Skipping Christmas

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Summary: Awesome
Review: John Grisham does a fantastic job in describing the role of Christmas in a consumist middle high class America. As a couple whose daughter has just left them to live for a year in Peru as a missionaire chooses to skip christmas and instead go for a 10 day cruise on the caribe, the world around them seems to pull them towards the tradition. Despite the high expenses, the long lines, traffic and exhausting preparations required for the Christmas dinner, their whole world seems engulfed by the Christmas euphria, and their attempts of scape become far more complicated than they first thought. An absolutely enjoyable reading, this is one of those books you soar through anxious to know how it ends without missing a single detail.

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Summary: Hilarious!!
Review: The story is about the not so classic idea of skipping the Christmas season chaos. How many of us have thought of doing something different in Christmas? Well, the character does it and encounters himself with a funny situation after another.
This book portrays the battle of doing what you want when you want and how far society will let you go to accomplish it.
It's a great and entertaining read that I recommend to all of you who want to have a good laugh and dare to do something different with your holidays. Enjoy!!

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Summary: Anna's Favorite Christmas Book
Review: Skipping Christmas is a funny and short book about Nora and Luther, an older couple. When their daughter goes off to South America with the Peace Corps, Luther wonders how much money they spend on Christmas. He crunchers numbers for days and finally comes up with a huge amount. He decides that this year, they will skip all the Christmas festivities and go on a cruise instead. Luther believes this is a full proof plan because it will only be himself and Nora home for Christmas, and the will miss all the crowds, stress, and putting up the dreaded Frosty on the top of the roof. He picks a wonderful cruise that sounds like paridase. He and Nora go to the tanning salon and both get nice tans in the middle of the winter. Will their plan work? Read the book to find out! I know you will love it!

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Summary: Santa's Favorite Book!
Review: If you want to read a book that will keep you laughing, read Skipping Christmas. John Grisham did an amazing job of taking an average tale of Christmas chaos, adding a couple of hysterical characters, and creating a masterpeice enjoyed by all ages. When Luther Krank's daughter decides to join the Peace Corps, he decidies to take advantage of the time and convinces his wife to take a cruise with him. Sounds good...right? Well here's the catch. The ship departs on December 25. So, Luther decides to blow off the holiday all together. But, Luther soon realizes that skipping Christmas is a lot harder than it sounds.

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Summary: Skye's Rippin Review
Review: Skipping Christmas is a good book because of several reasons. First of all, this book is so different from all the books I have ever read. A family of three is the main focus in the book, but the daughter is not mentioned as much as the parents because she decides to take a trip that goes over Christmas. So, the husband and wife decide to simply "skip" Christmas. Basically, a riot breaks out in the neighborhood when the neighbors find out that the plane tickets are even bought already. I can only compare this book to other Christmas books because they both focus upon Christmas. But really, there is not a book that I can think of to compare to Skipping Christmas. This book is one of the best I have ever read. Also, at the end there is a twist that I don't want to ruin for anyone. I think that this book is directed towards anyone who is willing to read it. It is kind of hard to describe what kind of book this is, or what category it would be placed in. Skipping Christmas is extremely good and you should definately read it!

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Summary: Christmas relief
Review: A quick read, well written, and enormously funny. If you're a middle age suburbia rat racer, this little book will make you laugh out loud. I gave several copies of this book for Christmas presents especially to those who aren't avid readers. A delightful book for young and old.

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Summary: A Departure
Review: No lawyers, no murders, no theft, no drama. Well, some drama...brought on by our protagonist, Luther. This is a fun, sweet, quirky read that somehow had me rooting for Luther and his plan to skip Christmas altogether, even though he came off sometimes as a jerk; quite the accomplishment for the writer. I have always liked Grisham's work, and this is a completely different sound for him. All poor Luther wants to do is avoid the trappings of the holiday. But in the classic "no man is an island" sense...it won't be easy for him to explain his sudden departure from the holiday to his friends and neighbors. The twist at the end was the clincher for me...and made me decide that this little read was a delight. Don't wait until Christmas to check it out.

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Summary: The Ultimate Christmas Stress-Reducer
Review: Sometimes a person just needs to have some fun. And this book is fun. For the past two years, my friends, family and I have gotten away from the hub-bub associated with the Thanksgiving through Christmas period by reading SKIPPING CHRISTMAS. The book was predictable and silly, which made it fun to read. It's a little book that "reads" quickly. Grisham is a master with word pictures. A group of neighbors protesting in front of the house of the one rebel who won't decorate his home like the others? FREE FROSTY! HA!! When the annoying little boy next door asked Luther why he was brown (tanning lamp), I laughed out loud. In fact, the entire book was full of chuckles, giggles, and laughing out loud! A no-brainer, un-serious book that you read just for the fun of it.

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Summary: Grinch is Back on Hemlock Street....but will he stay?
Review: A very quick read and delightful story. Grisholm writes and entertaining story of a family that decides to forego Christmas and take a Cruise instead. You can imagine what scenerio's come to fruition throughout this funny short story.

A cute ending that will instill the spirit of Christmas lasts forever. I recommend.

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Summary: Hilarious and Upbeat
Review: Skipping Christmas was a fast moving and VERY(I can agree with that)kind of book.It tells how "off" everyone goes at Christmas,and how exasperating it can be in a humorous and truthful way.From spending to much for no reason to stepping in sloshy snow up to your knees!