A review by midwifereading
A Lot Like Christmas: Stories by Connie Willis

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I loved it!

This is a collection of brilliant, playful, funny, offbeat, thoughtful, and (sometimes) a little romantic, science fiction Christmas stories. Which is a poor description, frankly. 

No two stories are quite the same, and I enjoyed every one of them. My very favorite one is titled, "Inn." It's beautiful and a bit haunting. 

"All Seated On the Ground" was the funniest. "In Coppelius's Toy Shop" was the most unsettling, but in a rather satisfying, that's-what-he-gets kind of way. "Epiphany" left me hanging---AAAARRRGH!!! Each one was great, for different reasons. 

I can see myself rereading this one.