Let It Snow

by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

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Full book vs. movie review on my blog!

My expectations for the film were rather low. I was fully prepared for a super cheesy Christmas flick but it actually turned out to be rather decent!
Don't get me wrong, you get your share of typical Christmas stuff but it's not over the top. The casting was pretty good, we get for example Kiernan Shipka (aka Sabrina Spellman from Chilling Adventures). For some reason, Joan Cusack is also in this flick, playing a lady cover in aluminum foil. (What's up with that?!)
The thing I liked most, however, was the soundtrack. Although there are some inevitable Christmas songs thrown in the mix, we also get The Clash and The Rolling Stones. Maybe I am the last person on the planet who didn't know this song, but The Whole of the Moon by The Waterboys is now on all of my playlists since hearing it on Let It Snow.

So, let's move on to the novel. *Sigh*
Where do I begin? Although I was curious about the book, I immediately had second thoughts when I saw that John Green was one of the authors.
You see, just like the film, the book consists of three different stories that are only very marginally related. Each story is written by a different author.
John Green's story was the second one but I need to get my thoughts on that out of the way. I read several of his works in the past and the more books of him I read the less I liked him (and the more I began to feel like has a problem with women). Maybe I am simply past the age where I would find his stuff cute or funny.
You see, this story confirmed my previous thoughts. He writes about the Duke who is a girl but acts like a boy in almost every regard which according to the teen boy who is the main character in the story is what makes her desirable. Girls are weird and irritating, stupid and not real persons so basically, the only women who are ok are the ones who are like men just in nicer packaging. Maybe I'm exaggerating here a little bit but that's simply what it felt like while reading. Couldn't stop rolling my eyes.
Back to the first story. This one is about a girl named Jubilee who spends a good portion of the time complaining that her name sounds like one for a stripper. Complaining generally seems like her main hobby. She's annoying and most likely her boyfriend is about to ditch her. I know we are supposed to feel sorry for her but, honestly, I'd dump her too.
Finally, we get a story about a self-absorbed bitch who is constantly whining and never thinks about anything other than herself.
The only thing I liked about this story is that it features a teacup piglet.