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erincataldi's review against another edition
1.0
I was looking for a quick funny holiday book and sadly this did not deliver. It was inventive and unique, for sure, but... mot what I wanted to read at all. Thankfully it was only 99 pages or I never would have finished it!
This tiny book is a collection of short re-imagined holiday tales that have been politically corrected. The reindeer lobby for better rights, Clara won't go off with the nutcracker because "such a journey is symbolic of the violent abduction that occurs in the wedding night [she then mentions that Dorothy and Alice have never been the same]," Frosty melts due to global warming, etc.
Clever but I just wasn't having it.
This tiny book is a collection of short re-imagined holiday tales that have been politically corrected. The reindeer lobby for better rights, Clara won't go off with the nutcracker because "such a journey is symbolic of the violent abduction that occurs in the wedding night [she then mentions that Dorothy and Alice have never been the same]," Frosty melts due to global warming, etc.
Clever but I just wasn't having it.
thequeenreads's review against another edition
3.0
It was such a fun and sad read because all of it was true. Full review after booktubeathon.
clevergirl216's review against another edition
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
sandylovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Read this again and I still love it. My favorite stories are 'Twas the Night Before Solstice and A Christmas Carol.
anya_reading's review against another edition
3.0
Since I hate Christmas, I thought it would be nice to read these stories and see what the author has done to some popular yet overdone traditional Christmas tales. It was interesting, except for the fact that this book felt as if there were much fewer stories in it overall, since A Christmas Carol took up over half of the book.
No matter how much Christmas is a ripe subject to parody and criticize, Garner still doesn't get off without poking fun at his own characters when his Santa Claus tells the PC family to "Get over yourselves!"
No matter how much Christmas is a ripe subject to parody and criticize, Garner still doesn't get off without poking fun at his own characters when his Santa Claus tells the PC family to "Get over yourselves!"
aprater's review against another edition
5.0
A true tribute to the insanity that we call P.C. I hate that we have gone this far and continue to change the classics to meet our current version of "polite society". This book made me laugh at the same time it caused me to think about how P.C. I really want to let my life become.
haewilya's review against another edition
4.0
Like the other politically correct stories compilation, I enjoyed this one. I'm more partial to the fairy tales though. I liked the retelling of the Christmas Carol but my favorite story of the bunch would have to [be] The Nutcracker. Maybe because I too wonder why it is always the heroine that leaves her world/gives up everything. Read this one for laughs and some re-education :P
cdcsmith's review against another edition
2.0
It's a funny concept. Maybe I would have liked it better if I read it over the course of a month rather than a couple of days. It's funny but gets boring fast. It is a little like a knock-knock joke. One or two is funny. A whole stand-up routine of knock-knock jokes, not so much.
arkansas_equestrian's review against another edition
Received as a Christmas gift - brand new condition