AUDIO

A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens
3 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 3¼ hrs. AudioGO. 2012. ISBN 9780792793052. $49.95. F
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This production offers a different take on Dickens's 1843 ghost story by featuring one woman as the narrator and the entire cast—considering the story's brevity, there's a fair number of characters and voices, ranging from that "tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge," on down to Tiny Tim and others. British actress Miriam Margolyes presents the story through a straight narration of the author's sublime poetic prose but puts more of an animated spin on his equally superb dialog.
VERDICT Traditionalists may prefer a male rendition since nearly all the characters are men, but Margolyes does the yuletide standard justice, and a female voice may prove more accessible to girls who are being introduced to the story. Buy accordingly.
Reviewed by Mike Rogers, Library Journal , Mar 01, 2013
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