It's exactly what the title implies yet so much more. So very much!
It could have been parody. The humor could have been obvious. But Richter uses a delicate hand and a deft touch remaining true to Dickens's characters. He doesn't change them so much as give them a new unexpected dimension. There's the officiousness, greed, and misanthropy... and then there are the flowers.
The time period, while never commented upon, adds a layer of pressure to the proceedings. A great depth of emotion resonates unspoken throughout.
It's an elegant piece and I wish I had written it.
It's exactly what the title implies yet so much more. So very much!
It could have been parody. The humor could have been obvious. But Richter uses a delicate hand and a deft touch remaining true to Dickens's characters. He doesn't change them so much as give them a new unexpected dimension. There's the officiousness, greed, and misanthropy... and then there are the flowers.
The time period, while never commented upon, adds a layer of pressure to the proceedings. A great depth of emotion resonates unspoken throughout.
It's an elegant piece and I wish I had written it.