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Summary: The ending is a downer...
Review: I enjoyed this sweet-natured and funny retelling of the life of Jesus from the perspective of one Levi (nicknamed Biff) a rather mysterious Biblical character who rates just a single mention in the gospel of Mark. Moore has Levi reincarnated and kidnapped by a deranged angel and imprisoned in a cheap motel where he is set to the task of writing down his own version of the Greatest Story Ever Told. Seen through the lens of Moore's benignly ex-hippie sensibility, the character of Jesus is a touching mixture of adolescent confusion and single-minded devotion to his destiny.The jokes in this book are a little hit-and-miss, but I found most of them funny and none of them offensive - 'course, I'm not a christian, but many of my best friends, etc. Two small complaints: the subplot about Biff's relationship with the angel never really gets any sort of satisfying resolution, and the book comes to a screaming halt with little if any denouement. It's really quite an ambitious novel in a gentle sort of way, and by the end one gets the sense that the author was running out of gas.
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Summary: Hilarious book - best book Moore's written yet
Review: This is a wonderfully funny book. Great therapy for Sunday School survivors who still believe.
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Summary: oh, to be contrary...
Review: i was just reading some of the other reviews: 'funniest book i ever read!' whoa, that's saying a lot. i invite those readers who think this is the funniest book ever to read 'handling sin' or 'catch-22'. that's not to say i didn't enjoy it, i certainly did. i may even read another book by christopher moore, if one catches my interest ('fluke: or, i know why the winged whale sings' doesn't). i laughed out loud in several spots. towards the end, i even began caring for joshoa, aka jesus, and his best friend, biff. mary magdalene is presented in a very prominent spot, as well, for all you 'davinci code' readers. so, what was wrong? i think moore's humor tends towards the sophomoric. he doesn't trust his writing enough and leans on pratfalls and props. for instance, why does he insist on calling the lead character biff, instead of levi? because biff is funnier, right? well, no, it's kind of annoying. there are several sightings of mary, one in a pile of crap. blasphemous? i don't really care. funny? not at all. the list goes on. i guess i just think this book could have been so much more than light reading. on the other hand, it does not pretend to be any more than it is and should be lauded as such. so read it, it won't doom you to hell...probably.
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Summary: Ten Stars for LAMB
Review: This book is laugh-out-loud funny. Christopher Moore just keeps getting better. Although I know very little about THE BIBLE, LAMB is one of the most entertaining books I've ever read. It would make a stupendous Christmas or Chanukah gift. I know that when I re-read it, I'll be laughing out loud again.
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Summary: Hilarious journey of Jesus' wonder years
Review: A funny, intelligent, and creative way to portray Christ's and his best buddy's journey from childhood to manhood, and on. I really enjoyed being taken on this ride. Who says religion has to be boring, regardless if it's fiction?
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Summary: Ripper read - laugh out loud
Review: For the first time, I felt as though the story of Jesus might have really happened. Yes, there were things in this that almost certainly didn't happen - years in a monastery in Tibet, strange demons that attack you in high mountain eyries - but Jesus and his pal Biff have a real life, dust-in-the-shoes gritty reality that made the story come alive for me. Biff is completely irreverent in his approach, but this story is deeply faithful to the intent of Christianity and the meaning of Jesus. I had to read this is private. The one time I was in a cafe I laughed so loud it was embarrassing! It's a stroke of genius having Biff come back to life in the present day. The only disappointing thing was the ending. Without giving away what happens to Biff (you know what happens to Jesus, right?) it really doesn't make sense to me. I just don't believe he would have given up so easily. It's a small niggle though. Read it. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: Best book I've read in quite a while
Review: Hysterically funny, sarcastic in the best way and just a damn well-written book. I laughed out loud MANY MANY times (I do not normally laugh out loud at movies or books) and have recommended this book all of my friends. I wish my book club would read books like this. This is one of my "stranded on a desert island must-haves". Just plain funny.
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Summary: Funniest God Damn Book
Review: Folks, If you want to laugh out loud on a plane, on a train, in a car, at a bar, by a pool on a stool - then you MUST read this book. After reading this I pruchased the rest of Chris Moore's books and although humerous, Lamb is his crowning achievement.
I chose this book for our book club, which includes several PHd's and some MBA's. All were most delighted with the captivating and humerous Bif and his many adventures with the soon to be savior. the ending is expected - but thats what you get for messing with history!
I have also recomended this book to many friends and family and most (9/10 and those WITH a funny bone)enjoyed it.
Light and fast reading you can't put down.
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Summary: You'll never think of angels in the same way again...
Review: Lamb - or The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. A MUST read for those irreverent ones among us
and ones who love sarcasm, irony and silliness. If easily offended (religion-wise and swearing-wise) probably not a good idea to read this one. He also wrote Practical Demonkeeping and Fluke but this book is by FAR the best. Imagine a mixture of The Life of Brian and Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman's Good Omens. Throw in sex, drugs and stonings and you got it! Well okay no drugs but lots of sex and some poisonings. For Biff that is, not Christ he who shall be called Joshua. That was his REAL name apparently. There's an idiot Angel who came and did the announcement of Christ's birth 10 years too late -and TO Joshua but he already knew, of course. The angel is called Raziel and he gets addicted to TV and wants to be Spiderman. He did a stint as the Angel of Death for a while but had to be relieved of duty because he was a sucker for a hard luck story. They let him keep the robes though. Ever wondered exactly what happened to Joshua between the ages of 12 and 33? Well you'll find out in this book. We meet each of the three kings, get involved in demon capture, sex and magic and Judo then it's onto yak's milk and meditation, then dodging the disciples of Kali in India and Joshua having fun poking the Untouchables because 'it made him crack up'. Go read. It's one of those that makes you laugh out loud on the train. Plus Biff has a crush on Joshua's Mum. I loved it and will probably read it again and again. It's actually quite sad and poignant in parts, where you realise the pain that Joshua goes through coming to terms with who he is and what he is meant to be but the humour is as caustic and sharp as anything.
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Summary: Moore's best book yet
Review: Having read every Chris Moore book, I must admit that the premise of this book didn't strike me as being one that would be very amusing. After having read it, I can honestly say that this is far and away his best book. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard or been touched so much. I immediately got copies for all of my family and friends. This book is a must read!
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