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The Twelve Terrors of Christmas

2006John Updike

4.3/5

Merry Christmas or Just Happy Day Off, if you don't celebrate this particular holiday, my Goodreads friends!Imagine what I find in my Christmas stocking but a lump of coal in the form of a tiny book by John Updike, illustrated by Edward Gorey, the dark side of Christmas for the Scrooge in every family. One review where you can see some of the real highlight, Gorey's drawings:https://tygertale.com/2012/12/12/dece...A few excerpts of Updike's Grinchy humor:Santa, the Man: "if he's such a big shot, why is he drawing unemployment eleven months of the year?"Santa, the concept: "A man of no plausible address, with no apparent source for his considerable wealth, comes down the chimney after midnight while decent, law-abiding citizens are snug in their beds--is this not, at the least, cause for alarm?"Reindeer: "Fur possibly laden with disease-bearing ticks."Carols: "They boom and chime from the vaulted ceilings of supermarkets and scout malls--and yet the spirits keep sinking."Fear of not giving enough: "Leads to dizziness in shopping malls. . ."Fear of Not Receiving Enough: "Three dull neckties and a pair of flannel-lined work gloves-is this how they really see you?"

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