A Lot Like Christmas:
Stories By Connie Willis
4 stars
Connie Willis is the author of one of my favorite books, The Doomsday Book, and I figured if
anyone could write good short science fiction Christmas stories it would be
her. These stories are all a little bit
strange, with plenty of humor and just enough Christmas joy to make them
perfect holiday reads. My favorite stories
in the collection are “Miracle”, “Inn”, “Adaptation” and “deck.hall@boughs/holly”. I also really enjoyed Willis’s commentary on
Christmas at the beginning and end and her lists of holiday favorites. I received a digital ARC of this book from
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Christmas: A Biography by Judith Flanders
3.5 stars
This short book is packed with the minutiae of Christmas celebration, tradition and myth. One aspect of Christmas that I found completely revelatory is the fact that even in the good ole days, they wished for a Christmas like the good ole days meaning that Christmas has never really been as good as you think it used to be. Overall, I enjoyed this book. I did find it a bit scattered and it could have been organized better as it jumped about in time and geographical at whip-lash speed. It did force me to look at the Christmas holiday in a different light. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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