Marley - The Other Christmas Carol

By: Donald Allen Kirch

Narrated by: J. Scott Bennett

Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Damned!

Marley's soul was lost, doomed to wander among the ranks of humanity generation after generation, without the powers to be human. The curse of his chains was a heavy one, and there were many a time in which he found the weight of said chains to be unbearable. So this must be perfectly understood: Marley was without hope.

Marley's lot was indeed a sad one. Misery was his meat, and despair was his drink. Nothing of the earth was his except for the cold fingers of the grave. And it was there that Marley would never retreat. The grave was death! Marley had no powers such as those given to other earthbound spirits. He was a wraith - a wanderer. However, upon saving the soul of a dear friend, he was given a haunting. In this haunting Marley's powers could not be equaled. However, one foot off the haunting's property, and his soul would find itself in endless damnation.

Marley found himself trapped, staring out a window into an ever-changing world. A world he would never again become a part of. A world of love, laughter, sorrow, and pain. He would always be a stranger to it.

Waiting and waiting. Hoping to prove himself worthy.

©2011 Donald Allen Kirch (P)2015 Donald Allen Kirch

Excellent book for a holiday read!

In this take on Scrooge, Jacob Marley is still hanging around the house that was once owned by Ebenezer Scrooge in London. An American family is transferred to London for job reasons and move into the house. The daughter, a young girl, can see Marley and converse with him.

In the meantime, mom and dad are having marital problems of which the young lady is only too aware. She enjoins Marley to help her obtain the desire of her heart, which as it turns out is to get her parents back together and cease their fighting and become a family again.

Extreme requests require extreme measures, and Marley delivers.

The narration is excellent as well. I love Bennett's voice, especially his voice for Jacob Marley.

Set during the Christmas Season this is an wonderful holiday listen! I will be returning to it year after year.

Will pull at your heartstrings!

I really enjoyed this story and thought the narration was very well done.

Marley is still rattling around the afterlife in chains but he is given a chance to redeem himself, remove the chains and move on, If he can save a family about to implode. It is how he chooses to “save” them that will get you right in the heartstrings if you don’t at the very least gasp or shed a little tear you may not have a soul! Just kidding but really this one got me right in the feels but at the conclusion I was able to breathe again and applaud the author for his great storytelling!

I enjoyed J. Scott Bennett narration he is a new to me narrator who I would definitely listen to again his British accents were the best and I enjoyed his little girl voice his American accent could use a little work but I still enjoyed it overall.

This book is only 2 hours and 46 minutes but I was completely enthralled the entire time. I highly recommend this different little book. A great addition to your Christmas listening list!

4 Stars
**I received this book from the narrator for a fair and honest review**

A ghost story about marley of A Christmas Carol.

Story was a little slow at the beginning. I had hoped for more information on marley but seemed very shallow story. the story follows the home of marley of the scrooge story. it doesn't dig real deep but is a light hearted story.
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Not bad.

A neat and playful little tale. Not great or profound, but okay for the price.

Wonderful story for the holidays!

Jacob Marley's ghost is doomed to carry around chains and haunt the Cratchit's house until one day an American couple and their 10-year-old daughter move in. Marley desperately wants to be free of his chains, so he must find a way to grant the little girl's Christmas wish. Just like A Christmas Carol, this is a heart-warming story not to be missed! , J. Scott Bennett did an excellent job narrating.

Just Ok!

I don’t like writing a mediocre review for any book. But because I rely on the reviews of others I feel it’s important to be honest and helpful. This story was hard to follow and the narration was annoying at times. Almost a distraction. The narration sounded comical. So it made the story setup difficult to follow. No real Christmas feeling at the end. Lots of other Christmas stories to try. Sorry!!

An Enjoyable and Memorable Listen

"Marley" was such a great listen. It WAS the other Christmas Carol. This was such a well thought out take on the original Christmas Carol. I loved it. The Kringle's were caught up in their busy lives and got off track and forgot what was really important in their lives. I think this had two points of view. One through Kathy, the Kringle's daughter and one through Marley.

Kudos to Donald Allen Kirch for writing this. It was terrific all the way around and the narration was perfect.

J. Scott Bennett did a fantastic job narrating this audiobook. He had the perfect voice with great inflections to make the story pop. A great combo of author/narrator. I'd definitely recommend giving this one a listen.

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good

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definitely a different twist to the original

Just so-so

I agree with another reviewer who called the story predictable. No surprises here. It was ok but not really my cup of tea. The narrator did an ok job. I think the whole shebang needed a bit more of......something.

Marley

Marley,as in Jacob Marley,is a lost soul,doomed to stay in his home for all time.One foot off his property an Pfft! he was toast.One day foreigners move into his home...and give him a chance to redeem a small bit of his past self.It's a story of hope,pain and goodness in all of us. J Scott Bennet does a wonderful telling of this story.
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