Skipping Christmas

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Summary: A light, easy read
Review: Its important when you read this to know what you're getting into. This book doesn't try to be profound, so if you're looking for a Charlie Brown-like treatise on the commercialism of Christmas, don't bother. And there is no murder, no lawyers, or runaway juries. Its just fun. I read it in one sitting and although I must confess to some annoyance at the ending (no trick ending--I swear!) it was very okay. It was nice to see a more humorous side to Grisham!

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Summary: skip this book, please
Review: Not Grisham, absolutely not Grisham.....Totally predictable, characters are not your everyday neighbors, where does Grisham live? If you need some uplifting, go see "It's a wonderful life"

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Summary: Skipping Christmas is light-hearted fun
Review: So many reviewers have attacked Grisham for daring to step out of the Legal Thriller Category where he has made such a mark. Give me a break! This is a great little book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a lighthearted spoof of life in America at Christmas time. Is there a better time of the year to enjoy a humorous tale?
I smiled through the entire second half. There are several unexpected twists along the way as the Kranks prepare (and not prepare) for Christmas. Luther Krank is determined that their first year as empty-nesters is going to be like none before. He succeeds in a hilarious manner.
My advice, if you are looking for a legal thriller, skip this one. But if you can use a good laugh, don't miss Skipping Christmas.

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Summary: Grisham doesn't live up to his name
Review: The whole idea of the novel was a good one considering it was John Grisham. I liked the novel as it took off but also got a bit lagging and boring. The book was also one of the big hits in the literature industry but as more and more people read the book, they figure out what it's really about. Luther and Nora Krank, the parents who decide to skip Christmas, love and sacrifice their trip for their daughter Blair. I think that Blair is on of the characters that I enjoyed because she seemed to changed the novel and give it a big kick about the book.

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Summary: 'Skipping Grisham'
Review: When you picked up a Grisham book until before last year, you anticipated edge of the seat excitment and a fastpaced, masterful courtroom drama. Not so now!

I am disappointed with Grisham. Why throw away the good will he has built over the years? People are still reading this book out of habit of picking up the latest Grisham, but it is nowhere as good a read as his previous books. The length is disappointing too for the price. The story is stale and the book certainly does not deserve to be on the best seller lists. This one is purely commercial folks! Coming right at Christmas Time too! Just a very average book that would have gone unnoticed had it been written by another less well known author.

If you love the original Grisham, Skipping Christmas then, is a book to skip altogether.

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Summary: Grisham reader who loves the deviation to a lighter theme
Review: This was a quick read for me, I bought it @ 2:30
PM and finished it by 5:30PM, with some interruptions. I wasn't certain what to expect because I rarely preview the covers previous to starting my read, I just delve in!

I thoroughly enjoyed John Grisham's break from his usual subject matter. The humour and thought he used to breach this subject and
plunge to the depths of the 'Christmas Crunch' had me laughing and visualizing this comedy. He had me from the start, wondering what he was trying to convey and just exactly where Krank was taking the audience.

I can see this short story becoming the next 'Christmas Movie'. Mr. Grisham has had many of them go to film and I can actually see Kelsey Grammer (Frazier) as the Krank himself!! The way the guy ends up when attempting to 'Frosty' his home had me rolling, along with his neighbors. His means of acquiring a tree, so late in the season, was a stroke of 'idiotic' genius. How the neighborhood reacts to the Krank's skipping Christmas, being completely bewildered and taken aback by it was hilariuos and oh so true to life.

I have to say thanks for the laugh and the true to life story!!
Very funny, and the touching action in the end was truely an author-itative touch! Take it to film, PLEASE, it'll be a hit! BRAVO!!!!

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Summary: Why didn't Grisham use a pseudonym?
Review: Other than to boost sales, I don't feel that Mr. Grisham should be proud of this one. About half way through this brief book, I just wanted it to be over. If you want either a fun or an uplifting Christmas novel, look elsewhere

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Summary: What's wrong with our society?
Review: I'm not sure how anyone could give this book a good rating. I was annoyed thoughout the entire book and wondered how any reader could think the behavior of the neighbors and friends (and many times the wife) was appropriate and acceptable. The message tells me that if you don't do what your friends and neighbors want you to do...especially when it comes to Christmas...they will treat you with hatred and disdane until they can bring you around to their way of thinking. If the majority of our society truly believes that taking a break from the madness of Christmas is this atrocious of an idea, I'm very worried about the direction we are heading.

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Summary: The Best Christmas Book Ever!
Review: I read this book right before Christmas when my own family was caught up in the rush of Christmas. It was very comforting to have something that was humorous and enjoyable to read. Luther and Nora Krank live in a typical Suburbia. When they decide to skip Christmas to go on a cruise, their neighbors have a fit. Their daughter just went off to Peru in the Peace Corps to help people in the Peruvian mountains, so they see no need of staying at home and spending $6,100 like they did last year at Christmas. But, their daughter calls to say she's coming home for Christmas and they have to get everything ready the day before Christmas. They even get some help from their cranky neighbors (no pun intended). This was my first Grisham book and I plan to read it every year before Christmas. It's a fresh and relaxing read when you need to take some stress off of the holiday season. Read it and I promise you'll enjoy it!

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Summary: UNDERCURRENTS OF A MIDDLE AGE CRISIS?
Review: FROM READING PREVIOUS REVIEWS AND LISTENING TO A FRIEND'S RAVING ABOUT THIS BOOK, I THOUGHT I'D GIVE IT A TRY. WHAT I FOUND TO BE AN INTERESTING PROPOSITION TURNED OUT TO BE A DISHEARTENING MISADVENTURE. WHILE MR. GRISHAM HAS MOST DEFINITELY ADDRESSED THE MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY IN WHICH WE LIVE, HE HAS ALSO MADE SOME INTERESTING UNDERLYING POINTS, CHIEF OF WHICH, IS THE ESCAPISM THAT WE ALL WANT ON OCCASION, TO PURSUE A DREAM OF A DIFFERENT SORT.

I PERSONALLY WAS SADDENED THAT LUTHER'S DREAM DIDN'T GET REALIZED. I ALSO THOUGHT IT QUITE TRAGIC THAT HIS WIFE COULD NOT SEE THE STATE OF DESPERATION THAT HE WAS IN. I DIDN'T FIND MUCH HUMOR IN THIS BOOK. BUT, I DO APPRECIATE THE SELFLESSNESS THAT LUTHER DISPLAYED IN THE END.

I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER IF MR. GRISHAM HAS HIT THE NAIL PERFECTLY ON THE HEAD WITH ALL OF THE UNDERCURRING THEMES. IT JUST SADDENS ME THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK THIS BOOK HUMOROUS.