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lorange's review against another edition
1.0
It's July 1st and I decided to do a tiny bit of cleaning today. I found this book, which had been given to me for Christmas, and decided I might as well read it. There were a few humorous lines from this little book, but I found myself rushing simply to get it over with. Not my cup of tea, I'm afraid.
pelachick's review against another edition
5.0
Laugh out loud funny. Garner takes Dickens Christmas Carol and creates a politically correct version for the modern reader. If you don't laugh at this book, no don't have a sense of humor.
vermidian's review against another edition
3.0
This book is all right, but not the most rewarding thing I've ever read. A couple of changes struck me as a bit funny, but, as far as comedy goes, it could have been pushed a bit harder.
While not a very long book, it doesn't have as much punch to it as I think the bedtime stories one does. I also didn't care for the spellings of "womyn", "wommon" and "persuns" - it just wasn't necessary to have such archaic spellings when, in the same stories, they made entirely modern jokes and referred to twenty year old Volvos.
I think the retelling of Rudolph was the most successful of the stories, and while not funny exactly, it was a great interpretation.
While not a very long book, it doesn't have as much punch to it as I think the bedtime stories one does. I also didn't care for the spellings of "womyn", "wommon" and "persuns" - it just wasn't necessary to have such archaic spellings when, in the same stories, they made entirely modern jokes and referred to twenty year old Volvos.
I think the retelling of Rudolph was the most successful of the stories, and while not funny exactly, it was a great interpretation.
shadyglade's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, so I realize it's supposed to poke fun at political correctness as a whole. But I found it so hard to remember that it was joke in some parts and I kept being a little offended at how PC it was. I enjoyed Garner's other books much better.
harvio's review against another edition
4.0
- humorously updated Yuletide stories that rekindle the true holiday spirit while redefining the idea of 'goodwill to all men' to include womyn; pre-adults, and companion-animals as well
- chapters include "Frosty, The Persun Of Snow" and "Twas The Night Before Solstice"
- my personal favourite was "Rudolph The Nasally Empowered Reindeer" (he ends up forming a Union)
- chapters include "Frosty, The Persun Of Snow" and "Twas The Night Before Solstice"
- my personal favourite was "Rudolph The Nasally Empowered Reindeer" (he ends up forming a Union)
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