Holidays on Ice vs The lost word: Which Should You Read?

Holidays on Ice David Sedaris · 1997 ★★★★☆ 3.9 134 pages · ≈ 2 h 29 m · Moderate

“I was in a coffee shop looking through the want ads when I read, "Macy's Herald Square, the largest store in the world, has big opportunities for outgoing, fun-loving people of all shapes and sizes who want more than just a holiday job!”

A collection of Christmas stories. The story Dinah, the Christmas Whore, describes the reaction of a family when a daughter brings home a prostitute, while SantaLand Diaries is on a department store elf.

The lost word Henry van Dyke · 1898 ★★★★☆ 3.8 71 pages · ≈ 1 h 19 m · Challenging

A nice short story by Henry Van Dyke. Hermas wanders until he meets a priest in a glade who promises to allow him to enjoy life, and the story goes from there. There is an appearance of John Chrysostom, a well-known…