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Loading... Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Palby Christopher Moore
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Sounds blasphemous, but really very sweet. (  ) catalogthis | Nov 24, 2009 |  Kreiiiiiiisch!: Selten habe ich so gelacht! Der Inhalt ist ja schon des öfteren beschrieben worden und wird daher nicht von mir wiederholt. Ich fand das Buch saukomisch und habe mich Stellenweise rumgekugelt. Auch wenn es tatsächlich ein paar Längen hat, bleibt es für mich immer noch eines der lustigsten Bücher, die ich in den letzten Jahren gelesen habe. Biff ist mein Held! Ich finde, dass man auch als gläubiger Mensch nicht alles so ernst sehen sollte. Auch nicht seine eigene Religion. r1hard | Nov 22, 2009 | I read this when it first came out years ago and felt the need to reread. My first thought three chapter in is that Chris Moore is going to hell. No purgatory for you; it's a direct flight. however, through the irreverent jokes and profanity lies some interesting questions regarding faith and belief especially the question of those who have seen and heard and yet still don't believe. The book is about Biff, Jesus' best bud who follows Jesus everywhere. Granted it's a complete work of fantasy, but there are moments Moore nails the essence of Christ's teaching. Be warned if you do decide to read - if the Life of Brian or The Last Temptation offended you then your head will explode with this one so avoice it. however, if you a sense of humorr and can look for the Holy in just about anything take the plunge. ( ) revslick | Nov 17, 2009 | Just read this book. Insanely funny and brilliantly written. (  ) jwcooper3 | Nov 15, 2009 | This is the first book I've read by this author. I'd heard a lot of great things about it and thought it would be an easy and entertaining read for the plane ride. It was easy and it was fun. I enjoyed the first half of book best of all, as these were things that were no where present in the Bible. It might be fun to speculate what it was like for Jesus growing up. When it got to the portion of the story that was in the Gospels, I didn't like the liberties taken with it or the re-characterization of the apostles, some given very unflattering traits. As for the main characters of Biff and Joshua, they never seemed to mature beyond the teenage years in their thoughts and actions. They remained quite juvenile. I also found the present day subplot to be tedious and unnecessary. The narration did not need it, and it detracted from the story. I did think it was ok. I was not grossly offended, nor has this book caused me to question my faith or anything of the sort. It was entertaining, especially the first half, but I just wish some of it had been a little different. (  ) stacyinthecity | Nov 12, 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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