Tom Langdon has plans to spend Christmas in Lake Tahoe with his girlfriend, but first he has to get from Washington, DC to Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the reporter has been banned from flying after an air rage incident, so he decides to take a train from coast to coast and write about holiday rail travel. During his ride, he encounters all sorts of interesting characters from a bartender who looks like Elvis to a retired priest to a young couple about to wed aboard the train. He also runs into his former girlfriend, Eleanor, who he hasn't seen since she walked out on him many years ago.
The Christmas Train
The second half of the book was more appealing to me, with a lot more action. But overall, the book wasn't one of my favorites. It also wasn't much of a Christmas story. It did take place around Christmas, but the focus of the book was on the love story. And it wasn't a love story that gripped me or made me feel strongly about Tom, Eleanor or any of the others involved.
My Rating: 3/5
This review was written based on a copy of The Christmas Train that I borrowed from the library.
I read this several years ago and had the same reaction. However, the characters are fairly memorable.
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