Skipping Christmas by John Grisham

Skipping Christmas

by John Grisham

The bestselling novel behind the iconic movie Christmas with the Kranks

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes and no unwanted presents.

That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll kip the holiday altogether.

Theirs will be the only house on the street without decorations, a Christmas Eve bash or even a tree. Because come December 25th, 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 . . .

Reviewed by ibeforem on

3 of 5 stars

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I picked this up as a quick, Christmas-related read, mostly because it was so short I knew I could knock it out in a few hours. If you take it for what it’s meant to be, a mildly funny Christmas story about giving, then it’s a good little read. I was a little annoyed by everyone’s exaggerated reaction to the Kranks deciding to go on vacation for Christmas, but the end turns out okay. Still not a fan of Grisham, though.

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