6 member(s) found this review helpful.
not a mystery but cute story. light reading.

Lori J. (
lojo) wrote on 10/26/2007...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
How a couple in small town America deals with their daughter not being home for Christmas. This unexpectedly affects their friends and neighbors as well. Very similar to the movie but there are some significant differences.

Bonnie S. (
Bonnie) wrote on 10/22/2007...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
A quick, very funny read. Worth a place on your shelf for reading every season. This is NOT a tear-jerking tale that will warm your heart and make you weep, and it is not meant to be. I recommend it.

Jennifer R. (
Kittymama) wrote on 4/21/2006...
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Accountant Luther Krank is a Scrooge for the new millennium. He calculates that he and his wife, Nora, can take a Caribbean cruise during Christmas for much less money than they spent during the previous year's Christmas season. But Luther doesn't just want to take a vacation during Christmas; he wants to take a vacation from Christmas and skip it altogether. This means that the Kranks will not buy a Christmas tree or calendar, put up any decorations, send any Christmas cards, give any gifts, or attend or host any parties much to the chagrin of their hyperfestive neighbors. However, an unexpected phone call at the last minute leads to a change in plans. Hilarity ensues, but the poignant conclusion is unforgettable. Grisham astutely captures the way many people spend the holiday season, from fighting the crowds to commenting on their neighbors' Christmas trees.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
My parents have read every John Grisham book there is, even his latest two (thanks to the library). I knew this book was the basis for the movie "Christmas with the Kranks." It's an easy and fast read. Not as funny as I thought it would be considering the movie stars Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was a wonderful book. I read it during the week of Christmas and at times thought the characters had a wonderful idea. The characters are truly tested though. Will they really be able to skip Christmas? Would you be able to? I have to admit it's fun to think about :)
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was excellent! It was off he beaten path of Grishams usuals, but it was short and enjoyable - much better than the movie

Mary M. (
kiwimary) wrote on 9/18/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
more of a short story premise, one-dimensional stereotyped characters
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
John Grisham turns a satirical eye on the overblown ritual of the festive holiday season, and the result is Skipping Christmas, a modest but funny novel about the tyranny of December 25.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is one of the funniest books I have read. It has a serious side to the the funny parts make you laugh outloud. I'm ready for a re-read on this one.