A review by mazza57
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder

3.0

I found this a very easy book to read but much harder to understand exactly what the author wanted to say. It has elements of a fairy tale - reminded me a bit of Henny Penny or the Gingerbread men who both had a whole host of people tagging onto their trails. There is lots of repetition " Be not Afraid" To Bethlehem" etc But why did the author set on a certain number of sheep, shepherds and Angels, why did he set the tale up as an abduction and what exactly was he trying to accomplish?