false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175695161m/546269.jpg 5357 41 John Grisham turns a satirical eye on the overblown ritual of the festive holiday season, and the result is <I>Skipping Christmas</I>, a modest but funny novel about the tyranny of December 25. Grisham's story revolves around a typical middle-aged American couple, Luther and Nora Krank. On the first Sunday after Thanksgiving they wave their daughter Blair off to Peru to work for the Peace Corps, and they suddenly realize that "for the first time in her young and sheltered life Blair would spend Christmas away from home."<p> Luther Krank sees his daughter's Christmas absence as an opportunity. He estimates that "a year earlier, the Luther Krank family had spent $6,100 on Christmas," and have "precious little to show for it." So he makes an executive decision, telling his wife, friends, and neighbors that "we won't do Christmas." Instead, Luther books a 10-day Caribbean cruise. But things start to turn nasty when horrified neighbors get wind of the Krank's subversive scheme and besiege the couple with questions about their decision.<p> Grisham builds up a funny but increasingly terrifying picture of how this tight-knit community turns on the Kranks, who find themselves under increasing pressure to conform. As the tension mounts, readers may wonder whether they will manage to board their plane on Christmas day. <I>Skipping Christmas</I> is Grisham-lite, with none of the serious action or drama of his legal thrillers, but a funny poke at the craziness of Christmas. <I>--Jerry Brotton, Amazon.co.uk</I> 1588709 2001 Skipping Christmas total:9300|5:1573|4:2563|3:3234|2:1433|1:497| 9300 31182 11054 922 1 3 false false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 08:14:33 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 08:25:04 -0800 2008
The book portrays the over-the-top commercialism that many people live every day, but even more so at Christmas time. A couple tries to skip Christmas and spend the money on a cruise instead. They ar...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 05:40:43 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 11:13:29 -0800 2008 The two main characte...more...]]> 1 2 false false Mon Dec 29 18:42:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 18:51:31 -0800 2008
First half had great potential in the Krunks fighting a losing battle against forced ga...more...]]> 1 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 09 17:47:49 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 17:47:49 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Thu Dec 06 11:16:43 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 06 11:21:16 -0800 2007 I was actually thinking it wasn't such a bad idea. All the money spent on intangible things or things that are forgotten weeks later. Christmas has gotten way out of hand when we spend so much money on food that goes to "waist", gifts that probably aren't what...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 16:58:25 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:24:40 -0700 2009 The Firm, A Time To Kill, etc), but he does have a few of the simplier titles as well. I own every book he's written, except for this one and The Appeal. Shockingly, I've never even READ Ski...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 13:10:10 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:10:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 07:16:11 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 09:53:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 11:42:28 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:18:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 08:52:12 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 08:17:35 -0800 2008
Luther and Nora Krank's only daughter has gone abroad, and Christmas just wont be the same. ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Nov 13 12:27:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 12:50:27 -0800 2009 Skipping Christmas is an entertaining little flapdoodle with a nice message for the Christmas season. The title refers to a decision Luther...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed May 13 07:34:47 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 07:44:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 17 00:42:04 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:42:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:30:21 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 13:33:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:01:49 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 10:07:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jul 24 15:04:47 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 13:19:58 -0800 2008 1 2 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:39:48 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:47:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jan 04 11:40:45 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:42:02 -0800 2009
It's downright silly, and of course, totally unbelievable, but an entertaining look at one family's attempt to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 11:54:17 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 12:10:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 3 false false Sat Dec 06 19:52:35 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 07:03:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=546269