I’m sure that most of us are familiar with A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. That was our December book club book. Some of us had read it before; others had not. We all professed a love for the Muppet version.
That being said, I was not aware that Dickens had written two other “Christmas” stories. They were included in my book and are entitled The Chimes and The Holly Tree. And, after muddling through them, I see why they’re not well known.
While I enjoy Dickens’s imagery in A Christmas Carol and can make it through some of the drearier parts because I know what’s coming, The Chimes was just plain creepy. I have no understanding of what the point really was and what the moral was (if there happened to be one). And it was far creepier than Marley’s ghost.
The Holly Tree wasn’t as creepy (although there was mention of murderous inn keepers) but was kind of just a nice story.
Over all, I would say the “Other Christmas Stories” were quite the disappointment. However, A Christmas Carol is always a good read.
That being said, I was not aware that Dickens had written two other “Christmas” stories. They were included in my book and are entitled The Chimes and The Holly Tree. And, after muddling through them, I see why they’re not well known.
While I enjoy Dickens’s imagery in A Christmas Carol and can make it through some of the drearier parts because I know what’s coming, The Chimes was just plain creepy. I have no understanding of what the point really was and what the moral was (if there happened to be one). And it was far creepier than Marley’s ghost.
The Holly Tree wasn’t as creepy (although there was mention of murderous inn keepers) but was kind of just a nice story.
Over all, I would say the “Other Christmas Stories” were quite the disappointment. However, A Christmas Carol is always a good read.
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