Thursday, November 5, 2009

Holiday Reading Challenge

I went to the library and got a bunch of Christmas themed books. I don't know exactly what my books will be, but here is a tentative list of books that I plan on reading:

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• Grace by Richard Paul Evans
• Christmas vows : $5.00 extra by Lori Copeland
• The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans
• A wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas
• The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber
• Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
• Engaging Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
• Finding Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
• Sarah's Song by Karen Kingsbury
• Gideon's Gift by Karen Kingsbury
• Finding Noel By Richard Paul Evans

4 comments:

Michelle Stockard Miller said...

Hi Melissa, that's a great list of Christmas books! My favorite is A Christmas Carol by Dickens.

I'm hosting a Christmas reading challenge if you think you might want to sign up for it as well. Here's the link:

http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2009/10/christmas-reading-challenge.html

Best,
Michelle

Melissa Wiebe said...

I did sign up.

Liz said...

I like Debbie Macomber so I'm making a note to make sure to read that one. And one of my daughters loves David Sedaris. Add Cancel Christmas to your list. Kind of a modern-day "Christmas Carol" with greedy, crooked politicians and titans of industry. Should Christmas hinder profits? Not in the view of some of the people in this book! (Truth be told, I'm somewhat reminded of the whole health care debacle, when it comes to the stuff about the politicians!) And there's romance, too. Great fun.

Mille Feuille said...

Melissa,

I don't know if you suffer from the same syndrome that I do, but I find it very hard to hunker down with a book whose story I already know so well. If you find yourself in this boat, you might like to either replace or supplement A Christmas Carol with one of Dickens's other Christmas stories. I really love "The Cricket on the Hearth," first published two years after Christmas Carol. I love the idea of Christmas reading; it's probably a much healthier and more pleasing way to build up spirit than to face the inevitable and disconcerting crowds at the shops. Enjoy!
Best,
Mille Feuille

PS Drop by my reading blog sometime, if so inclined: myshelfrunnethover.blogspot.com

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