Christmas Countdown #11
Countdown to Christmas is back! If you’re new(ish) to my blog, Countdown to Christmas is a weekly feature where I recommend a different Christmas-y book each week to read this holiday season. This is the third year I’ve been doing this, and it’s now time to share my first pick for the 2018 holiday season!
To start things off, my first pick for 2018 is Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because come December 25 they’re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences – and isn’t half as easy as they’d imagined.
A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition.
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Christmas with the Kranks, which is the adaptation of Skipping Christmas, is one of my favorite Christmas movies. So, naturally, I had to read the book that inspired the film, and let me just say it was no different! This book is so fun, festive, and goofy. The writing style and short chapters makes this book a breeze to get through, which is perfect when you’re busy with holiday preparations and don’t have much free time. Skipping Christmas makes such a great holiday read!
Have you read Skipping Christmas or seen Christmas with the Kranks?
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I love a good Grisham every now and then! This sounds good! I might pick it up sometime!
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It was the first book I read by John Grisham but I enjoyed it! It made a great quick and festive read! 🙂
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That’s great. Grisham writes so many intricate law books but this looks a little different from his usual stuff
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Haha yes! Skipping Christmas is definitely way different than intricate law books!
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I’ve heard some really good things about this book! I might have to pick it up!
Love, Amie ❤
The Curvaceous Vegan
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It’s a perfect Christmas read!
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This is a lovely idea for a series! I haven’t read this book though, it sounds great!
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Thanks so much!! I would definitely recommend the book, or at least the movie, Christmas with the Kranks. It’s a favorite I have to watch every year!
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Oh I had no idea this was actually a book! I love Christmas with the Kranks, it’s one of my favourite festive films so I’ll have to try and find the book now too xxx
Tiffany x http://www.foodandotherloves.co.uk
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Oh yes! Christmas with the Kranks is so faithful to the book, too!!
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Love the idea of this!!🎄
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Thank you!! 😄🎄❤️
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I love this idea! I’ve never read a John Grisham but I’m a sucker for Christmas books!
Imogen’s Typewriter. ❤
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This was my first John Grisham book and it was so fun!
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