November Book Competition - Holiday Themed

November kicks the holiday season into high gear. As you come down from Halloween, the weather gets colder, you begin thinking of traveling for the holidays, or you plan to settle in and hide from people. Sometimes, the holidays are hard for people too. This month, I selected “Holiday-themed” to see what our competitors would choose.

The Ground Rules

To help keep things mostly apples-to-apples, I selected a theme each month. Then, Leslie and Noah each submit a book to me for reading. Neither knows what the other shared with me. Then, over the course of a month, I read the books and choose a winner for the best book that month.

November 2022: Holiday

The deal of a lifetime by Frederik Backman

The Deal of a Lifetime doesn’t feel like a typical holiday story. It’s a short story and begins with our main character speaking to his estranged son. He shares a story about a little girl with him in the cancer ward who unintentionally allowed him to reflect on his life. In speaking to his son, he says many of the things he should have said years ago. This book is not quite the romantic meet-under-the-mistletoe book I was expecting. However, the holiday themes of love, forgiveness, and new beginnings are pervasive. It’s good to be reminded that not everything is a winter wonderland for everyone this time of year.

4/5 Stars

Two Will Enter, One Will Win

Well, sort of. This month, only one entered, so she won! Noah, by his own admission, does not have many holiday books he reads, so he did not submit a book.

Here’s a recap of point totals:

January: Noah | February: Tie | March: Leslie

April: Leslie | May: Leslie | June: Noah

July: Noah | August: Leslie | September: Noah

October: Noah | November: Leslie

ALL TIED UP! Noah & Leslie both stand at six points December’s theme is Non-Fiction, Self-Improvement and this will be for all the marbles!.