Luther and Nora Krank are fed up with the chaos of Christmas. The endless shopping lists, the frenzied dashes through the mall, the hassle of decorating the tree... where has all the joy gone? This year, celebrating seems like too much effort. With their only child off in Peru, they decide that just this once, they'll skip the holidays. They spend their Christmas budget on a Caribbean cruise set to sail on December 25, and happily settle in for a restful holiday season free of rooftop snowmen and festive parties.
But the Kranks soon learn that their vacation from Christmas isn't much of a vacation at all, and that skipping the holidays has consequences they didn't bargain for...
A modern Christmas classic, Skipping Christmas is a charming and hilarious look at the mayhem and madness that have become ingrained in our holiday tradition. Luther and Nora Krank are fed up with the chaos of Christmas. The endless shopping lists, the frenzied dashes through the mall, the hassle of decorating the tree... where has all the joy gone? This year, celebrating seems like too much effort. With their only child off in Peru, they decide that just this once, they'll skip the holidays. They spend their Christmas budget on a Caribbean cruise set to sail on December 25, and happily settle in for a restful holiday season free of rooftop snowmen and festive parties. But the Kranks soon learn that their vacation from Christmas isn't much of a vacation at all, and that skipping the holidays has consequences they didn't bargain for... A modern Christmas classic, Skipping Christmas is a charming and hilarious look at the mayhem and madness that have become ingrained in our holiday tradition.
0 有用 苏和比天空还远 2023-08-13 19:09:56 云南
后半部分真的很funny
0 有用 枯藤昏鸦 2009-04-10 16:09:33
练英语,练英语而已
0 有用 知以求趣 2013-01-15 11:59:52
浓浓的人情味
0 有用 低端友邻牛百叶 2021-05-27 14:04:36
拖沓,不好。挺失望的。
0 有用 豆友k-rzs_aYO0 2022-10-01 20:05:25 江苏
Grisham的非律政小说也写得这么好!
0 有用 苏和比天空还远 2023-08-13 19:09:56 云南
后半部分真的很funny
0 有用 豆友k-rzs_aYO0 2022-10-01 20:05:25 江苏
Grisham的非律政小说也写得这么好!
0 有用 低端友邻牛百叶 2021-05-27 14:04:36
拖沓,不好。挺失望的。
1 有用 sally 2017-06-22 22:37:19
笔墨轻松,适合英语学习和趣味阅读。会想象自己能不能不过年出去玩,答案是无论如何也做不到,中国人文化里就不允许抛下亲人出去自己浪。。现在也有挺多年轻人是酱紫的,挺佩服的。当然前提是你得有钱。。。 刷完了,平均一页好像一个生词。。不得不说,结局一点都不意外,我期待的是他们旅游了。。
0 有用 知以求趣 2013-01-15 11:59:52
浓浓的人情味