A Very German Christmas is a collection of Christmas-related poems, short stories, and excerpts from famous German authors. Here you'll find tales from the Brothers Grimm, Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, E.T.A. Hoffmann, and more.
This collection was okay. The included excerpts bothered me because they weren't complete stories- just chapters from famous works (like Buddenbrooks) related to the holiday. The other selections varied in theme and quality- some were morose or bizarre (not unusual in German literature, as I found when working through a German Reading List). But some were decent, and I found a new author I really enjoyed- Heinrich Böll, whose story had some wonderfully funny phrases. Overall, it's okay.
Rating: B-
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