7Dec |
The Christmas List: A Novel
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- ISBN13: 9781439150009
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Dear Reader,When I was in seventh grade, my English teacher, Mrs. Johnson, gave our class the intriguing (if somewhat macabre) assignment of writing our own obituaries. Oddly, I don’t remember much of what I wrote about my life, but I do remember how I died: in first place on the final lap of the Daytona 500. At the time, I hadn’t considered writing as an occupation, a field with a remarkably low on-the-job casualty rate.What intrigues me most about Mrs. Johnson’s a… More >>
This book represents so much that is wrong with our society. When the main character has a revelation and wants to make good in his life, he looks only for external validation. He has destroyed countless lives, but can’t come up with people he wants to help. He needs his secretary to make the list. If you want to be better, be better. Don’t ask people to tell you you are better, or make your secretary tell you how to be better.
The main character has a totally unbelievable revelation because of a few negative postings on a web site. People have said far worse things to him throughout his life, but in this one unbelievable moment he is transformed from ruthless to loving. We all want to believe that people are essentially good and the worst of us can reform. This book, however, is a pile of manipulative drivel that I’m very glad I got from the library instead of buying.
Rating: 1 / 5
This isn’t nearly as good as The Christmas Box, but it’s heaps better than last year’s book, Grace. It’s one of his usual, sappy books, but it’s a good read with a happy ending. My only issue was with the wedding. The wedding was scheduled for Jan.1 and at Thanksgiving they didn’t have a venue for the reception. The invitations should have already been in the mail. That whole bit seemed a little unnecessary to the story. Otherwise, it was a very entertaining, if quick, read.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have never written a review before. Besides the Bible, this book should be a must read for every person before they complete their assignment here on earth. It has a real life changing message. In fact, I read the whole book in one afternoon.
Rating: 5 / 5
Bought this in the middle of night when I couldn’t sleep and read it in less than 3 hours. Heartwarming and touching story. Would be a great airplane book.
Rating: 4 / 5
this was one of the best books i’ve read in a long time. a book of redemption which we all could benefit from reading. its a modern day version of the ‘”Christmas Carol” and a must read for the Christmas Season. don’t miss it.
Rating: 5 / 5