John Grisham
Paperback | Pages: 198 pages Rating: 3.49 | 55912 Users | 4651 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Skipping Christmas |
| ISBN: | 0099481685 (ISBN13: 9780099481683) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Luther Krank, Nora Krank, Blair Krank, Vic Frohmeyer, Spike Frohmeyer, Ned & Jude Becker, Wes & Trish Trogdon, Walt & Bev Scheel |
| Setting: | United States of America |
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Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They won't need one, because come December 25 they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences - and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined.A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition.
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| Title | : | Skipping Christmas |
| Author | : | John Grisham |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 198 pages |
| Published | : | November 6th 2004 by Arrow (first published November 6th 2001) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Holiday. Christmas. Humor. Contemporary. Adult Fiction. Comedy |
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Ratings: 3.49 From 55912 Users | 4651 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books Skipping Christmas
I read this slight Christmas story as an unabridged audiobook in the balmy month of June. I must say that reading this in the summer did not make me all gushy and wistful for the hectic Christmas season which I suppose is the point of this book.Luther Krank is quite disgusted by the commercialism of Christmas and the thousands of dollars he wastes every year on the season. This year, since his daughter is out of the country, he decides to skip it altogether and spend the holiday with his wife onAlmost exactly like the movie. I can say that I actually liked parts of the movie a bit better.I still hate how everyone berates these two for taking time out for themselves...their daughter just left home they are entitled to something crazy like a get away cruise. If it were me I would have left a week before Christmas then been gone through the holiday. Who chooses to travel on Christmas day?!!!And the neighbors acting like they are doing some huge favor by pulling together and putting on a
I adore holiday books, especially those centered around Christmas, but this is one I wish I had skipped. At least it was short.First of all, I didnt like anybody through 7/8 of the book. Mr. Krank, is, well, a crank. His wife agrees with his skipping Christmas idea but still manages to lay all the blame on him. Their neighbors and friends are jerks. I would be jealous if someone I knew were taking a cruise for Christmas not angry. I do think the Kranks were going a little overboard though. Id
A light holiday read, this book actually makes me tear up at the end. (Ignore the horrifying movie, Christmas with the Kranks, which was loosely based on it.) This is the story of a rather unlikeable guy who, with his only daughter away for Christmas, convinces his wife that they will actually save money and enjoy the holiday more if they "skip" Christmas and go on a cruise instead. No donations, no decorations, no gifts, just a cruise. Of course, forces conspire against him, sometimes too
I thought this book had a few funny parts, but I was also bored at times. Nothing really happened that you didn't expect. It was just an ok Christmas tale. I think if I could I would give it two and a half stars. In the Christmas spirit, I will push it up to three.
Honestly, when I got to the ending, I thought "what was the point of this?" The author, it seemed, slapped two different concepts together and as a result, created a very disappointing book. First half had great potential in the Krunks fighting a losing battle against forced gaiety and the commericialization of Christmas. I was rooting for the Krunks to make it to the end. Then the daughter decides to come home. All is lost as they attempt to recreate Christmases of the past for the daughter.
I was not much impressed by this book. I should have read the reviews more closely because lots of people seem to feel the same and worse! The story was weak, the characters unlikeable and there was really very little humour. For me it fell apart right from the basic premise that the Kranks were doing something unusual in going on holiday over Xmas. Really? Millions of people do it every year including me some years. And the neighbours were just awful. I suppose it was intended to be funny but I
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