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Dakota Christmas Single edition by Joseph Bottum Religion Spirituality eBooks

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Dakota Christmas Single edition by Joseph Bottum Religion Spirituality eBooks

This is a short read, maybe thirty minutes or so, and has a lovely Christmas theme to it. I was in the mood for a Christmas-type story, and this one gave me that feeling of nostalgia I was looking for. Although the Deep South is far from South Dakota, there were still so many things to identify with in this short story.

It made me think about why are the most special Christmases the ones we remember from childhood. There is a "difference between childhood and age: A month was once forever, and now it's just a month." And I think Christmas was once something special for us as children, and now it seems to be just another holiday, the last one on our hurried way to closing out yet another year.

Here, the author gives us a Christmas message with enough sentiment and nostalgia without being overbearing: while trapped in "the mess and clutter" that complicate and speed Christmas along, don't overlook the true purpose of it all. For me, it was a gentle and thoughtful reminder to look for those things, and people, that make Christmas truly special. It makes you think about a different Christmas this year, the one that is simple and unrushed, the kind of Christmas that creates those special memories that feel like childhood.


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Dakota Christmas Single edition by Joseph Bottum Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews

Christmas books are typically either rooted in religion, or in North Pole fantasies. This one is different. The author is skilled in expressing the quiet thoughts of a man remembering his boyhood, of the real experiences contrasting with the hype of today's holidays, and of the true nature of the winter season and the people who survive it. It can be read in an evening's time, and is well worth it.
In one of Bottum's essays he discusses the futility of giving Christmas books for Christmas. While I agree with him in general, in the case of Dakota Christmas I must make an exception. I just read this short set of essays (12/29/2011) and can say it was well worth it, even though Christmas is 4 days past.

I didn't grow up in Dakota, but I did grow up in quite similar circumstances in upstate New York. Bottum's essays - neither saccharine sweet nor cynically ironic - captured the essence of my Christmas's past. I hope others will take a chance on this short but satisfying rumination.
This wonderful book brought back so much; the jello molds, the smell of the pine tree in my grandmothers living room, the chill of the Christmas night air. Joseph Bottom writes in a way that creates beautiful images that rise to bring back the scenes, the smells, the joy and the sadness of Christmas. This will warm the hearts not only of South Dakotans but also for people like me. I am from East Texas stock who celebrated Christmas in much the same way "Dakota Christmas" describes. The description of the emptiness of the frozen prairie brought back to me the depth of the vast East Texas pine forests so dark and deep.

This is not the sentimental Christmas book many of us are used to at the Christmas season. No, this is a book that so clearly describes the way Christmas was for me as a child. You will not regret reading this wonderful book. Even though it is about Christmas in rural South Dakota, it is also about the universally known Christmas in whatever country you were reared. A perfect short read.
In many (most) parts of America, when people meet for the first time, the first question they ask is what you do (by which it is understood that they mean "for a living"). In South Dakota, we may get around to talking about that, but the first question is almost always "where are you from?"

That's because South Dakotans feel a deep connection to our place here in the middle of the Country. And while six degrees of separation may be the norm, in South Dakota it's rarely more than one or two. If you don't know someone from the same town as your new acquaintance, someone you know surely does.

Clearly, that's why Dakota Christmas has struck a chord, such that it has been a top seller on the this Christmas season. Well-known author, and South Dakota native, Jody Bottum knows where he's from and knows how to tell a tale. It's a collection of seven whimsical, Christmas tales from his childhood revealing deep connections to his family and his place of birth, much of which hasn't changed too much since the 50-year-old grew up in the state.

Dakota Christmas is adapted and expanded from something Bottum first wrote 11 years ago and I vividly remember the first publishing, chiefly from this line about South Dakota Christmas food, which he describes as "Jell-O molds with carrot shavings, chocolate packet pies, neon-pink hams, pricked to death with cloves and drowned in honey." Eleven years ago, a good friend emailed me that line and reading it again reminded me of some good laughs.

When I posted a link to Dakota Christmas on my Facebook page, I was surprised by the diverse number of people who had also read it. But I guess I shouldn't have been. If you live in South Dakota, or if you want to know what Christmas was like out here on plains, you'll want to join that list of readers. Merry Christmas from South Dakota, my home.
I bought this for my husband who is from South Dakota and returned only a few days ago from a trip back. I was happy to be able to get it for his desktop and he will never kindle. Then we read it out loud. He too is from Pierre and I had to stop and repeat the direction they were going to he could remember it. He laughed about the third horse before I knew why. For him it was a memory of the nature of his home, about the small things that make the people there.

For me, I love Jody's writing, it reminded me of books and radiators, of smells and when this time of year was a pure torture of waiting. He mentioned the holly and I remembered my mother's milk glass basket with pine needles and over sized ornaments.

I think this story will warm the hearts of Dakotans not at home, and those of us who like this time of year. I thought of the story my mother put out every year (I think Capote) of Christmas in the kitchen with his grandmother making fruit cakes. At 99 cents its a steal, plus if you download the for Desktop (free) you get three classic books.

Denise Wiktor
This is a short read, maybe thirty minutes or so, and has a lovely Christmas theme to it. I was in the mood for a Christmas-type story, and this one gave me that feeling of nostalgia I was looking for. Although the Deep South is far from South Dakota, there were still so many things to identify with in this short story.

It made me think about why are the most special Christmases the ones we remember from childhood. There is a "difference between childhood and age A month was once forever, and now it's just a month." And I think Christmas was once something special for us as children, and now it seems to be just another holiday, the last one on our hurried way to closing out yet another year.

Here, the author gives us a Christmas message with enough sentiment and nostalgia without being overbearing while trapped in "the mess and clutter" that complicate and speed Christmas along, don't overlook the true purpose of it all. For me, it was a gentle and thoughtful reminder to look for those things, and people, that make Christmas truly special. It makes you think about a different Christmas this year, the one that is simple and unrushed, the kind of Christmas that creates those special memories that feel like childhood.