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Loading... Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Singsby Christopher Moore
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  irunsjh | Nov 16, 2009 |  I really wasn't sure of this book until at least half way through. I am a huge Christopher Moore fan, but it took me awhile to come around. I did end up enjoying it thoroughly. (  ) sarahjanesandra | Oct 21, 2009 | Not as good as Lamb, but better than The Stupidest Angel. Overall, a quick, quirky, fun read. (  ) ascgrrl | Oct 19, 2009 | A good mixture of humor, plotting, whales, biologists and a little adventure. I both read the book and listened to the audiobook., which I highly advise at times. I especially like it if the voices are need a little help in finding a purchase in my imagination. A good read that left me with gut wrenching laughter. (  ) wvlibrarydude | Oct 5, 2009 | I have genuinely loved every Moore book I have read, but this novel was missing a certain something. It started out promisingly enough: A whale researcher is treated to the puzzling sight of the words “Bite Me” clearly printed on the flukes of a diving whale he is photographing. But the follow-through gets a little messy and, quite frankly, strains even my very elastic suspension of disbelief. (I won’t go into details, lest I spoil it for someone.) I quite enjoyed some of the high theory of the book – ancient war between genes and memes, themes of early life being akin to God, the spirituality of whales – but Moore didn’t seem to completely follow through on any of these interesting ideas. All in all, a promising story that left me feeling a little unsatisfied. ( ) sturlington | Aug 25, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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Joshua (a.k.a. Jesus) knows he is unique and quite alone in his calling, but what exactly does his Father want of him? Taking liberties with ancient history, Moore works up an adventure tale as Biff and Joshua seek out the three wise men so that Joshua can better understand what he is supposed to do as Messiah. Biff, a capable sinner, tags along and gives Joshua ample opportunities to know the failings and weaknesses of being truly human. With a wit similar to Douglas Adams, Moore pulls no punches: a young Biff has the hots for Joshua's mom, Mary, which doesn't amuse Josh much: "Don't let anyone ever tell you that the Prince of Peace never struck anyone." And the origin of the Easter Bunny is explained as a drunken Jesus gushes his affection for bunnies, declaring, "Henceforth and from now on, I decree that whenever something bad happens to me, there shall be bunnies around."
One small problem with the narrative is that Biff and Joshua often do not have distinct voices. A larger difficulty is that as the tone becomes more somber with Joshua's life drawing to its inevitable close, the one-liners, though not as numerous, seem forced. True to form, Lamb keeps the story of Joshua light, even after its darkest moments. --Michael Ferch
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I am looking forward to reading the rest of Mr. Moore's books. (