The Mitford Snowmen (Mitford Years) |
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Jan Karon
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Pages: 32 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0670030198
Pub: Viking Books
Pub date: 2001-10
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 256059
Reader Reviews:
An Expensive Short Story with Little Plot (5/6 people found this helpful)
This short story occurs before Christmas in Mitford, and people admire the Christmas lights and wish each other Merry Christmas. That's the essence of the Christmas story here. The 1200 word short story covers an impromptu snowman-building contest after which Mayor Esther Cunningham buys everyone doughnuts and hot chocolate. The illustrations are beautifully done.
Apparently, this is a children's type book for adults.
You will get a warm glow from the good cheer that the Mitford people bear towards one another. You can probably get more good cheer, however, from rereading another of Ms. Karon's books that you liked . . . and buy yourself some hot chocolate and doughnuts with the money you save.
Most short story writers will feel that they could have done better with the same subject.
I graded the book at one star for being misleading in its subtitle, "A Christmas Story," which the book certainly isn't, and being a poor value for the money. If the book were free without the misleading subtitle, I would have graded it as a two star effort.
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