Sunday 11 January 2015

SCOTT McKENZIE - A GITMO NATION CHRISTMAS CAROL


Synopsis/blurb….

It is Christmas Eve. After eight years in office, President Ebenezer Scrooge is preparing for his last Christmas Day address to the nation before leaving the White House forever. Having rescued the economy from near-bankruptcy, he plans to spend his retirement enjoying the fruits of his questionable economic policies.

But he is visited by the ghost of Jacob Marley, his first Vice President who died in mysterious circumstances seven years ago. Marley tells him the error of his ways and warns him that he will be visited by three more spirits...

A Gitmo Nation Christmas Carol is inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic tale and the topics discussed on the No Agenda show hosted by Adam Curry and John C Dvorak.

A free downloaded short story-cum novella from an author previously sampled earlier this year.

No-one can accuse me of not entering into the Christmas spirit even if this was read post-Christmas Day but still during the December period.

A variation on Dickens Christmas Carol and it was an amusing enough way to pass an hour or two, plus it added an all important plus-one to the number of books read for the year.

Scrooge is President. Marley is/was his running mate and VP. Bob Cratchit works in government. Well written, but one major fault in my opinion. One of Scrooge’s previous actions in office would put him beyond redemption in my book. Maybe I wasn’t totally embracing this period of peace and goodwill to all men, however much he subsequently repents his actions.

3 from 5

Scott McKenzie’s Drawing Dead was reviewed hereThe author has his website here.


8 comments:

  1. Col - I give the author points at any rate for this creative approach to re-interpreting Dickens! It does sound like a pleasant reading break.

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    1. Margot, thanks. I wasn't screaming for my time back after reading.

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  2. Well, I am always interested in a Christmas story, and I do love variations on A Christmas Carol, but not so sure about this one.

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    1. Tracy, it is kind of topical in the way it looks at presidential policies and budget deficits and the effects of cutbacks on the poorer elements of society.....something I kind of neglected in my rush to get a post up. (Skim views as opposed to a detailed dissection)

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  3. I think this is hilariously appropriate for your with your slightly grumpy attitude to Christmas, but willingness to go along with the rest of us non-Grinches....

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    1. Moira, thanks. I can claim to be better organised for 2015, I have a short story collection already lined up! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wishing-Star-seasonal-collection-stories-ebook/dp/B00PQL5H3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421037454&sr=8-1&keywords=wishing+on+a+star

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  4. Col, this sure sounds like a fun read. I like the contemporary twist to Dickens' classic.

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    1. I would definitely prefer reading a modern day twist on classic authors, rather than the classics themselves.

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