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Title: Skipping Christmas by JOHN GRISHAM ISBN: 0-385-50841-7 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.66 (773 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Just-For-Fun Seasonal Satire
Comment: Not wanting to waste a promising two-week vacation, I decided to read a Christmas book - but one can only read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever so many times! Skipping Christmas, a satiric novella about society's obsession with the season, proved a good remedy for boredom. Grisham departs from the action and drama of his legal thrillers by focusing on one couple's plan to forego the holiday trivialities. After spending an overwhelming $6,100 the previous year, the Kranks decide that their money would be better utilized on a Caribbean cruise vacation, especially since their beloved daughter will not be home this season. Fellow residents of Hemlock Street criticize the Kranks for their lack of spirit, and the couple finds themselves under increasing pressure to conform - "skipping" Christmas seems easier said than done. Then, the unexpected happens, and the neighborhood unites in discovering the true meaning of Christmas. Grisham's tight-knit community exposes a valid point about holiday commercialism by creating a humorous yet shocking picture of society's often overly materialistic outlook on life. Despite the Kranks' overboard scheme and the unrealistic reactions from some of their neighbors, I enjoyed the novella and recommend this book as a just-for-fun read... for those who happen to have some free time around Christmas.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great premise
Comment: This book has an absolutely great premise. And the fact that it didn't "go" where I thought it was going only confirms my belief that Grisham is one of the best authors around.
No, it's not on the same level as "The Firm" or some of his legal thrillers, but it is well written and extremely funny. But the fun has a dark underbelly that eventually emerges. I was reminded of possibly some Vonnegut novel, or maybe McCrae's "Bark of the Dogwood" or even a work by T.C.Boyle.
My only disappointment with this book is that Grisham has not done more with this style and format. I think he's really got more books of this genre in him than we might imagine.
Rating: 1
Summary: Skip This Book
Comment: Annoying story, annoying characters, annoying waste of money.
Skipping this book would have been a better move.........
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