Skipping Christmas vs The lost word: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American Christmas stories, Christmas stories, Christmas, Christian Fiction, Fiction

Cover of Skipping Christmas

Skipping Christmas John Grisham · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.6 211 pages · ≈ 3 h 54 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The lost word

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

The verdict

Readers rate The lost word higher: 3.8 vs 3.6 from 20 votes.
The lost word is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Skipping Christmas.
Skipping Christmas is the easier read (Light), The lost word more demanding (Challenging).

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