Ebenezer: The Final Years of Scrooge By Donna Lee Howell

Ebenezer church As such a big fan of this work I go out of my way to both read and watch any version of A CHRISTMAS CAROL or a work that was inspired by it I began this Holiday season by starting with EBENEZER THE FINAL YEARS OF SCROOGE by author Donna Lee Howell. Ebenezer thomas primary school Howell obviously knows her source material as her story is infused with many of the primary and secondary characters from the original tale It is always interesting to see how creative authors who love Dickens work interpret what a sequel or follow up text would look like In EBENEZER.

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Ebenezer: The Final Years of ScroogeCouldn t finish it Christian fiction prose Blah Garbage tome Ebenezer The Final Years of Scrooge Seventeen years ago Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three spirits in the middle of the night each with the same to see the old miser redeemed Through a painstaking journey through the past present and future Ebenezer faced the terrifying truths of his existence to wake up the next morning a new man putting aside his love of money and embracing instead the love of mankind and charity But what happens when people from all over London witness this change and hear that the motivation behind it was ghostly visitations Whatever becomes of Tiny Tim New mysteries unfold when Ebenezer must face the challenges of being daily rejected as a lunatic or revered as a spiritual leader Tiny Tim not so tiny any fears he is being watched by someone or something and a familiar looking young boy wanders into Mr Scrooge s office Ebenezer The Final Years of ScroogeI will preface this review by saying that I have never read The Christmas Carole I have seen so many different versions that I am well acquainted with the story and the thought of reading it just seems redundant I have however read other works of Dickens which is important later on in this review CHARACTERSI enjoyed returning to the characters of TCC and seeing the rest of the story after the famous events crafted by Dickens I feel the characters of Scrooge and Fred were recaptured well but the rest of the cast had grown and changed quite a bit so they didn t seem as familiar I found it a little hard to believe that Bob Crachet became a doctor honestly And Tim goes through such a struggle as a character in this book that he is far from the Tiny Tim we know and love Toward the end of the book Ebenezer gives him the tongue lashing and hypothetical slap in the face that I wanted to give the character myself STORYOverall the story was interesting the best part with some of the most memorable lines are toward the very end of the book when Ebenezer has his encounter with the Ghost of Christmas That Never Was This was the high light of Dicken s tale and it is what I was waiting for the entire time while reading this book the visitations It took a lot to build up to that point and found myself just wanting to get on with it In the end it is a very small part of the book EXECUTIONFor me I found that the story dragged in parts At key moments where Ebenezer was greatly concerned for Tim and when Tim was so uncharacteristically depressed I found it hard to relate and sympathize with them I didn t connect with their fear or their depression and thought it was irrational I don t feel like the author got us into their heads enough to really understand why they were acting thinking and responding the way their were This made it hard for me to really be invested in the story at times I also felt like Tim s letter at the last of the book a tool the author used to tie up all the ends of the various stories was ill executed Tim is writing to future generations but repeating things that didn t need to be repeated to the reader and detailing events and asides that realistically he would not write in a letter to his grandchildren but was clearly meant for the reader so it was just out of place The idea was good the execution was lacking The rich elegance of Dicken s writing style was very much missing from this work It lacked that enduring elegance of language and artful story weaving that made the first book great I have read sequels to the works of Jane Austen and those authors while not trying to be Jane Austen at least tried to emulate her writing style through language and vocabulary That was not the case with this book sadly This may sound like a harsh review but I DID enjoy the book as it was And like I said the highlight was Ebenezer s encounter with the Ghost of Christmas That Never Was with some great concepts and truths about being so crippled by the idea of possibilities and the ripple of the effects of our actions that we actually paralyze ourselves from being able to do anything locking ourselves into fear and the phantom of what if s This was a great message The book has a decidedly Christian viewpoint which suits me since I am one. The book of ebenezer le page Overall I think it was an enjoyable story Ebenezer The Final Years of Scrooge Concept drew me to this book when I heard it discussed on a podcast However the execution compared to the original lacked something special Too much attention on hocus locus and not enough on character or setting detail Ebenezer The Final Years of Scrooge Loved this book Its short but continues the story of Scrooge and is a page turner All the old characters are back Ebenezer Tiny Tim Bob Cratchet and Find out the rest of the story LOL Ebenezer The Final Years of Scrooge Charles Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL is one of the greatest stories ever written and an ideal read for any time of year It is a personal favorite of mine and as an actor the action is 16 years following the action of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. The book of ebenezer le page One point that Howell hits on which I found particularly poignant was how the majority of the local citizens treat Ebenezer Scrooge and his purported tale of Christmas visitations by Ghostly Spirits as the ranting of a madman Many have grown to love Scrooge for the outward changes in his persona while others point and laugh at him as a figure worthy of ridicule. Ebenezer quotes Scrooge s changes have also impacted those around him He is extremely close now with his nephew Fred and his new niece and nephew His help with the Cratchet family has allowed Bob to follow his pursuit of medicine and he is now a physician Additionally Tiny Tim now a young man sees Scrooge as a second father and works alongside him in his business. Ebenezer cobb morley This time Scrooge is visited by the Ghost Of Christmas That Never Was a Spirit in the form of a young boy named Jack who shows Scrooge alternate versions of Past Present and Future and what outcomes may have been derived from each The focus becomes Tim Cratchet who even though he is happily married and a new father still suffers from various ailments and for some reason has lost the will to live Scrooge urgest the powers of whatever Spirits may still be watching over him to intervene on Tim s behalf and spare him offering Scrooge s own life in replacement. Ebenezerweg 10 EBENEZER is a novel worth catching this holiday season especially for those who love the original as it will allow you to spend time with beloved characters that we all care about Well done Ebenezer The Final Years of Scrooge I really like the concept of this story Ebenezer swore to keep Christmas everyday He promised to help Tiny Tim and his family He cleared many peoples debts He wasn t quiet about his change Everyone in the city heard about it Did everyone think he was crazy How was Ebenezer s life and the lives around him changed Without giving anything away I really liked the beginning of the book and the writer did capture the era very well but then it turned dark and depressing As I was reading it I kept thinking Oh I wouldn t have gone in that direction I especially do not like the part where poor Ebenezer was badly burned I read a lot of Christian fiction and I normally prefer the darker side like Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti but this just missed the mark for me Ebenezer The Final Years of Scrooge

Ebenezer: The Final Years of Scrooge By Donna Lee Howell
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I ve done my part to honor the work by portraying Ebenezer Scrooge for 10 years on stage in an annual Holiday production