Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle is a collection of three interconnected holiday-themed short stories. I'm not usually one for holiday themes of any kind, but I think I might make an exception in this case.
This book is delightful and full of CHEER, which is, you know, good. In addition to being JOLLY and SNOW-FILLED and other CHRISTMAS-oriented things, it's also delightfully quirky and fun. Maybe a little too quirky and fun-- it rather seems like it's trying too hard, to be honest. Many of the jokes/wittiness in the stories (particularly the ones by Maureen Johnson and John Green), while cute, fell flat. They didn't seem genuine-- like the authors took one of those giant turkey injectors and said, NOW I WILL INJECT SOME AWESOMENESS INTO MY STORY.1 The only problem being, of course, that genuine awesome is uninjectable.
I say put it near the top of your pile, and also buy it for your friends, family members, enemies, and pets for the nondenominational holiday of your choice.
1. The turkey injector, however, fits in nicely with the HOLIDAY THEME.
CHEER-FILLED, OVERUSING CAPS LOCK PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO CHRISTMAS, and yours,
Eli
Okay. Let me get this straight. I generally do not go for books that include or revolve around season-themed romance. The description "Sparkling white snowdrifts..." (the teaser line on the back cover) does absolutely nothing for me. But John Green is pretty much my hero. And Eli has been trying to get me to read Maureen Johnson's stuff for quite a while. Plus Lauren Myracle is one of the most awesome people I've ever met. So, though I was apprehensive about the subject matter--chick lit and all--I got Let it Snow anyway.
Near the top of the pile...
Yours,
Rae
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