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Summary: A Tremendous Comic Parable
Review: Since everyone else is synopsizing this novel, I'll keep it short and sweet: Think Monty Python's Flying Circus mixed liberally with Kevin Smith's Dogma and you'll have a idea what it is like to read this book. It is both comic and thoughtful.
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Summary: Thank you, Mr. Moore!
Review: Lamb is the best yet by Christopher Moore. Laugh-out-loud funny, yet poignant and thought-provoking. Once you read Christopher Moore, you are hooked. The only drawback is you spend the next year or so waiting for him to publish his next one! I have been recommending Mr. Moore's books since Practical Demonkeeping first came out. I have not had anyone say they were dissappointed!
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Summary: Look.....A Seagull!
Review: So, I fully expected to see a bunch of right-winged, religious fanatics yelling about book burning, boycotting and damnation (which always seems to make the list for some reason). Where are they? I'll tell you....they are reading and re-reading, laughing (albeit secretly), and may even have found a very faith lifting experience--all that and some very entertaining sex, violence and downright hillariousness!!You see, I am a fairly conservative, right-winged archetype...and this is the best book I have read in a long time. Don't rank Moore with David Barry....rank him with that guy who wrote "The Last Temptation of Christ," that none of us can pronounce. Moore can write!! Lamb is more (tempting pun here, but I won't), than just a comedy....it is truly inspiring. If considering Jesus using foul language and being tempted by women offends you....read the Last part of the book first and remember that this is a STORY!! What else can I say....Wonderful, two-thumbs up, 5 stars, (insert other media review cliches here). And, if you think you know the ending....you don't. Shall we pray....for a movie?
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Summary: Simply the best
Review: I do not think I could have liked it moore! Non-stop laughs. This was my first Moore book, but it will not be my last. What a creative idea.
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Summary: Still Laughing
Review: I believe I have read every one of Christopher Moore's novels. I can honestly say that he is the only contemporary author whose works cause me to laugh hysterically outloud. And yet, his is not frivolous humor. It is thoughtful, dementedly, wildly surrealistic humor with a bite and with a point. Many might consider "Lamb" a work of sacrilege. I disagree. Surely Jesus had a sense of humor, and surely he had moments of lust, everyday angst and carnal curiousity as depicted by the 21st century Gospel according to Biff. Moore is a national treasure. Lamb is his most thought provoking and "deepest" work yet. And next to "Bloodsucking Fiends" it is his best, for my taste.
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Summary: i heart biff
Review: i miss biff. everyone needs a biff in their lives to keep them curious, sarcastic, and silly. i need more biff! biff's bloopers and practical jokes? biff's guide to starting a revolution? biff does vegas?
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Summary: Truly a "Divine Spark" for Twenty-first Century Faith
Review: The first point about this book that the prospective reader should bare in mind is that, while it achieves multiple purposes
of reflective inspiration, the unpretentious vehicle is completely comical. Anyone who cannot make space in their views for piety and levity on the same page, (most often within the same scentence)can expect to have difficulty "getting" the treasure of this book. Before the piously reverent turn away, however, I would reccomend reading Moore's thoughtfully communicated "Afterward," the very last section of the work. In it he chronicles the journey of this book from conception to completion successfully disspelling any impressions of offense to spirituality the scenes of the book might lend toward. Moore is without doubt, soundly grounded in spiritual sincerity--inviting us to remember that all anyone really needs to know about bringing about Good Will on Earth we knew by the time we were six. The rest of the trouble people bring on ourselves, while God patiently waits for us to get over our pretenses. On the back of the hardcover version, the reviewer from Playboy declares if scripture was presented with this candor from the pulpit, he would attend services much more often--I believe this will ring true for many of us who have wandered away from our places of worship in search of that spark which renews the Faith of the Human Heart. Thank You Christopher Moore.
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Summary: Just an incredibly enjoyable and thought provoking book.
Review: If you have an open mind and a sense of humor, there is just no way you won't love this book. Its a great read and it introduces some make you think idea along the way. The is the 1st book of Moore's I've read and I will be buying his earlier ones for sure now.
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Summary: Absolutely a MUST READ
Review: There is too much I can say about this book, so I'll keep this short... I read a review for THE LAMB when it first came out and decided that I had to give it a read. THE LAMB is wonderful. Every page had me laughing out loud, very loudly. What more can I say? If you want a book that is clever, well researched, brilliantly funny, thought-provoking, and even a bit touching, READ THIS BOOK! If you are looking for something else, get over it and read this book anyway. If you think this book would offend you, definitely read this book (and find out for sure). No matter what your expectation, I assure you, you will be pleasantly surprised. Enjoy!
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Summary: From the Mouth of a Child
Review: Okay, no question. Levi bar Alphaeus, otherwise known as "Biff" (Aramaic slang for a whack upside the head), ain't no theologian. No, Biff is a story-teller. In fact, some of his stories are still around today. For example, you know that one that starts, "So, these two Jewish guys walk into a bar"? Those two guys are Biff and his good pal Joshua! I'll bet you always wondered. Actually, Biff did almost as many good things for the world as his buddy (Biff's the guy who put the cream in your coffee, by the bye). Trust him. Why would he lie? Well, okay. He lied all the time on his adventures through the East. That's why he went--to lie, cheat, and steal for his poor pal Joshua's protection. Perfect honesty is really a drag when you're dealing with folks who lie, cheat, and steal just for warm-ups before breakfast. But now Biff's job is to tell Joshua's story the right way--because those guys in the Gideon Bible left a whole lot out and us folks on Earth need to know about the rest of the story. Biff's not going to lie ABOUT Joshua, just FOR him. No question, either, that this book is filled with profanity, sex, and other frat-boy humor. Although Biff's more sordid adventures don't include his friend Joshua, they do serve as an education-by-proxy. If you're going to be offended by the young Joshua's curiosity about sex (he will never Know a Woman, but that doesn't prevent some early adolescent interest), don't read this book. It will offend you. On the other hand, if you've ever wondered about your own pupose--if you've ever felt alone, misunderstood, or incapable of assessing your life--then the plight of young Joshua may resonate. Is he the messiah? He isn't sure. The angels won't tell him THAT. He has to work it out on his own. He knows, though, that he's the only one of his kind. What does that mean for him? How does he cope? What does his Father want from him? Moore presents these questions without preaching or forcing any issues. He uses modern attempts at historical Jesus research to build the Christian theology of the New Testament and give insights into religious cross-currents (including Judaism, Hinduism, and the anachronistic Zen-ish Buddhism). He admits he is no theologian himself, and he misses or misrepresents some points, but he does a decent job of being a thinking human being. If you've ever wondered how to get on with your life the best you can, read this book. It might push you in unexpected directions. And, you'll learn what the "H" stands for. You know, in Jesus H. Christ? What more could you ask?
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