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Prompt 25: A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
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By Ann · 67 posts · 992 views
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A good, quick-read before Christmas. Unfortunately, I saw the movie (Christmas with the Kranks) before reading the book, and either the book was revised after the movie was made or the movie absolutely mirrors the book. For me, this felt like a re-run, because this isn't a case where the book is better than the movie, it is exactly the same.
It is thought-provoking to consider being in this family's shoes. This year, I was missing my Christmas spirit because we are so oversaturated by Christmas a ...more
It is thought-provoking to consider being in this family's shoes. This year, I was missing my Christmas spirit because we are so oversaturated by Christmas a ...more
All I can say after reading this book is 'I wish I could skip Christmas.' When you actually think about it, we spend our money for things that we don't need, for gifts that other people probably don't like although they tell us the opposite when they unwrap them just because they're polite, for huge amounts of food that we're not going to eat, etc. And how can I not mention the Christmas dinners. You have to sit with relatives you see maybe once a year and who think that have the right to judge
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A humorous read... or a chilling portrait of the small-town mentality?
Mar 12, 2008
Jen Ifer's Inklings
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