Review: Sucker for a love story...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
Based on the title, I thought I'd start this book, realize it was as stupid as it sounded and delete it. I mean, "The Man Who Killed Santa Claus"? Really? And a love story to boot? Impossible!Well, surprise, surprise. Here I sit, having finished the book without once considering abandonment. Additionally, I'm bawling like a baby. Granted, it doesn't take much to get me sniffling, but this is tissue-grabbing, "I don't believe this" crying.The story is strange, but in a good way. Original? I'd say, "Definitely!" I didn't know where it was going. Then I thought I knew and it kept going. I'm not a writer (and don't think I could be), so I appreciate what I imagine is the time and thought required to put together a story with originality and unpredictability.As I was getting toward the end (percentage-wise on my Kindle I could tell), I started to think about the book's "legacy". There was one "ending", but the book wasn't finished. And then another... was this too much? Too over the top? (I'm trying not to be a spoiler). When all is read, I think not. There was a lot, but I think overall it was satisfying and coincidental (in the best sense of the word) rather than contrived. I don't "re-read" books, so I wont be going back to analyze the connections. The ones I noticed were (to me) happy accidents. And I found myself saying, "I see what you did there" to the author.I feel I must also say that although I have read my share of "award winning" literature, I am too far removed from my analytical literature classes to appreciate much of the more pretentious novels. This is definitely NOT one of those and is very accessible. There were a couple typos requiring a back track for the missing or incorrect letter (I think one was something like, "may" instead of "many"), but overall, for me, it was a great read. Thank you!