169 reviews for:

The Autobiography of Santa Claus: A Revised Edition of the Christmas Classic

Jeff Guinn

3.62 AVERAGE

amycam's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' meets 'Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.' This book falls solidly in the "whimsical" category. If you're like me and prefer your narrators on the snarky side, this book probably isn't for you. It was just a little to saccharine, even in December. In contrast, I thoroughly enjoyed 'Hogfather,' 'The Stupidest Angel' and 'Krampus: The Yule Lord.'

And enough with the fat jokes already. 

agloe's review against another edition

2.0

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Too much blah blah blah not enough story.

2009 Summer Challenge category: Christmas in July

nikikalyvides's review against another edition

2.75

informative lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bkbailey8521's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

shannon_booklady77's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

ghansen26's review against another edition

3.75

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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The history and facts were fascinating but the style (more geared toward children) was not my taste 

hannahmpenn's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted medium-paced

elenrandir's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

huntleymc's review against another edition

3.0

funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Last year, I read Jeff Guinn’s book How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas, not realizing it was book two in a three-part series. The Autobiography of Santa Claus is book one in the series. Santa Claus is a fun holiday historical fiction read. As with any married couple, some of Santa Claus’s stories overlap with Mrs. Claus’s story, but overall, the books are different enough to be enjoyable and do not feel like stories are being retold.

queen_shit's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No