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A review by woolfardis
The Haunted Man by Charles Dickens
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The Haunted Man is Dickens' longest Christmas story, though it is mostly made of repetition and pointless metaphors.
A university chemist wishes for a spectre to remove all of his pain, anguish and painful memories, whilst giving him the ability to pass that terrible curse in to others. What follows is a story of how we cannot exist without our past pain, because good and evil must co-exist for there to be any humanity at all.
It is a touching tale but far too long and far too Dickensian for even me. There were also many twee moments, but the overall message you may gleam from the words is a nevertheless very important one.
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A university chemist wishes for a spectre to remove all of his pain, anguish and painful memories, whilst giving him the ability to pass that terrible curse in to others. What follows is a story of how we cannot exist without our past pain, because good and evil must co-exist for there to be any humanity at all.
It is a touching tale but far too long and far too Dickensian for even me. There were also many twee moments, but the overall message you may gleam from the words is a nevertheless very important one.
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