for kids, but less interesting for adults. ( )

Nehézkes volt ráhangolódnom a gondolatmenetére, a didaktikusság rontott a történeten, a karácsony és az újév misztériuma azonban gazdagodott. ( )

Virtual annual reading of A Christmas Carol as 5-star; The Chimes 4-star. Had not read it before and enjoyed it ( )

Aproveitei esta manhã (25/12/2010) para desempoeirar um livrinho esquecido num canto da estante — O Natal do Sr. Scrooge do Dickens — que nunca lera. Vinha a propósito. Só não veio muito a propósito certo naco da tradução. Afinal no original era tão claro... (A Christmas Carol, Hodder & Stocughton, London, p. 81: «After it had passed away...») — "Five and sixpence" no original. Se não me engano são 5 xelins e meio (5/6 ou 5s-6d, i.e. 5 xelins e 6 pence).
Ou 1 coroa (=5 xelins) e 6 pence.
Como se vê é muito mais do que os «cinco ou seis 'pénis'» que a tradutora arranjou e traduzir-se-ia fácil e graciosamente duma das maneiras acima sem recurso a 'phalli'. ( )