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baronessekat 's review for:
The Autobiography of Santa Claus
by Jeff Guinn
3.5 stars actually.
I was gifted this book a couple years ago when I requested "Send me your favorite book" when people asked me what I wanted for my birthday. And I can totally see how this could be a favorite book, and even be a holiday reading tradition with 25 quick chapters so a family could easily do a chapter a night count down.
This is, as the title says, the story of Santa Claus as told to journalist Jeff Guinn. It starts with him being a simple priest not long after the death of Jesus, who becomes a Bishop who has a calling to help the poor, especially children. Eventually his calling causes him to realize that he can not die, as he has a mission to fulfill. AS the years pass, he collects helpers, who also become under the influence of the immortality magic. Some of these helpers are rather famous people... Attila the Hun, King Arthur of England, Leonardo DiVinci being among the list.
This was a fun book, though probably not one I will return to anytime in the foreseeable future but I would recommend it as something to read during the Christmas season.
I was gifted this book a couple years ago when I requested "Send me your favorite book" when people asked me what I wanted for my birthday. And I can totally see how this could be a favorite book, and even be a holiday reading tradition with 25 quick chapters so a family could easily do a chapter a night count down.
This is, as the title says, the story of Santa Claus as told to journalist Jeff Guinn. It starts with him being a simple priest not long after the death of Jesus, who becomes a Bishop who has a calling to help the poor, especially children. Eventually his calling causes him to realize that he can not die, as he has a mission to fulfill. AS the years pass, he collects helpers, who also become under the influence of the immortality magic. Some of these helpers are rather famous people... Attila the Hun, King Arthur of England, Leonardo DiVinci being among the list.
This was a fun book, though probably not one I will return to anytime in the foreseeable future but I would recommend it as something to read during the Christmas season.