I was fortunate enough to download the Tim Curry presentation audible released in 2009 and this version falls a long way short of that standard.
It feels to me as if he is just reading the book and rushing through the story, paying little attention to the undeniable Roth of Jacob Marley, the tenderness of Christmas past, the merriness of Christmas present and the bleakness of Christmas yet to come. This does not leave any scope for him to use his undeniable voice acting talent to give the book the emotive force and the characters their individual voices. First, the recording appears to be very short and I know why, Hugh Grant reads the book as if he needs to get as much said in the shortest possible time.
I love a Christmas Carol, it’s sheer magnificence, power and emotive force keeps me coming back to read every year so when I came across yet another recording, I was excited as I own several. I came across this free gift whilst browsing the audible bestseller lists.
An excellent tail let down by a Poor narration
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