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Skipping Christmas

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Skipping Christmas

Written by: John Grisham
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this classic tale for modern times, beloved storyteller John Grisham offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.

The inspiration for the film Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, 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 Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty, 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. Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Winter Christmas Witty Funny

What the critics say

“Grisham may well be the best American storyteller writing today.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“Grisham is an absolute master.”—The Washington Post

“Never let it be said this man doesn’t know how to spin a good yarn.”—Entertainment Weekly
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I listened to this story after reading it many years ago, and while the heart of the story is great and there are some entertaining parts, unfortunately a lot of moments in the story haven't aged well. There are quite a few culturally insensitive remarks and comments that verge on being racist, and some politically incorrect moments that really took away from the overall story. I think I'll be enjoying the Christmas with the Kranks movie from now on, rather than revisiting the original novella.

Nice but hasn't aged well.

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I watched the movie version of the book a few years ago and thought it was rather corny. But listening to the book and the narration by Dennis Boutsikaris it was indeed very enjoyable.

Better than the Movie!

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I have listened to this book countless times. Just my go to when I want to relax and have something in the background. I use to read the book constantly, now I just listen.

My Favourite

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I really did not enjoy this book. I could not finish it. This simply was not for me.

could not finish

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The main characters were quite unlikable, which I understand was for comedic/satiric reasons, but I also found there to be some pretty offensive racism and misogyny casually reoccurring in this book, as a warning. Overall, I did not enjoy.

Just overall unpleasant

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