What's not to love? I love Dickens, and I think I love his writing even more in bite-size, heartwarming form. This story is a fantasy, a book with a very clear moral, and a timeless classic, all in one. Modern writers love to say that stories shouldn't have morals or agenda because those things don't make for good stories, but I think this book is proof that it can be done really well. 
 I love the message. I had my own Ebenezer Scrooge moment recently when I read Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference, and discovered that I do have the power to make a difference in the world after all. This was the perfect moment for me to read this book and identify with Scrooge more than ever, and go out into the world and start making a change right along with him. 
 I was familiar with the story, of course. Who isn't? But reading the book is somehow always better. Nobody describes characters and places like Dickens, even when he reins himself in.