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judyward's review
3.0
An enjoyable collection of short stories featuring a variety of Christmas themes by contemporary Southern writers.
pinkalpaca's review
3.0
The writing and the stories were all very good, but this is like a southern gothic collection, in that almost all of them are major bummers.
~This Charmed Day by Tim McLaurin, 4*: Really sweet Christmas memories
~Deputy Sid's Gift by Tim Gautreaux, 3*: Writing is pretty good, but what a downer
~New Dresses by Mary Ward Brown, 3*: Same as the last
~Creche by Richard Ford, 4*: Excellent writing, can't tell where this one is going
~A Christmas Pageant by Donna Tartt, 4*
~The Ayatollah of Due East by Valerie Sayers, 4*
~Snow by Robert Olen Butler, 4*
~The Holiday House by Julia Ridley Smith, 3*
~Peaceful was the Night by Fred Chappell, 4*
~Angels Passing by Lee Smith, 3*
~This Charmed Day by Tim McLaurin, 4*: Really sweet Christmas memories
~Deputy Sid's Gift by Tim Gautreaux, 3*: Writing is pretty good, but what a downer
~New Dresses by Mary Ward Brown, 3*: Same as the last
~Creche by Richard Ford, 4*: Excellent writing, can't tell where this one is going
~A Christmas Pageant by Donna Tartt, 4*
~The Ayatollah of Due East by Valerie Sayers, 4*
~Snow by Robert Olen Butler, 4*
~The Holiday House by Julia Ridley Smith, 3*
~Peaceful was the Night by Fred Chappell, 4*
~Angels Passing by Lee Smith, 3*
sarahc3319's review
3.0
I cherry picked stories by authors I like, or that grabbed me in the first few paragraphs. The story by Donna Tartt was weird and good. The story by Lee Smith made me cry. A festive read for late December.
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