Skipping Christmas: A Novel (original 2001; edition 2010)

by John Grisham

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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from John Grisham's The Confession. 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 decorating the tree... where has all the joy gone? This year, celebrating seems like too much effort. With their only child off in Peru, they decide that just this once, they'll skip the holidays. They spend their Christmas budget on a Caribbean cruise set to sail on December 25, and happily settle in for a restful holiday season free of rooftop snowmen and festive parties. But the Kranks soon learn that their vacation from Christmas isn't much of a vacation at all, and that skipping the holidays has consequences they didn't bargain for... A modern Christmas classic, Skipping Christmas is a charming and hilarious look at the mayhem and madness that have become ingrained in our holiday tradition. .… (more)

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Title:	Skipping Christmas: A Novel
Authors:	John Grisham
Info:	Bantam (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 208 pages
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While not a great Grisham by any means, it was better than the crappy movie version by a mile, and I did get some good laugh-out-loud moments late in the book. (

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Abcdarian | May 18, 2024 |

Funny little story about skipping Christmas and then suddenly having to have a huge party anyway. (

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hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |

First half of the story was great. 2nd half took the easy way out - too predictable (lots of lies, lots of wasted money, etc.) and ultimately unsatisfying. After such a great build-up, I was very disappointed. Grisham should go back to what he's good at - legal adventures. (

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donwon | Jan 22, 2024 |

This is one of the few books where I'd say that the movie was better. (

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karenhmoore | Jan 1, 2024 |

Fun little Christmas story. Luther is such a great character. He's so funny, and yet somehow relatable. (

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Christmas with the Kranks [2004 film] by Joe Roth

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The gate was packed with weary travelers, most of them standing and huddled along the walls because the meager allotment of plastic chairs had long since been taken.

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Fiction. Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from John Grisham's The Confession.

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 decorating the tree... where has all the joy gone? This year, celebrating seems like too much effort. With their only child off in Peru, they decide that just this once, they'll skip the holidays. They spend their Christmas budget on a Caribbean cruise set to sail on December 25, and happily settle in for a restful holiday season free of rooftop snowmen and festive parties.

But the Kranks soon learn that their vacation from Christmas isn't much of a vacation at all, and that skipping the holidays has consequences they didn't bargain for...

A modern Christmas classic, Skipping Christmas is a charming and hilarious look at the mayhem and madness that have become ingrained in our holiday tradition.

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