Marvin Kaye has crafted a wondeful sequel to Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," picking up the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and revisiting familiar characters such as Jacob Marley, Bob Cratchit, an
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Scrooge Unplugged,
By Kathleen LaCamera (Wilmslow, Cheshire Great Britain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge (Hardcover)
You don't have to be a Dickens fanatic to enjoy this book. I was intrigued to find out what really happened AFTER Ebenezer Scrooges's Christmas Eve conversion from miser to man of charity.Marvin Kaye gives full life to those who until now we've only glimpsed. A poor Jewish boy called Paulie is the lad who fetches the turkey for the ecstatic Scrooge when he wakes from his nightmare on Christmas Day. Tiny Tim grows out of his child "victim" status and into a compassionate and capable young man upon whom Scrooge relies. Bob Cratchit goes from strength to strength under the transformed benevolent influence of his former task master. Generally, the world is a better place now that Scrooge is about the business of sharing his wealth and personal charity. But still, something is not right, and the ghosts have not completely left the scene. Kaye weaves a wonderful, surprising story complete with intrigue, mystery and even a bit of ancient Talmudic wisdom thrown in for good measure. While the writing is evocative of the period, it's accessible and flows easily, even for a dyslexic reader like me.... As an American who has lived in England for the past 11 years, I also appreciated how Kaye gives us the real flavor of English culture and language without being too precious about it. In short, The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge is a delight. Buy it, read it and recommend it to a friend!
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A Glorious Sequel,
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This review is from: The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge (Hardcover)
Sequels to great and loved novels are the most difficult writing to pull off. Because no matter what you do, someone usually is unhappy with it. (Need I mention SCARLETT-- the sequel to Gone With The Wind?)However, Mr. Kaye not only created a beautiful and touching story, but he doesn't even WRITE like Marvin Kaye. The metaphors, the descriptions themselves are pure Dickens-- not a copy of the master, but the use of language in the style made famous by the man called "the Shakespeare of the Novel". Yet at the same time, the story is original. All the best loved characters are there, yet sublimely altered due to Mr. Scrooge's haunted evening. The story presents what Dickens himself suggested at the end of the original. In this novel, Scrooge is called upon not only to make the world a better place, but to redeem Jacob Marley, as Marley did for him. It is an exciting tale, worthy to grace any bookshelf with the original.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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the last christmas of ebenezer scrooge,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Last Christmas of Ebenezer Scrooge (Hardcover)
My wife and I had the pleasure of being in the audience hearing theauthor read his excellent book. Charles Dickens would be proud to have his story continued in such an effective and entertaining manner. This book provides a new dimension to Christmas season literature, building skilfully on a well-known classic. It enthralls with delight, and is recommended reading for all. Like a follow-up story in a newspaper of a major event, it is so satisfying and interesting to find out what happened to the people involved. The way the author adds to a holiday Bill King
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