Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Miracle and other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis (1999)

If you love Miracle on 34th Street and hate It's a Wonderful Life, this is the Christmas story collection for you.  Willis, a fantasy author, writes lovely, touching, romantic and funny Christmas stories.  She also includes annotated lists of 12 favorite Christmas movies and 12 favorite Christmas books.  Lovely collection that I read about every year at Christmas.

The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore (2004)

A lovely Christmas tale about zombies, this book has eccentric, hilarious characters, hilarious running commentary, and a pretty exciting plot. Full of hilarious quotes like this: "You can't just say 'retarded' in public like that—people take offense because, you know, many of them are." And this: "We're the Chosen," said Sam. "Not for kickball." [his friend Josh says]. So stinking hilarious.