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Summary: Disappointed I spent the time
Review: I always believe if you take the time to read, make it worthwhile. Something to tickle the kanoodle at least. This book was just a waste. It would be fun for a 12 year old. It was just downright silly. I expected more from Mr. Grisham. I am willing to bet that one of his kids either wrote it or gave him the story line.
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Summary: Skipping Christmas
Review: "Skipping Christmas" is a charming story filled with characters you would love to have as neighbors, even as you can picture them standing outside the Kranks house singing Christmas carols at all hours...and placing Frosty's on the rooftops! I have not laughed out loud while reading a book in a long time, as I did while reading this novel. As others have said, and I agree, this could easily be made into a delightful "made for TV movie", hopefully someday soon we will see that come to pass. "Skipping Christmas" is definitely a different type of book for John Grisham, but it is very enjoyable - - take a day or two out of your busy holiday schedule to read this book!!
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Summary: Skipping Christmas
Review: I, too, am glad that I did not heed the negative comments about "Skipping Christmas". I found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable book, and agree that it has "made for TV-movie" written all over it. John Grisham delivered a funny, witty, and charming novel with characters anyone would delight in having as neighbors!
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Summary: What a great message done in humor
Review: I did not realize that John Grisham had such a great sense of humor! I enjoyed reading this book a great deal last year. He was a great sense of humor in providing a great message about what the season is really about and how that message sometime gets obsecured still resides in people's hearts!
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Summary: warm and fuzzy
Review: Give the guy a break! Grisham came up with a novel idea and turned it into an entertaining story. Not the sort of book that will give birth to a Cliff's Notes or a full-length feature film, but a very cozy read that will make you smile if you let it (made me laugh out loud at least once - and that's not as easy as it sounds). Like a warm and fuzzy forties movie, the corn is plentiful, the funnies tend toward slapstick and the laughs are telegraphed first. But, this time of year especially, it doesn't hurt to take a vacation from books with sharp edges and deep points.
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Summary: Should be called 'The Emperor¿s New Clothes'
Review: Perhaps this book should be called 'The Emperor's New Clothes,' since people seem that think that if something is written by a ''good'' author (and John Grisham certainly is), then it somehow must be good.This book is barely readable, and if it were J.G.'s first book, I'm sure he would still be working as a lawyer. Formulaic characters (caricatures, really), plots get no thinner than this, and is about as predictable as a 'Barney' TV episode. Perceptions and attitudes change without cause or reason, and the plot goes very straight in one direction (with no twists, surprises, or revelations), then suddenly changes and goes in another very straight direction. Possibly could have made a good short story.
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Summary: Fun!
Review: I see that so many reviewers disliked this book. It is just a quick read that was laugh out loud funny. Of course it is not Grisham's usual genre- but it is a cute story that really put me in the mood for the holidays. It was funny- the descriptions of upscale stationary "boutiques" and nosy neigbors are caricatures, but very funny ones. Grisham captured modern America quite well. He satirizes the cost and lack of meaning in too many Christmasses, realy making the reader think (while laughing). The happy ending was truly heart warming not at all contrived. Yes it does seem a little like a tv movie (W/Chevy Chase) especially when Luther finds himself hanging from the roof by Christmas lights, but you need a few of those moveis every year- they make Christmas waht it is. I am glad that I ignored the negativity and read this. It was fast- two sittings and very enjoyable!
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Summary: It's a different "John Grisham" novel. Has a funny touch.
Review: I read "The Partners" and this one is totally different from Grisham's other lawyer stories. This one has a funny touch to it. I love it.
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Summary: A perfect gift book!
Review: Skipping Christmas tells the story of a couple who decides to boycott the expense and hassle of Christmas. By their calculations, taking a ten-day Caribbean cruise over Christmas will actually save them money! They quick learn that skipping this monumental holiday is easier said than done. Skipping Christmas expresses so well what many of us feel around the holidays -- frustration, hassle, worry, not to mention the strained pocketbooks. Grisham has done a fantastic job of keeping the story light and simple, and at the same time entertaining and humorous. It is the perfect book to help get you through the stress of the holidays!
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Summary: Put This on Your Christmas Gift List
Review: I loved Skipping Christmas and have added this book to my list of books I give as holiday gifts: The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans and The Gravel Drive by Kirk Martin. Thanks to John Grisham for an extra special book!
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