Review: The Night Before Christmas, or, Well, Would You?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2013
I was given a free copy of this book to review in exchange for an honest review.One of my favorite childhood stories at Christmas time is, "The Night Before Christmas", a story which I know by heart. Well, this book is NOT for children. Keep your children very far away from this adults-only Christmas story.It would be insane to let anybody under the age of 18 to get within 10 miles of this book.Let me share with you now my adult opinion about this book: Personally, I never thought about "going there" with another couple, but this crazy little book kinda makes me wonder if I made the right decision.Yes, let me be clear: We are talking about you and the other two. Now, how would you like to wake up on Christmas morning and find something like that in your Christmas stocking? I can see you now. Imagine going to your partner or spouse and saying: "Is this really for me honey? Or did you bring the wrong Christmas stocking home?"Anyway, it took a while to get to the main course, but on Christmas Day no one rips into their Christmas gifts in two seconds flat. No, we shake it up and rattle the contents around a bit, squeeze it and rub it, feel the texture of the wrapping paper, carefully removing the wrapping bit by precious bit, before we expose the inside to our wondrous amazed eyes.So, yes, it's OK to take your time before you get to the main course, the object of our desire. In other words, we are grateful to the author for making us wait. It was interesting throughout and well worth the wait.The closeout scene is crazy! I am wondering whether or not the ending is taken from real life, but that defies my capacity to imagine such a thing and reconcile it with reality.That's what kind of gives me the impression we are being given a Christmas story that is based in reality and wrapped in fiction. You will have to read this book for yourself to answer that question. By the way, it's OK to unwrap this gift before Christmas Day!