The Christmas Sweater by Glenn BeckBook 17 of 55 for the Countdown Challenge (2008)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This is one of those feel-good Christmasy books. I was in the mood for one, and this is a quick read that fit the bill.
Eddie is a 12-year old boy who really wanted a bike for Christmas. But, his dad had recently passed away from cancer and his mom was working multiple jobs to help make ends meet. When Eddie received a homemade red sweater for Christmas instead of a bike, he left the sweater in a lump on the floor in disappointment. Thus began a sad chain of events that left Eddie feeling unloved, ignored by God, and incredibly selfish.
This book is a work of fiction, based on actual events that happened to Glenn Beck. I felt that the last 20 pages where Beck explains what really happened is the best part. The rest is not very well-written and is full of typos. I think if Beck had just written the real story, I wouldn't have minded the loose style editing issues so much. Also, the character of Eddie was just a bratty teenager for far too much of the book and it is all wrapped up too quickly at the end for my taste.
There is no doubt that this is a nice book for a quiet evening by the tree. But, it really wasn't anything to rave about in my opinion.
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4 comments:
Thanks, I think I'll skip this one.
Thank you for the honest review. I don't think I would've picked this one up anyway, but I *am* surprised to hear it was so poorly edited.
Typos and such are really annoying, but especially when the books isn't that great anyway!
Typos bother me so much in a finished copy.
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