Skipping Christmas (2001)

by John Grisham

Genre: Fiction

I always look forward to the holiday season, but there is always a wee tiny bit of stress involved.  Juggling family get-togethers, shopping lists, money flying out of the wallet… we’ve all been there!  So what would happen if we just decided to skip the whole thing: No presents, no decorations, no food, no cards, no spirit? 

You all may have seen the movie, “Christmas with the Kranks.”  It’s based on John Grisham’s hilarious novel, Skipping Christmas.  This book puts a satirical spin on the notion of skipping all the festivities that come with Christmas.

It’s short, so you can read it in a weekend on your couch, while you eat the fruitcake you got in the mail from Aunt Marge in front of your over-priced Christmas tree, by the light of the thousands of Christmas lights you have strung on your house that filter through your window.  Enjoy!