A Very Scalzi Christmas

De: John Scalzi

Narrado por: Khristine Hvam, Dina Pearlman, Kevin T. Collins, Josh Hurley, Neil Hellegers, L. J. Ganser, Erin Mallon

New York Times best-selling and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi gift-wraps 15 short takes on the holiday season - interviews with holiday notables, "informational" articles about TV specials and Christmas carols, short stories and poems, and even a couple of nods to Thanksgiving and New Year’s - and puts them all into a stocking stuffer-sized package that makes the perfect gift for friends, family, or yourself.

©2019 John Scalzi (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

The very Scalziest of Christmases

It's hard to summarize this better than the title already does. The humor is classic Scalzi, as is the irreverence, and the occasional heartfelt moments. I really enjoyed this anthology and look forward to listening to it again next December as well.

I want more!

This really brightened my time while sealing drafty doors ahead of a big snowstorm during a pandemic, which is no small feat. I hope he does a second volume. I am adding this to Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris as one of my go-to listens when I need some offbeat holiday humor and commentary.

hilarious!

A Very Scalzi Christmas
by John Scalzi
This is such a fun book! I giggled all the way through it! It has many short stories with Christmas themes, but I am quite sure none of these stories are anything like your regular Christmas stories. They are all unique, hilarious, and typical Scalzi! I love his books anyway, but this one was super fun! A true stress relief.
Great narration!

Very Scalzian indeed!

In the intro Scalzi promises that the stories will cheer us up, make us laugh and that there's one that will make his mother in law cry.

Well, I got cheered up, laughed and ugly cried on the damn story.

This is short, sweet and fulfilling, much like a Christmas dinner at your parents house. I highly recommend both.

ps Being Brazilian, there were some references that got way over my head and I had to look up online, but American folks will laugh a lot.

Warm, awesome squishy Christmas goodness for the whole family

This was the light fluffy fun you want from a fun, holiday gift bag from your favorite author. It had laughs, chuckles, a few ho-ho-hos, and even a tear or two for the heartwarming by the fire types. Seriously, I absolutely enjoyed this. PLUS,Plus, seeing or hearing some of my favorite narrators sort of step out of the box as it were, and do something ai Monty Python had a knack for saying, "Completely different." It was great and I recommend it to anybody looking for something not quite Hallmark Christmas, but sure to bring a smile to your face nonetheless. Thanks John, for, yet, another awesome read. And, Merry Christmas, to one and all.

And the book was good too

I laughed I cried I came then cried some more
I was not dissatisfied
Merry holidays

Enjoy, no matter what time of year it is...

I'm always looking forward to the Christmas season because I love Christmas stories and I love finding that perfect tale of home, love, and hope, from authors that I adore... And so I chose this book...
There are several stories in this collection that are very typical Scalzi: Amusing, witty, etc, but I don't suggest that you buy this one at full price, unless that is, you're a huge Scalzi fan (raises own hand). LOL!
But, there are at least two stories in here that very much fills my needs: Christmas in July... a delightful Christmas story, albeit at the wrong time of year, and the other was Sarah's Sister, both stories are brimming with all the love, hope and family joy I could ever want!
So have a Merry Christmas... no matter what time of year it is!

Creative writing

Interviews with Santa’s lawyer and Innkeeper for birth place of Jesus are great. Additional stories are very good.

A Fun Scalzi Stocking Stuffer

This one does exactly what it says on the tin. It's generally light, easy listening expertly narrated. Don't like a certain story, vignette, or essay? Not to worry! It won't be long before a new one starts. I laughed a few times and smiled throughout most of it, and I'm sure I'll go back and listen to bits of in the future.

Non-fat treat!

This was amazing! I laughed out loud, welled up a few times and thoroughly enjoyed the way the narrators brought the brilliant Scalzi prose (and poetry!) to life.