Pros: Sentimental, Easy to Read Cons: Costly at $19.95 suggested retail
Ingredients:
1 -- Child dealing with strep throat & flu symptoms
1 -- Mom – not sure if it is sympathy pains, or if she is also ill
1 -- Afternoon of cancelled parties and Christmas plans
1 -- Beanbag Chair
1 -- Barbie® Sleeping...
Pros: A quick 'read'. Very seasonal. Cons: A quick 'read'. Very seasonal. Poor character development.
The premise is promising. An analytical accountant--facing the absence of his only child and acutely aware of the true cost of celebrating Christmas--decides skipping Christmas and all the costs and the customary...uhh...customs might be a good idea....
Pros: A very entertaining, quick read that will get you in the spirit. Cons: A little pricey for such a quick read.
As a huge John Grisham fan I look forward to February each year knowing that his latest novel will be out. This year I got an end of the year surprise when I found Skipping Christmas.
Pros: Great story, easy to read, delightful Cons: Can't beleive John Grisham wrote it.
The Author
John Grisham has written some wonderful books, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, A Time To Kill and many more, all of them have been serious and had gripping story lines. With his latest book Skipping Christmas,...
Pros: easy read, great narration, fun story! Cons: characters are a bit much at times
Who can resist a book that is only 178 pages long, written by a famous author and entitled Skipping Christmas? I skipped buying this book at the bookstore, but managed to snag a copy at my local library. It was so good; I’m going to buy a copy of my...
Pros: Short, easy, mind candy Cons: Doubleday and Random House
John Grisham is a stimulating author, but his novels are not what I would call "light summer reads." Crack open any of his more mainstream books - like The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Rainmaker - all of which have been adapted to film (but,...
Pros: It's short Cons: Unbelievable plot and characters
Imagine being John Grisham: You’re popular and successful beyond most authors’ wildest dreams (except for J.K. Rowling). Your books are usually made into high-grossing movies starring the likes of Julia Roberts and Tom Cruise. Suddenly, you feel the...
Pros: quick, easy read; humorous; irreverant look at the Christmas season in America Cons: takes shots at accountants
Visiting relatives can be tedious at times, but can also open up opportunities. For example, in our pre-Christmas travels this year I was able to read the latest John Grisham offering, Skipping Christmas. It is a great book to read during the holiday...
Pros: Easy read. Short. Portrays real-life x-mas angst well. It's a great "break." Cons: Not many interesting twists/turns - stays @ same intensity for most of the book.
There's only so much TV one can take.
I cracked at the end of my month-long incubation and suddenly remembered a book my brother recommended to me, Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham. It was short and the cover was pretty so I decided...
Pros: Descriptive writing that allows you to "see" what's happening. Cons: Unattractive characters, people you either intensely dislike or could care less about.
This book by John Grisham was described to my wife and myself by her stepmother as "uproarious" and impossible to put down. After Christmas, armed with a gift card to Barnes and Noble, I noticed the book in the store, and, reminded of our conversation,...
Pros: Short, sometimes humorous book Cons: characters are dull, non descriptive language
This book reads about as exciting as a law book. Grisham fans will probably pick it up because he's the author. All of us other fools picked it up, because it's been on the New York Times top ten list for awhile.
Pros: Gives a humorous look at the holidays. Cons: Too short.
Skipping Christmas by John Grisham will surely make people who read it stop and think about all the hoopla and craziness that surround the holiday season.
The story starts the day after Thanksgiving with Luther and Nora Krank sending...
Pros: It was very entertaining and enlightening. Cons: It was out of the ordinary for John Grisham. Nothing really dramatic or exciting.
As I read each chapter of John Grisham’s Skipping Christmas, my mind focused on the thought of doing just that. If a person contemplates the hours of shopping through crowded malls and fighting the traffic nightmare…well, you get the idea. But with...
Pros: Easy read, understandable, like reading a movie. Hilarious. Cons: none
I was roaming my college library, when I came across this book. It was perfect, the size of the book is what really caught my attention. It was not until I actually opened the book to the front page and saw that the author of this book had written a ...
Luther and Nora Krank are fed up with the chaos of Christmas. The endless shopping lists, the frenzied dashes through the mall, the hassle of decorati...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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