Marcie's Reviews > The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge: A Christmas Carol Continued

Charlie Lovett has a way of delving into literature and shaking things up a bit. He did it first with Shakespeare and The Bookman's Tale and then again with Jane Austen and First Impressions. Now he does it with once more with Charles Dickens and The Further Adventures of Ebeneezer Scrooge. In The Bookman's Tale and First Impressions Lovett combines a modern-day story with a mysterious story involving the authors. The Further Adventures of Ebeneezer Scrooge is without the modern-day story. And as the title suggests, it's what happens to Scrooge after that fateful Christmas day.

This story does not take place at Christmas, but during the hot summer months. Ebeneezer is true to his word and keeps Christmas in his heart. So much so that during summer he's still wishing people a merry Christmas. Which makes him look and sound like a mental patient. Even those he's closest to--his nephew and his clerk turned partner--look at him like he might be going to the insane asylum any day. Not only that, his departed friend, Jacob Marley, still has many, many chains that cling to him. Scrooge vows to help Jacob anyway he can and so he once again enlists the help of the three spirits that helped him so long ago to help the people dearest to him before it's too late.

I've read both The Bookman's Tale and First Impressions and enjoyed them immensely, so I was thrilled to see what he'd do with Dickens' A Christmas Carol. While Dickens doesn't make an appearance in this novel, his spirit seams to dwell in the background, between the sentences and punctuation. Much like A Christmas Carol, The Further Adventures of Ebeneezer Scrooge is a quick but enticing read. And while this may appear to be a book to read only during the holidays, I believe it could be read during any season really. If you have an hour or two to spare during this holiday season, I suggest you give this book a try. It's also available on audio, narrated by Tim Gerard Reynolds, which is perfect to listen to while you're wrapping the last few gifts or getting dinner ready. I can't wait to see what Lovett's next book will be.
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