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Tindrende hvide snedriver, de fineste gaver, kulørte små juletræskæder, der glitrer i de faldende fnug. En snestorm juleaften forvandler en lille by til en romantisk kulisse af den slags, man ellers kun ser i film. Eller - i hvert fald på en måde. For en kold og våd gåtur fra et strandet tog midt ude i ingenting ender normalt ikke i et karruselsvimlende kys fra en charmere
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Paperback, 364 pages
Published
November 20th 2014
by Politikens forlag
(first published October 2nd 2008)
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It started off strong and got progressively weaker. Maureen Johnson was fun, John Green all right and Lauren Myracle dismal.
Maureen Johnson's story was super quirky and giggly and slightly ridiculous (in a good way). I liked Jubilee a lot, crazy as she was, and was amused to see a lot of my mother in Stuart's. It was just cheery, fun Christmas fluff.
John Green's kind of drove me nuts. I wanted to like it more, but I guess I am not that adventurous, because I kept thinking that the characters wer ...more
Maureen Johnson's story was super quirky and giggly and slightly ridiculous (in a good way). I liked Jubilee a lot, crazy as she was, and was amused to see a lot of my mother in Stuart's. It was just cheery, fun Christmas fluff.
John Green's kind of drove me nuts. I wanted to like it more, but I guess I am not that adventurous, because I kept thinking that the characters wer ...more
Read during my holiday 24-hour readathon, #readathonbyzoe! Watch the vlog here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcLPp...
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I've been meaning to read this for FOREVER and I'm glad I finally did. It's the depths of winter here in Canada so the snowy theme came at the perfect time. While I enjoyed it and found the stories generally exciting enough to keep reading, I didn't fall in love with any characters, any settings, any stories. Here's my review of it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/4375745!
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Dec 14, 2018
Mary S. R.
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
anyone seeking a cute holiday break
(3.5 ★’s) Cute snowy disasters and teenage romance :)
Sometimes, snow can be a real pain. A naughty kid causing quite chaos wherever she deems to grace. Ask the occupants of Gracetown—they can tell you all about it; because this year, it’s snowing like it hadn’t in half a century! Buried beneath multiple feet of snow, their cars stuck, trains s ...more
“I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending.”
Sometimes, snow can be a real pain. A naughty kid causing quite chaos wherever she deems to grace. Ask the occupants of Gracetown—they can tell you all about it; because this year, it’s snowing like it hadn’t in half a century! Buried beneath multiple feet of snow, their cars stuck, trains s ...more
Dec 30, 2016
prag ♻
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
somebody who wishes to die a horrible, painful death
Recommended to prag ♻ by:
my inner john green fangirl
Here's five reasons why Let it Snow is sentenced to a one star rating.
But first, it must be acknowledged that I did not suffer this re-read alone but was assisted by the traitor,
Offence #1: Self deprecating main character
I'm not saying everybody has to be confident and perfect all the time. No, I'm saying a well written character should have a personality that extends further than feeling sorry for your name all the time. The first story starts with about three paragraphs of rambling ab ...more
But first, it must be acknowledged that I did not suffer this re-read alone but was assisted by the traitor,
Offence #1: Self deprecating main character
I'm not saying everybody has to be confident and perfect all the time. No, I'm saying a well written character should have a personality that extends further than feeling sorry for your name all the time. The first story starts with about three paragraphs of rambling ab ...more
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Nov 22, 2015
Carol [Goodreads Addict]
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Recommended to Carol [Goodreads Addict] by:
Branwen Sedai *of the Brown Ajah*
Let it Snow is an anthology of three short stories, all tied together by a thread, written by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle. This book was a gift from a dear friend.
The Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson
It’s Christmas Eve and Jubilee Dougal can’t wait to attend the Christmas Party at her boyfriend, Noah’s house. Her perfect boyfriend, her busy boyfriend. There are certain concessions one must make to date the perfect guy, right? She should just be happy to be his girlfriend. Bu ...more
The Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson
It’s Christmas Eve and Jubilee Dougal can’t wait to attend the Christmas Party at her boyfriend, Noah’s house. Her perfect boyfriend, her busy boyfriend. There are certain concessions one must make to date the perfect guy, right? She should just be happy to be his girlfriend. Bu ...more
Well that was stinkin' adorable
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This is the perfect book to curl up with when it’s cold and snowing outside. It is one of those reads that just makes you want to snuggle up on your couch, a hot cocoa or tea in hand and enjoy the winterly atmosphere. In fact, the only thing missing for my perfect reading experience was the fireplace ;).
I don’t want to give too much away about the stories themselves because I think it is best to go into this book unprepared and let yourself be surprised. I liked all three stories, but The Jubile ...more
I don’t want to give too much away about the stories themselves because I think it is best to go into this book unprepared and let yourself be surprised. I liked all three stories, but The Jubile ...more
Sigh. Half of me wants to scream WORST BOOK EVER. UGH. BLEHH. MNEHH. AAARGHHH MY BRAIN IS BLEEDING. The other half is thinking: John Green, you absolute motherfucking genius. You managed to salvage this utter arse-crap. Well. Fucking. Done.
As much as I hate chick-lit [and this is beyond chick-lit. it's like 300 pages of mushy, smoochy, splodge of chick-lit paradise], I read this because...oh fuck it, it's Xmas. I could barely get through the first of the 3 stories. It killed my brain cells, I sw ...more
As much as I hate chick-lit [and this is beyond chick-lit. it's like 300 pages of mushy, smoochy, splodge of chick-lit paradise], I read this because...oh fuck it, it's Xmas. I could barely get through the first of the 3 stories. It killed my brain cells, I sw ...more
“I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners.”
It was a lot of fun! Liked the character development. I just expected a little more, but I still enjoyed this.
It was a lot of fun! Liked the character development. I just expected a little more, but I still enjoyed this.
Dec 30, 2016
♛ may
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
meh,
in-the-trash-you-go,
buddy-read,
bye,
clichéd-to-death,
yam-brs,
300-pgs,
contemporary,
n-o-p-e
OUR LAST Buddy Read (5/5) for 2016 and my very first reread with, Praya ♡♡♡
Aaaaaaand, this is my 230th book of the year!!!
I’ve finally reached my
See you in 2017!!! ♡♡♡♡
I’ve always been extremely hesitant to reread books for one very obvious reason; right now, all my fears and worries have come true.
A book that I once thought was adorable, c ...more
I’ll admit that I’m a big John Green fan, even though it’s not really cool to be anymore. I read this back in my late teens for the first time and even though it’s definitely a solid three-star book, it’s fun and easy enough that it’s worth a seasonal reread in my opinion.
The general consensus, one I agree with, is that the first story by Maureen Johnson is the strongest in the book. I think it has the strangest main character in Jubilee, and the plot is really fun. There’s a sweet little winte ...more
The general consensus, one I agree with, is that the first story by Maureen Johnson is the strongest in the book. I think it has the strangest main character in Jubilee, and the plot is really fun. There’s a sweet little winte ...more
If sweet and adorable got together and had a baby around Christmastime, it would be this book. I cheated on another holiday themed short story collection to read this one. No regrets. The three not-so-short stories in this book are loosely interconnected. In the first one, Jubilee is shocked to learn that her parents have been arrested in a black friday type shopping riot and that she's being shipped off to her grandparents' for Christmas. Her train gets stuck in a snow storm on route, and so sh
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I have been able to avoid this ever since it was released because I just knew in my heart of hearts it wasn’t going to be for me. But then I saw the flippin’ Netflix commercial and I’m totally that bitch who has to read the book before she watches the movie so I went ahead and put it on hold in hopes that I could view the film during my Christmas vacay. I don’t really know anything about ...more
(^^^^You had to know I was going to go there)
I have been able to avoid this ever since it was released because I just knew in my heart of hearts it wasn’t going to be for me. But then I saw the flippin’ Netflix commercial and I’m totally that bitch who has to read the book before she watches the movie so I went ahead and put it on hold in hopes that I could view the film during my Christmas vacay. I don’t really know anything about ...more
This is so super cute!!!
I love all of the stories and it's great how they all come together in the end!! Such a perfect Christmas book :D ...more
I love all of the stories and it's great how they all come together in the end!! Such a perfect Christmas book :D ...more
Dec 20, 2020
Lauren Lanz
rated it
liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
3-stars,
young-adult
December this year in Canada has been mainly "let's give you negative-twenty degree weather, except no snow to show for it", and frankly I miss the blizzards during holidays. Let it Snow was a nice escape to some winter romance, and has me hoping there'll be more snow before Christmas.
Three short stories written by three different authors; I had a feeling some would be better than others. Sadly the stories were in my opinion ordered from best to worst, which had my interest dwindling slightly by ...more
Three short stories written by three different authors; I had a feeling some would be better than others. Sadly the stories were in my opinion ordered from best to worst, which had my interest dwindling slightly by ...more
Pretty much what you'd expect. Light, fun, festive. Had the feel of an ABC Family made-for-tv holiday special (which I love!), but funnier. And quirkier. Because John Green and Maureen Johnson are funny and quirky and their styles and characters fit together so naturally. While I like Myracle just fine, she feels like the third wheel in this collection of interconnected stories and leaving her to pen the final story and tie everything together was Let It Snow's major flaw. It was nice to see all
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3.5 stars.
Let It Snow is a trio of somewhat-interconnected short stories about the highs and lows of love against the backdrop of a massive snowstorm.
In Maureen Johnson’s "The Jubilee Express," a girl’s holiday plans are derailed again and again. First, her parents are thrown in jail unexpectedly, then her train to Florida gets stuck in the copious snow, and she escapes the chaos of the train by heading to a Waffle House for refuge, where she meets a young man with his own troubles. But as i ...more
Let It Snow is a trio of somewhat-interconnected short stories about the highs and lows of love against the backdrop of a massive snowstorm.
In Maureen Johnson’s "The Jubilee Express," a girl’s holiday plans are derailed again and again. First, her parents are thrown in jail unexpectedly, then her train to Florida gets stuck in the copious snow, and she escapes the chaos of the train by heading to a Waffle House for refuge, where she meets a young man with his own troubles. But as i ...more
(ca. 2009/03/23:) Three snowy stories by different authors melted into a satisfying whole. Yes, I think, I like it! I have finished the first story "Jubilee Line" by Maureen Johnson (great style, by the way. Funny, a little crazy, a little romantic.) and started the second one, "Cheertastic Christmas Miracle" by John Green. After a few pages I thought: "Wait, another Waffle House in the middle of nowhere? These guys know a heartbroken boy named Stuart Weintraub? Ha, this is the protagonist from
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Three of today's top YA authors have written intertwining novellas set on Christmas in a small town in North Carolina. A Waffle House figures big, and so does Starbucks, a train, a blizzard, and a teacup pig. I can't say any more without ruining things, but this book is a Christmas gift in itself: funny and well-written, not to mention romantic, all three are equally strong!
Reread, Christmas 2012: Love this book every time! I think The Jubilee Express might be my favorite, by a narrow margin.
Rer ...more
Reread, Christmas 2012: Love this book every time! I think The Jubilee Express might be my favorite, by a narrow margin.
Rer ...more
Very cute. The first story was definitely my favourite!
This book, even though it is categorized as one book (singular) it should really be categorized as three books (plural) because although the stories within the book are interrelated, the writing-style and general plot of each story is unique and each could stand on its own. It only seems fitting to write three mini-reviews.
Note: the review may get rather long and unwieldy. I apologize in advance.
Section 1:
The Jubilee Express
3.7 stars
Just a little taste of chapter one beforehand…
..my name is Jub ...more
Note: the review may get rather long and unwieldy. I apologize in advance.
Section 1:
The Jubilee Express
3.7 stars
Just a little taste of chapter one beforehand…
..my name is Jub ...more
4th re-read December 12, 2019: 2 stars
well this didn't age well
3rd re-read December 24, 2015: 4 stars
This will always be one of my all-time favorites, because I just love going back to these three short stories and seeing as all of them develop and then they wrap up in the end. I think this is one of my favorite endings from all of the books I've read since I was somewhat expecting all of the characters to meet at some point in the book towards the end, but never in my wildest dreams did I think ...more
well this didn't age well
3rd re-read December 24, 2015: 4 stars
This will always be one of my all-time favorites, because I just love going back to these three short stories and seeing as all of them develop and then they wrap up in the end. I think this is one of my favorite endings from all of the books I've read since I was somewhat expecting all of the characters to meet at some point in the book towards the end, but never in my wildest dreams did I think ...more
Dec 22, 2014
Andie
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary,
young-adult
To be fair, these three stories should be rated separately.
The Jubilee Express 4.5 ⭐️'s - A fun and quirky read with very like able characters.
A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle 4 ⭐️'s - I expected to like John Green's story the best because well, he's John Green! I loved how adventurous this story was but it came off a little forced and the characters annoying at times.
The Patron Saint of Pigs 2 ⭐️'s - I found myself mostly skimming through this one because the main character was whiny and self ...more
The Jubilee Express 4.5 ⭐️'s - A fun and quirky read with very like able characters.
A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle 4 ⭐️'s - I expected to like John Green's story the best because well, he's John Green! I loved how adventurous this story was but it came off a little forced and the characters annoying at times.
The Patron Saint of Pigs 2 ⭐️'s - I found myself mostly skimming through this one because the main character was whiny and self ...more
1) Too much girl hate. 2) Writing was decent but nothing special. 3) I guess this book was so over hyped that I went in with too high of expectations because none of the short stories were as good as I thought they were going to be.
This book was absolutely perfect!
Honestly, one of my favourite books ever, even if it is a Christmas book!
I loved every single story SO much:
The Jubilee express by Maureen Johnson: 5 stars
A Cheertastic Christmas miracle by John Green: 4 stars
The patron saint of pigs by Lauren Myracle: 5 stars
Just pick up this book if you haven't already, it was amazing! I also absolutely loved how all the stories intertwined together at the end, it was so well done!
It made me smile so many times and would be ...more
Honestly, one of my favourite books ever, even if it is a Christmas book!
I loved every single story SO much:
The Jubilee express by Maureen Johnson: 5 stars
A Cheertastic Christmas miracle by John Green: 4 stars
The patron saint of pigs by Lauren Myracle: 5 stars
Just pick up this book if you haven't already, it was amazing! I also absolutely loved how all the stories intertwined together at the end, it was so well done!
It made me smile so many times and would be ...more
Dec 22, 2016
Kaylin (The Re-Read Queen)
rated it
it was ok
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
short-stories,
finished-but-wish-i-hadn-t
2 Stars
Overview:
I read this because of John Green. Not even gonna lie.
I was hoping for three, fluffy holiday stories—like the summary promises. Instead this was just three choppy stories.
Pros:
It was cute, like it promised.
I think the main reason I’m giving this two stars is because, in a weird way, the writing wasn’t bad. It was quirky and humorous in all three stories, and I could easily see how all three authors wrote longer, more enjoyable fiction.
Cons:
No one had time to devlop. It fel ...more
Overview:
I read this because of John Green. Not even gonna lie.
I was hoping for three, fluffy holiday stories—like the summary promises. Instead this was just three choppy stories.
Pros:
It was cute, like it promised.
I think the main reason I’m giving this two stars is because, in a weird way, the writing wasn’t bad. It was quirky and humorous in all three stories, and I could easily see how all three authors wrote longer, more enjoyable fiction.
Cons:
No one had time to devlop. It fel ...more
The amount of stereotypical bullshit in this book was astronomical.
In the first story, The Jubilee Express, a girl named Jubilee is making her way to her grandparents house via train because her parents got arrested for being a part of a riot. Now this train, because of the abundance of snow, gets stuck in a town called Gracetown and will apparently take a lot of time to start again. So Jubilee goes to a café called Waffle House, where basically everyone from the train is going. A group of chee ...more
In the first story, The Jubilee Express, a girl named Jubilee is making her way to her grandparents house via train because her parents got arrested for being a part of a riot. Now this train, because of the abundance of snow, gets stuck in a town called Gracetown and will apparently take a lot of time to start again. So Jubilee goes to a café called Waffle House, where basically everyone from the train is going. A group of chee ...more
2nd read: December 2019
This short story collection starts off so good, but goes very, very downhill from there. Like falling down a steep hill covered in snow in an old car called Carla downhill.
Maureen Johnson's story is just the right combination of cheesy, ridiculous and instalove with Christmas spirit, humour and not taking itself too seriously.
5 stars
I started to reread John Green's story, but I think I have just accepted the fact that while he is amazing on crash course and I owe hi ...more
This short story collection starts off so good, but goes very, very downhill from there. Like falling down a steep hill covered in snow in an old car called Carla downhill.
Maureen Johnson's story is just the right combination of cheesy, ridiculous and instalove with Christmas spirit, humour and not taking itself too seriously.
5 stars
I started to reread John Green's story, but I think I have just accepted the fact that while he is amazing on crash course and I owe hi ...more
3.75 stars.
I'm so busy at the moment that I don't have time to write a proper review.
But I really enjoyed it. It was a light read filled with Christmas-y feels and love. Perfect for the holidays if you ask me, when everyone's so busy they don't have time to actually read.;)
*Review to come!*
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Okay, let's start by saying that I am that person who starts listening to Christmas music in November. As December approaches, I ...more
I'm so busy at the moment that I don't have time to write a proper review.
But I really enjoyed it. It was a light read filled with Christmas-y feels and love. Perfect for the holidays if you ask me, when everyone's so busy they don't have time to actually read.;)
*Review to come!*
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Okay, let's start by saying that I am that person who starts listening to Christmas music in November. As December approaches, I ...more
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John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New ...more
John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New ...more
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