Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol

author: Elizabeth Hand

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.88

book published: 2013

rating: 4

read at: 2013/12/26

date added: 2013/12/26

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The death of a barely remembered kid's show host named Chip Crockett starts off the novella Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol. Down on his luck has-been rock star Tony "Maroni" calls his friend Brendan with this news and asking for a place to stay. Brendan is a divorced dad struggling with an autistic son named Peter, and a disdain for Christmas. When Tony shows up, some Christmas magic shows up with him. Songs play on car radios when the cars have no keys in them and Christmas specials show up on television, but Tony seems unaware of this.



The book deals with getting older, distant childhood memories and dealing with the lives we've been dealt. It's a good story and everything is not neatly tied up in the end like those cheesy Hallmark holiday movies, but it's still a hopeful ending.



The afterword by the author is really good. She mentions the things that inspired the novella to be written. It's poignant and heartfelt. I can see how she came to be inspired to write this.



I began the year reading an Elizabeth Hand novel (Waking The Moon) and I'm closing out the year with one. I have been impressed with both works and look forward to reading more by this author.



I was given a review copy of this book by Open Road Media and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for letting me review this book.





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