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Title: What a disappointment!
Review: I know that John Grisham is a very thoughtful writer, and I have enjoyed reading all his previous books. This one intrigued me because one of the reviewers indicated that the couple who decide to skip Christmas finally discover the true meaning of the holiday in the end. Don't make the mistake I made... there is precious little that this couple discovers about anything in the end! There is no character development anywhere. In "The Testament" Grisham gave us a taste of someone who truly goes through a transformation, and I was hoping there would be something of that sort in "Skipping Christmas." No such luck, this book's tone throughout is nasty and demeaning, which some people could call sarcastic, but when that's all you have, it's really not worth reading it--the last 2-3 pages did nothing to redeem the rest of the story. Sorry, John, but you can do, and have done, so much better elsewhere!
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