A Christmas Carol, The Chimes & The Cricket on the Hearth (Barnes & Noble Classics)

by Charles Dickens | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1593080336 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 6/17/2015
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, June 17, 2015
I found this fair-condition softcover at the local Salvation Army thrift store, and nabbed it for another release copy. It contains Dickens' best-known story, "A Christmas Carol", as well as two other stories that he wrote for the Christmas season, "The Chimes" and "The Cricket on the Hearth".

Despite having been reprinted, read, filmed in numerous versions, and thoroughly over-exposed, "A Christmas Carol" is still a dandy story. Heck, I've even enjoyed nearly all of the various stage and film variations, from the animated "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" to the excellent TV-film version starring George C. Scott as Scrooge, and including the darkly hilarious modern-day version "Scrooged!"... [The musical version with Albert Finney is NOT among my favorites; if I want a musical "Christmas Carol" I'll stick with Mr. Magoo {grin}.]

Given the influence this story has had, it's hardly surprising that it has an extensive and entertaining TV Tropes page.

"The Chimes" takes a different spin on the "if only I had another chance" concept, but while it has some good bits it doesn't come together as well as "Carol". "Cricket" works better for me than "Chimes", but isn't nearly as memorable as "Carol" either - and the very melancholy tag-line is a bit of a downer!

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Bedford Mall in Bedford, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, December 3, 2015

Released 8 yrs ago (12/3/2015 UTC) at Bedford Mall in Bedford, New Hampshire USA

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I left this book on a bench in front of the Outback restaurant at the Bedford Mall at around 3:15 or so; hope the finder enjoys it!

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