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This was an okay read. It was interesting to read about Marley from A Christmas Story. Overall an okay book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Jacob Marley, business partner to Ebenezer Scrooge, is very much alive: a rapacious and cunning boy who grows up to be a forger, a scoundrel, and the man who will be both the making and the undoing of Scrooge.
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More villain origin story than a retelling. This was marvelous and the writing wonderfully Dickensian. We meet a nasty Marley, and a kind Scrooge as schoolboys and observe how Marley‘s influence pollutes Scrooge. You could continue straight to a Christmas Carol, and the transition would be seamless.

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Marley 4 ⭐️
Christmas Carol 5 ⭐️
Great Expectations 5 ⭐️

My all-time favorite Christmas movie! I've watched it just about every year since it came out when I was 3 years old. #WinterGames #CandyCaneCrushers

It didn‘t take me long to get into this imagined backstory of Jacob Marley, whose ghost visits Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens‘ classic, A Christmas Carol, and to find myself fully invested in the development of the relationship of these two men. A clever and illuminating revelation as to the many reasons why Marley was doomed, as well as an elaboration on the love story between young Scrooge and Belle—and more! Recommended!

#DecemberDreams Day 7 #Scrooge
I'd like to listen to A Christmas Carol this year and audible has two versions in their plus library. How do I choose between High Grant and Tim Curry?!
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#DecemberDreams #Day7 #Scrooge I know Dickens can be a bit of a slog but I highly recommend this version read by Hugh Grant. It‘s a #WinterGames pick for me every year. #TeamEvergreen 6pts

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Catching up…

#DecemberDreams Day 7: Fats reviewed Carol Ann Duffy‘s Mrs. #Scrooge back in 2012. It does seem perfect for the season. As Fats noted in her review: “I thought this was an interesting take on A Christmas Carol but I don‘t consider it one of my best reads. I got lost somewhere during the visits of the Christmas Ghosts, as if I was reading a completely different story altogether.” Full post here: https://wp.me/pDlzr-4XA

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Although I have listened to this the last few years I do have this lovely edition on display.

#WinterGames 16 pts #SantaBookshELVES

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