The Last Melon

Book 50 - A book set during Christmas

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

This may have been the first book that I ever completely decided on, when I was first looking through the different challenges. Many challenges made room for creative thinking, so I had a large amount of books to choose from.

As I read this particular story every year at this time, I had already decided that this would be the final book in the challenge. And what a fitting way to conclude.

My copy of the story is bound in red and boasts, not just, A Christmas Carol, but And Other Stories, as well. This caused my family members some confusion when I put the string at the end of this story and proclaimed it finished. Don't worry, I set them all straight.

If you have never heard this delightful tale before, allow me to synoysis it for you.

Mr. Scrooge, a grumpy old humbug, is sitting in all his wealth and unhappiness on Christmas Eve, when he is greeted by the ghost of his former business partner, Mr. Marley.The ghost of Mr. Marley tells Mr. Scrooge that he will be visited by three more ghosts in the next three nights; the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.

Thus begins the journey of Mr. Scrooge realizing what is so important about having Christmas spirit, and finding out what will happen if he continues down his current path of grouchiness.  

Although the story doesn't give a lot of credit to the fact that Christ is the reason for the season, there are so many good lessons to be learned from Mr. Scrooge's travels with the spirits.

You may think that it sounds wonderful, but feel rather discouraged with the idea that Charles Dickens wrote it. Some people seem to think that he didn't even write in English.

Have no fear, the story is but 87 pages long (in my book) and doesn't require a large amount of translating. Though I may be a bit biased, seeing as I am more familiar with his writing style.

If you have been following me as I travel through this book challenge, then you have five days to complete this masterpiece to be within the year. Good luck!

 

We made it! this is t-bear signing off