Erin Kodicek, The Amazon Book ReviewĪ New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books of 2017
At the very least it will warm the cockles of your (cold/terrified/hopeful) heart. My advice? Leave politics at the door, watch Elf for the tenth time, and begin the tradition of reading Christmas Days-to yourself, to your loved ones (preferably by a fire with some hot cocoa). It is a joining together, a putting aside of differences.” On the heels of such a contentious presidential election, a lot of folks are apprehensive about holing-up with family this holiday season. Christmas is celebrated across the world by people of all religions and none. With feeling! In the introduction, Winterson writes: “I know Christmas has become a cynical retail hijack but it is up to us all, individually and collectively, to object to that. Again, not typically a fan of the story/recipe combo, but this book is breaking all of my literary rules because it’s just…well, magic. She slips a couple delightfully spooky ones into the mix, and there are accompanying holiday recipes as well. This is not to say that all of the stories are joyful. There are twelve tales, of course, every one infectious with Winterson’s enthusiasm for the season. But I am not ashamed to say, Christmas Days melted my cynical heart. This probably explains my dubiousness when I discovered that Jeanette Winterson had penned a collection of Christmas stories, despite the fact that she is one of my favorite authors. He scoffed, “A Christmas album?! That’s what people do when they’re washed-up.” Though we didn’t agree (and neither does Mariah Carey), I have to admit that I shared the boyfriend’s skepticism. The holidays were approaching so it seemed the perfect time. An Amazon Best Book of December 2016: My friend’s boyfriend, a musician, was going through a bit of a creative slump, so she suggested he record a Christmas album.
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