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Karl F. Hollenbach was born in 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his B.A. and M. Ed. from the University of Louisville. His esoteric and metaphysical articles have been published in Japan and England as well as the United States. He and his artist wife live on Dunsinane Hill Farm near Fort Knox, Kentucky. More information about Karl F. Hollenbach is available at http://BooksAuthorsAndArtists.com
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Nicole Lofton
on December 2, 2012
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Scrooge and Marley by Karl F Hollenbach is definitely a must read if you liked A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. I personally loved the spirituality throughout the book. There was a quote towards the end that stood out to me, it reads, " We go round and round, each time missing the golden ring; and then when we are older, when we can reach it, we don't care."
I think that particular quote sums up the whole book. Marley was determined to right his wrongs and Scrooge was learning that it is not about what you do but how you do it. At times, our intentions are good but things don't always turn out that way. I actually loved Scrooge being a cheerful giver and just overall being happy throughout the book. It shows that people can and do change.
It is true that we often miss the mark but it is important to know that we don't always have to miss it. Some people do give up as they get older but one should never give of. This book truly gave me a sense of the spiritual world and also made me think more about how my actions affect others, sometimes the effect of our actions are long-term. I am giving this book 5 stars, as I stated previously if you like books by Charles Dickens, you will like this one. You will not be disappointed.
I think that particular quote sums up the whole book. Marley was determined to right his wrongs and Scrooge was learning that it is not about what you do but how you do it. At times, our intentions are good but things don't always turn out that way. I actually loved Scrooge being a cheerful giver and just overall being happy throughout the book. It shows that people can and do change.
It is true that we often miss the mark but it is important to know that we don't always have to miss it. Some people do give up as they get older but one should never give of. This book truly gave me a sense of the spiritual world and also made me think more about how my actions affect others, sometimes the effect of our actions are long-term. I am giving this book 5 stars, as I stated previously if you like books by Charles Dickens, you will like this one. You will not be disappointed.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Mamabear Cherei
on November 30, 2012
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To put myself into the Christmas Spirit.. I got this book. OMG! It delivered in a major way! Scrooge, indeed DID turn his life around.. and allowed the love of mankind to swarm his soul in every way possible. He did not dwell on who he had been.. but, instead.. chose to insert himself very much into the land of the "living". To truly better his own life.. and the lives of those.. who crossed his path. Always striving to do more for others. Without recognition.
I love how Marley shows up once again on the following Christmas Eve! He asks Scrooge to help him make amends for some of the wrongs that Marley had made over the course of his life. Only this time.. the tasks last much longer than one evening. Scrooge is happy to help his old friend find peace in the afterlife.
The story takes you over the course of many years.. and you learn what happens with the lives of all of the old favorite Dicken's characters. If you loved Dicken's story.. then this one.. will leave you.. with an even broader sense of the ripple effect that just ONE life.. has on so many others. A fantastic merry tale! God bless us everyone!
I love how Marley shows up once again on the following Christmas Eve! He asks Scrooge to help him make amends for some of the wrongs that Marley had made over the course of his life. Only this time.. the tasks last much longer than one evening. Scrooge is happy to help his old friend find peace in the afterlife.
The story takes you over the course of many years.. and you learn what happens with the lives of all of the old favorite Dicken's characters. If you loved Dicken's story.. then this one.. will leave you.. with an even broader sense of the ripple effect that just ONE life.. has on so many others. A fantastic merry tale! God bless us everyone!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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S. J. Dagg
on December 16, 2012
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Scrooge and Marley by Karl F Hollenbach is a very impressive piece of fanfic. The author picks up where Dickens left off at the end of A Christmas Carol. Hollenbach describes in the preface that he has loved this book for seventy years.
We all know Dickens' famous story, but the author recaps it quickly for us in the preface. So in chapter one, we see the new Scrooge at work and play, and a thoroughly nice man he is now. We fast forward to Christmas Eve, exactly a year after Scrooge's transformation. And Marley is back. He has saved Scrooge, but now it's his turn to be freed from his eternal torment. If Scrooge can perform certain tasks, then Marley's chains will be removed, bit by bit. These tasks are all quite big and so it takes longer than one night for Scrooge to achieve them all, but he's determined to do what he can for his friend so that he can find peace. They are all relatively straightforward so well within the capabilities of an elderly man with plenty of money to help him along. Thus it is we find Scrooge tracking down the certain people and righting old wrongs in order to redeem his wicked, greedy ex-partner. Does Marley deserve it? Probably not, but Christmas is a time of forgiveness, and the concept of redemption and second chance is clearly one that is important to the author. And it makes for a very good story! There is also an interesting twist at the end.
Hollenbach successfully adopts a Dickensian style of writing for this novel, but luckily avoiding any of the over-long, rambling Victorian sentences. Those were a feature of their time that contemporary readers took in their stride, but we go for more direct communciation these days. The author marries modern and nineteenth-century prose techniques to get the best of both worlds.Read more ›
We all know Dickens' famous story, but the author recaps it quickly for us in the preface. So in chapter one, we see the new Scrooge at work and play, and a thoroughly nice man he is now. We fast forward to Christmas Eve, exactly a year after Scrooge's transformation. And Marley is back. He has saved Scrooge, but now it's his turn to be freed from his eternal torment. If Scrooge can perform certain tasks, then Marley's chains will be removed, bit by bit. These tasks are all quite big and so it takes longer than one night for Scrooge to achieve them all, but he's determined to do what he can for his friend so that he can find peace. They are all relatively straightforward so well within the capabilities of an elderly man with plenty of money to help him along. Thus it is we find Scrooge tracking down the certain people and righting old wrongs in order to redeem his wicked, greedy ex-partner. Does Marley deserve it? Probably not, but Christmas is a time of forgiveness, and the concept of redemption and second chance is clearly one that is important to the author. And it makes for a very good story! There is also an interesting twist at the end.
Hollenbach successfully adopts a Dickensian style of writing for this novel, but luckily avoiding any of the over-long, rambling Victorian sentences. Those were a feature of their time that contemporary readers took in their stride, but we go for more direct communciation these days. The author marries modern and nineteenth-century prose techniques to get the best of both worlds.Read more ›
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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on December 13, 2012
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I found this to be a wonderful fast read. I found it well written. It takes us back to see how Scrooge is doing a year later.
Has he found happieness with Christmas and changed his ways. Also we get to reunite with others from the Christmas
Carol story of Dickens. We meet Marley again and he has come back to ask help of Scrooge. Scrooge is happy to help Marley to mend things he has done and to move on in the after life.
If you enjoyed the Christmas Carol. You will enjoy this and put it right up there with the Christmas Carol as a story to read at Christmas.
Has he found happieness with Christmas and changed his ways. Also we get to reunite with others from the Christmas
Carol story of Dickens. We meet Marley again and he has come back to ask help of Scrooge. Scrooge is happy to help Marley to mend things he has done and to move on in the after life.
If you enjoyed the Christmas Carol. You will enjoy this and put it right up there with the Christmas Carol as a story to read at Christmas.
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Nataliya Field
on November 17, 2012
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I must say, I always loved a good story. Especially when we become so involved with the characters. Three musketeers, Nine Princes of Amber, Christmas Carol... each character (and countless, countless more) have emotionally invested us in themselves that I always long to know what happened to them After-the-book.
While it's easy with Three Musketeers (Dumas was gracious enough to fill us in with his further tomes) and Nine Princes of Amber (ditto), Christmas Carol was just one of those things that would forever linger in your mind - making you wonder. Well what happened Next?
Lucky for me - now I know. Granted it's a fiction of a fiction - but I could feel a pulse to the story in each page, and read it literally in one day.
I found only one mistake, but not docking any points. I'm in love with this continuation. So there :)
While it's easy with Three Musketeers (Dumas was gracious enough to fill us in with his further tomes) and Nine Princes of Amber (ditto), Christmas Carol was just one of those things that would forever linger in your mind - making you wonder. Well what happened Next?
Lucky for me - now I know. Granted it's a fiction of a fiction - but I could feel a pulse to the story in each page, and read it literally in one day.
I found only one mistake, but not docking any points. I'm in love with this continuation. So there :)
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