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pheeblor's review
5.0
I loved both of these stories so much. This was my first time reading Dickens and definitely won't be the last - he's my dad's favourite writer and I can see why, he's a great writer, sharply politically and leans heavily into pathos without it ever feeling over the top, somehow. It's an impressive balancing act. Incidentally, I borrowed my dad's little two-volume box set of these and when I pulled them out there was still a Christmas bookmark in with them that I made him at school probably close to 20 years ago :').
ALSO I am now making it my mission to decide what the best adaption of A Christmas Carol is and so far, to the surprise of absolutely no-one, the Muppets version is killing it.
ALSO I am now making it my mission to decide what the best adaption of A Christmas Carol is and so far, to the surprise of absolutely no-one, the Muppets version is killing it.
bryce_is_a_librarian's review
4.0
Read The Chimes this year as well. Somewhat less elegant and iconic as A Christmas Carol. And a good deal less subtle (which is saying something).
Still Dickens.
Still Dickens.
emmaaxtco's review
3.0
A Christmas Carol is, of course, completely delightful, but Chimes is really not that interesting. I just was not that into the story or the characters. But I can see how it would be relevant in its own time.
healingtothemax's review against another edition
3.0
The edition I listened to isn't listed on this site, so this version was closest - I was lucky enough to find and enjoy Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre production of Dickens' classic A CHRISTMAS CAROL starring Mr. Barrymore. Presented by Campbell's Soup to boot! It was a time traveling trip back into radio's heyday fueled by a timeless holiday tale about redemption. The other story THE CHIMES was also listened to via a different audio production and I disliked the story, finding it a pale ghost of CAROL. It only "sang" to me at the supernatural reveal of the powers behind the chiming clock tower, where I think the story's heart beat versus the "trotting" messenger and his poor circumstances that ground on and wore on this listener's ears (and patience). Still, what a prolific writer Dickens was, unafraid to tackle the challenges in his society with its classist problems. This pick was OPT'd's second holiday-themed choice, easy to find a multitude of this story's adaptations playing near and far on-stage, on TV and film screens, and over the "radio."
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