Skipping Christmas

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Virginia Campbell, December 3, 2011 (view all comments by Virginia Campbell)
"Skipping Christmas", by John Grisham, is an entertaining holiday tale told in a sure, sly manner. This is the story of how Luther and Nora Krank decide to have a radically different holiday when their daughter leaves home to work for the Peace Corps in Peru. Members of a very close-knit community who enthusiastically partake in all things Christmas, the Kranks meet with much resistance to their getaway plan. They tough it out though, with Luther fighting the good fight and Nora going along for the ride. However, when their daughter Blair suddenly announces that she not only will be home for the holidays, but will bring along her new fiance', the Kranks have to ditch their dream cruise and go into overdrive. Somehow, they must recreate their whole traditional holiday celebrations in an insanely short amount of time. It takes a village to pull it all off, and as grudges give way and fences are mended, the spirit of the season is renewed. "Christmas with the Kranks", starring Tim Allen as Luther, and Jamie Lee Curtis as Nora, is the film version of "Skipping Christmas". I very much enjoyed both the book and the film. Tim Allen is a funny guy, and Jamie Lee Curtis has such great heart and appeal. The film stayed very true to the book, which made them both even more enjoyable.

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Dovile, December 23, 2009 (view all comments by Dovile)
This is a short novel about a married couple who decide that 'this year we don't do Christmas'. And of course, their friends, neighbors and strangers have diffuculties accepting that.

The book's idea is interesting, but its accomplishement leaves one wishing for better. The novel can be read in a single evening, and sometimes it feels like it was written in a single evening. The characters are little fleshed out, the plot could have used a bit more humor, and this book will not leave you wishing for more. Its just a simple story which I'd recommend for an evening sometime before Christmas.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385505833

Author:

Grisham, John

Publisher:

Doubleday

Location:

New York, N.Y.

Subject:

General

Subject:

Christmas stories

Subject:

General Fiction

Copyright:

2001

Edition Number:

1st

Publication Date:

November 6, 2001

Binding:

Hardback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

192

Dimensions:

7.85x5.40x.77 in. .59 lbs.