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Summary: It's great
Review: This is a very funny, smart, clever book. It's irreverent and reverent at the same time. If the description is appealing to you, you'll probably enjoy it. I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Believers need not be humorless ...
Review: I haven't read other Chris Moore books, but I will now. Underneath the laugh-out-loud humor is a guy who really gets what Jesus's message and life was all about. His version of "Josh's" early life is as believable (well, maybe more) than anybody else's guesses.
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Summary: THE BEST Moore BOOK YET!!!
Review: If you like Christopher Moore, you will love this book. Lamb is the story of Jesus' life between 9-33 (the unwritten years). The book was both witty and unstoppable. I couldn't stop reading or telling people about it. Biff, Jesus' childhood friend, tells the story. The tale revolves around Jesus trying to figure out how to be the messiah by finding the three wise men and learning from them. It is fun to draw the lines between what Jesus learns and what is actually written in the New Testament. This story paints Jesus as a human who is lost like us all, and trying to find the way. Incredibly funny and one of the best books I have ever read!
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Summary: This "Lamb" is a little lame
Review: First, let me say that I have been a big fan of Christopher Moore. His "Blood Sucking Fiends" remains an all-time humor favorite. In many ways, "Lamb" will not disappoint Moore's many fans. I smiled often while reading it, and it did hold my attention throughout.
The major disappointment with "Lamb" is that it initially held out some promise that Moore would break into new literary ground. Any work that tackles the life of so influential a personage as Jesus Christ,would seem guaranteed to have a serious side. Oh yeah, there is a message of the essence of Christianity to be found here, but it comes through as a sort of background, intermittant mumbling to the almost non-stop guffaws. "Lamb" is very funny, in the off-beat manner of its predecesors, but it could have been... well... so much "Moore."
"Lamb" is narrated by Biff, the Messiah's "best buddy." Problem is that Biff is being forced by an angel to record this "missing gospel." And so he does, in a wise-cracking and often hilariously sarcastic manner. But is this enough? Wouldn't we expect that the guy who stayed with the Messiah through thick and thin, the guy who followed him on all manner of risky adventures, would, in the end, be somehow *transformed* by this special friendship? That he would joyfully tell the tale, rather than carp about the angel's watchful vigilance? Biff gives us the laughs, but, by book's end, he is the same character that he was at the beginning -- older, but with the smirkiness still intact, and no sign of a deeper faith. Had Moore taken more of a risk, and delved courageously into the serious potential that his premise held forth, this might have been a real classic. Instead, it is pretty much the stock, zany spoof that Moore's readers have come to expect. And agian, this is NOT to say it's bad. It compares very favorably to his other books -- in the humor department. This guy is a very talented author, and I wish he would not try so hard to please his fans, but go out on a limb and balance the comedy with some more profound stuff. I eagerly anticipated "Lamb," thinking he might do that here, but, alas, he stayed true to formula. Maybe the next one will be the one that surprises us.
I'll keep buying his books, because they are fun to read.
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Summary: Laughing and Thinking
Review: Mr. Moore has created a work which generates two of the attributes which puts us above other creatures on this planet. It made me laugh, out loud. It made me examine theologic philosophy. It made me jealous. Why does God see fit to give Mr. Moore the talent to write the book that I always wanted to write?
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Summary: The Funniest Book I've Ever Read.
Review: I know a lot of people use that phrase pretty freely but, in all honesty, I can't remember another book that made me laugh very nearly every page. Most times, I was in tears. The sad thing is I really can't advocate the rest of Moore's books. They just don't reach the same level of inspiration and sheer genius as this book.
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Summary: Genius-nonblaspheming-motherload of a book!
Review: Plain and simple, this is probably the best novel I've ever read. If you like smart, funny, touching stories, then this will certainly be an experience. Moore is a master of the art of storytelling. Without over-detailing, Moore gives the reader the opportunity to experience the perfect vision of every character and scene in the book. His humor is unsurpassed. In my opinion, people often forget how important humor is (even concerning religion). God has a sense of humor. Look at the duck-billed platypus. Jesus had a sense of humor. He WAS the son of God, you know... I mean come on. This book will make you a better person. Or at least make you laugh and think, "Damn, this Moore guy can write." ...Enjoy this book.
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Summary: not sacriledge
Review: Just a great read from a fine author. Had the bible been written by Moore in the first place, Chistianity might still be a force, rather than the less funny joke it has become via the efforts of the ultra right conservatives. Moore spins a lighthearted tale of Christ's missing years, yet there seems an underlying faith presented which has some strong appeal.
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Summary: A few funny moments, but it's definitely been done better.
Review: While there's some funny stuff here, Moore is not in the league of Christopher Buckley or Monty Python when it comes to generating laughs, or in the league of Gorman Bechard's "The Second Greatest Story Ever Told" when it comes to religious satire. Moore's book is way too long, with the humor running thin before the half-way mark. (It really is a struggle to finish). I can't recommend, even to fans of his other books. Life is just too short.
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Summary: Wow - you've got to read this!
Review: Having been raised passive Christian (like many Americans, I imagine) I'm familiar with the whole New Testament bible story thing... you know, Jesus was good and saved us from our sins and all of that stuff. This book is GREAT! It doesn't contradict these things really, it just considers what Jesus as a person may have been like. I should say 'as a REAL person'. He's still the son of God, but he's also a teenage boy with a best friend who's determined to help him 'live a little'. That's what best friends are for right? It's clear that the author actually did quite a bit of thinking and research on this book. As MY best friend said, it's hilarious and "strangely informative". If you're not uptight about Bible interpretation there's no way you CAN'T love this book. Just beware... sometimes you'll laugh so hard that you might blow snot out your nose, or some other such embarassing occurrence. :)
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