A Christmas Carol 2: The Return of Scrooge by Robert J. Elisberg

[Dorothy]

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Robert J. Elisberg's A Christmas Carol 2: The Return of Scrooge virtual book tour October 7 - 31!

It’s five years to the day after dear old Ebenezer Scrooge has passed away and left his thriving firm to his former clerk, Bob Cratchit. However, Bob's overly-generous benevolence with lending and charity-giving has driven the company into the ground, on the verge of bankruptcy. And so the ghost of Scrooge returns one Christmas Eve to teach Cratchit the true meaning of money, with the help of visitations of three spirits – not all of whom are happy t be there. (It is Christmas Eve, after all, and they have other plans.) Making the swirling journey through Christmases past, present, and yet-to-be all the more of a chaotic ride for Cratchit are the dozens of characters from other Dickens novels woven throughout the story, together for the first time. God bless them, most everyone.

And it’s all augmented with footnotes of letters between Mr. Dickens and his publisher, along with notes from Dickens’s own hand and scholarly research. At least that’s what the editor tells us, though we’re a little skeptical of his honesty.

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[Dorothy]

Bibliotica says "In A Christmas Carol 2 Elisberg has not only given us an entertaining read, he’s helped the story live in contemporary times, showing us that the best path is neither abject poverty nor total profit, but a balance of the two. Those who are familiar with the original Dickens work, or any of his novels, will gain the most enjoyment from Elisberg’s so-called revision, but even readers new to his work will get a laugh or two. Writing pastiche is hard. Writing effective parody is even harder. Elisberg has managed to do both, successfully, and I enjoyed reading it very much. Goes well with a slice of mince pie, and coffee laced with brandy."

Visit full review at http://www.bibliotica.com/2013/10/rev....

[Dorothy]

Miki's Hope says, "this is a humorous book that very well could have been written by Charles Dickens--it is short and is definitely the style Dickens wrote. Lots of characters from Dickens other books seem to appear in this one and the author is kind enough to write about each one in footnotes at the bottom of pages to remind us who they were and from which book. The ghosts of past, present and future were definitely not really into what they were supposed to be doing--but did it they did and Bob Cratchit (remember him?) learns his lesson well. This is a short book and one I recommend--"

Visit full review at http://www.mikishope.com/2013/10/book...

[Dorothy]

Splashes of Joy says, "I think most of us have enjoyed Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol so to have an extension of this fabulous story is awesome. This book is very well written, a truly entertaining story with lots of fun while reading it..."

Visit full review at http://splashesofjoy.wordpress.com/20....

[Vicki]

What a fun read!!
Read my review: http://irbratb.com/2013/10/15/book-re...

[Meagan]

Imagine that Charles Dickens had written a follow-up to his ever popular A Christmas Carol? Well, imagine no longer - Robert J. Elisberg claims to have found just such a manuscript lost for years to the publishing world, but no longer.

If you want a short light-hearted fun story be sure to check-out Charles Dickens's long lost A Christmas Carol 2 (which the publisher doesn't guarantee as being written by Dickens).

Full review http://bloomingwithbooks.blogspot.com...