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I am reading Lamb by Christopher Moore and am using a bookmark from Left Bank Books in St. Louis. ... Auster book a few books back, I still enjoyed this one, as so far all of his books have been completely different.
116. Lamb The Gospel according to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
The third book about the Bible that I've read this year. I thought this one would be a good ... Hey Mark--I love Christopher Moore. One of my favorites this year was Lamb which is the story of Jesus and his childhood boyfriend Biff. What a hoot! I have Fool waiting in the wings. Merry Christmas! ... copy. But I know that I have so many books stacked up to read that I won't be rereading this one anytime soon.
Lamb by Christopher Moore. I got this one when it first came out; kind of bought into the buzz but was never interested enough to pick it up. I read a few pages, ... Wasn't that impressed by Lamb the first couple of chapters were sort of funny. By then you'd got the joke, but still had the rest of the book to read. I just started A Dirty Job. It is a real fast read but I've too many books going at once. I also intend to read Lamb. Anyone remember the beginning of Lamb and what he did with the lizard? OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
... Nightingale: The Woman and her Legend by Mark Bostridge (apparently I'm somehow related to her on my dad's side!)
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
Many of them LT recs, I might add.... ;-)
... st.
39. The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
40. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
41. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal (audio) by Christopher Moore. Such a heartwarming best-friend story! Such interesting thoughts about how J ... ... recently, or just want to throw out as recommendations:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Fool by Christopher Moore
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk
Kockroach by Tyler Knox
Plus all of the other novels I've mentioned in the ... ... of the Holy Trinity and did indeed have some aha moments. I think it should be paired with a subsequent reading of Lamb, by Christopher Moore, for a truly unbiased look at Christianity. ... cleanliness. I haven't made it to the middle ages yet, not sure if I'm going to continue with the book. Also working on The Gospel According to Biff, which is an utter joy. Loved the "creation" of sarcasm.
So, I'm now caught up on my Morganville vamp antics, just in time to go back to ... ... Book 2, Diterlizzi ****
16. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini ****1/2
15. The Omnivore's Dilema ***1/2
14. Lamb, Christopher Moore *****
13. The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1, Diterlizzi ***1/2
12. Tinkers, Paul Harding *****
11. Outliers, The Story of Success, M. Gladwe ... I have just started Lamb by Christopher Moore, certainly an irreverent satire - but fantasy? Well it does come out of the fantastic mind of Christopher Moore:)
Coming up next is The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. ... - nice YA mystery. I am now reading two totally different genre - Rewriting Monday by Jodi Thomas a romance/mystery and Lamb by Christopher Moore, and irreverent satire :)
Coming up next is I capture the castle by Dodie Smith and The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. ... and Ginsberg to help my slam poetry... so, yeah. I need to finish some of these before I get more. Oh, has anyone read Lamb by Christopher Moore? What do you think of it? I WILL finish Lamb tonight because I won't take a half-finished book on vacation with me.
I'm taking Dead Until Dark, The Girl with a Pearl Earring and Hearts of Horses on vacation with me. (and maybe Travels with Charley?)
Not to mention a loaded IPod with Chelsea Handler and ... ... Ernest Hemingway. I want to like him, but more often than not find myself frustrated with him.
In print I'm reading Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. This is religious retellings at it's quirky / funniest. As an example, Jesus who is not yet known as Jesus but ... ... does it) so not certain how it works. Read and chat?.. *shies*
Don't have any of the mentioned books on hand, aside from Lamb (was hooked by just one quote, put in to-read). The book thief is in my to-read pile already, too. The others haven't heard of till now.
Hey, the 999 tags (all ... 68. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. 4.5 stars. Audio. I read this in book form a few years ago and loved its humor and respectful yet human depiction of Joshua (Jesus) as a child and young man. I decided that I needed something like that right now ... 241. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore 07/30/09
242. Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian 07/31/09
FILM: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1968); White Mane (1953); The Double Life of Veronique (1991) 241. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore 07/30/09
242. Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian 07/31/09 I'm hanging around first century Palestine with Joshua bar Joseph and his best friend Biff in Lamb. Just finished The Well of Lost Plots, which I liked a lot, and started a reread (via audio this time) of Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. Almost at the end of The Well of Lost Plots on audio, then plan to begin listening to Lamb: the Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend, which I read a few years ago in paperbook form.
Am going on a 4-day trip to Mesa AZ where I plan to stay inside air-conditioning as much as ... ... Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Inkheart (children's) by Cornelia Funke
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
>400pp
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Book 34: Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
This book wasn't as good as Lamb, but I still enjoyed it a lot. It's very simple and humorous. There are lots of interesting characters that have stories to tell, but aren't too complex. I also found it unexpectedly unpredictable. ... )
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Walter Isaacson)
The Golem's Eye (Jonathan Stroud)
Lamb (Christopher Moore)
The Sooterkin (Tom Gilling)
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
Venus In Furs (Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch) "That's not completely the point, Biff."
Lamb by Christopher Moore
"You really smell nice, you know that?" "All I'm saying is no hat. That's all I'm saying."
Lamb by Christopher Moore
"No kiss?" "That's not my mother."
Lamb by Christopher Moore
"What's the red stuff, pomegranate juice?" "That's a question only a peasant would ask."
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
"Not always so great being the Messiah, huh?" "Oh, don't try that. You can't just roll over and expect me to not notice that I'm being manipulated."
Lamb by Christopher Moore
"Speaking of which, what are you two bringing me for a present?" "Sorry, I was showing off my English. I know many swear words."
Lamb by Christopher Moore
"Should I call the police?" ... 1.1
2 On Chesil Beach 1.21
3 Unshelved
4 The Last Olympian 5.7
5 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 8.14
6 Lamb 8.27
7 Hearts of Horses 8.13
8 Nineteen Minutes
9 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 9.27
10 Through the Glass Darkly
Lamb or Fool by Christopher Moore
Skinny Dip or Lucky You by Carl Hiaassen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the trilogy has 5 books) by Douglas Adams
And I second katylit's suggestion of P.G. Wodehouse I finished Lamb last night. It was funny enough (my chief reason for picking it up), but its fundamental lack of cynicism gave it more substance than I expected. I am glad to have read it.
I am still reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Maps of Time. They hold my attention.
Robert ... (or not!). I wish I lived in England. (Clarification: I'm not actually FROM where I'm currently living.)
Regarding Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, I too got very tired of the sex jokes. It seemed very much like a guy's book. I'm not opposed to sex jokes, but they primarily seemed to ... Wonderful reviews... I have Biff on my wishlist..after seeing your review I am reminded that I have got to read that one ! JolieLouise, to my eye Lamb, so far, is not disrespectful, but the notion that Jesus might have taken his ideas from other wisdom traditions could drive some kinds of religious folk into new realms of anger. I am surprised that the book touches well on so many ideas; it is not a puerile ... Just posting to remind myself I need to write reviews for:
60. Lamb: the Gospel according to Biff by Christopher Moore
61. The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits by Emma Donoghue ... one for Fluke above, i've actually chosen the correct Moore book and it still goes to the wrong one. and then, when i try Lamb, Fluke shows up and i have to choose Lamb from the list, but then it actually goes where it's supposed to. it's whacky.
eta: and now it's not even showing up as ... ... will eventually be upset with me for this, but it was insanely wrong before.
i still don't know why the touchstone for Lamb always brings up Fluke instead... ... is set in Hawaii. there may be some guest appearances from Pine Cove, but it still doesn't make sense why it would show for Lamb, which is definitely not Pine Cover.
(the 2 vamp books aren't Pine Cove either, they are set in San Francisco. Bloodsucking Fiends is wonderful, You Suck is ok.) ... suddenly meet again in Fluke, it seems a bit odd...
yeah, i've noticed that while doing touchstones. put in Lamb and Fluke pops up, which is weird since i'm pretty sure Lamb is more popular. ... if they fall within an actual religion. i think i did tag Good Omens as general fantasy as well, but that may change. Lamb has a slew of tags: adaptation, books about books, dark humor, lit about travels... and now outlandish reality!
i also lumped Gabriel Garcia Marquez in there since ... ... i'm such an agnostic that i can't rightly say it's not outlandishly possible! it's great fun! now i have a place to put Lamb and Good Omens! ... by Robin Maxwell
61. The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories by Emma Donoghue
May reads continued:
60. Lamb: The Gospel according to Biff by Christopher Moore.
59. Handle With Care by Jodie Picoult
58. Earthman's Burden by Poul Anderson
57. The Book of Lost Things ... Humor, Parody and Satyre
Also easily to guess what this might be.
1. Christopher Moore : Die Bibel nach Biff
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8. : ... ... that i would suggest to someone who likes Fforde. Christopher Moore has a similar weird wittiness about him. check out Lamb, Practical Demonkeeping, and Bloodsucking Fiends. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Prachett is wonderful. also quirky and strange in a great way. ... Stupidest Angel
I loved this! It was so funny, and tbh not quite as weighty in terms of subject matter or length as Lamb, which is a good or bad thing depending on your POV, but I always want more of Christopher Moore's writing. He creates such vivid characters and wacky storylines (trust ... I'm going to have to check out Lamb - it's been mentioned now on a few threads as a good read. I loved Lamb. BACON! LOL. I don't know why I haven't read Bloodsucking Fiends yet . . . maybe because I like sexy vampires more than icky scary or funny vampires.
For first novels, I'm interested in newer authors, not the first book by an established author. I'll keep Q and A in mind . ... ok. i love this part!
suggestions
boy lit:
chuck palahniuk- especially Survivor: A Novel
christopher moore- Lamb is a must, but if you like vampires read Bloodsucking Fiends and it's sequel You Suck
international:
see here
first ... ... Lear which is pretty depressing in itself, so i was ready for it. Fool did make me laugh, it just didn't touch me like Lamb or really crack me up like Bloodsucking Fiends.
- oh Jasper Fforde. you are a mad scientist of words. Nursery Crimes! but The Big Over Easy, while still full of ... 20. Lamb by Christopher Moore
Another enjoyable read by Christopher Moore and I'm quite glad I stumbled upon him.
What I really like about this story is the fact that I don't really see how anyone could be offended by it. When you write a book that is supposed to be funny and have Christ ... I'm leaving Jerusalem for Antioch, with Biff and Joshua, in Lamb by Christopher Moore. I'm also in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the murderer Juan Pablo Castel in Sabato's The Tunnel. ... loved her fantasy novels since forever. I'll have to pick up Companions on the Road soon ~ it sounds really good!
Lamb is my favorite by Moore and also one of my top desert-island favorites of all time. I want to read it again! ... her works is just as good in these somewhat longer formats.
I haven't picked up my next book yet, but it'll probably be Lamb, so I can depressurize my brain a bit. Lamb rocks. It's kind of got a zombie in it, in a way. ;-) Ok, I love all things zombie, but I couldn't get very far into the book. Lamb, on the other hand, is keeping me very amused, at a time when I can use being amused. ... read all but his last one). Have you read Practical Demonkeeping? It's his first, but it's still my favorite beside Lamb. ... Fiends
Hoo, boy. Did I ever get some weird looks for reading this one in public. But you know what? Compared to how much Lamb won me over, it really wasn't all that. I mean it was funny and crazy and it said some cool stuff about humanity and maybe being a monster isn't always the worst thing ... ... crush on Will from His Dark Materials when I was younger, but right now I have to say there's something about Biff from Lamb, even if he is kind of an asshole.
Also, all the lead males from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series, especially Acheron, Vane, Kyrian and Zarek. They're called ... ... And where do I start? .. Acheron is number one at the moment, Genjyo Sanzo, Light Yagami, Biff (a.k.a. Levi) from Lamb, Crowley and Aziraphale of Good Omens fame, and actually, Elena from Bitten. *stares at that list* Yikes. I need to get out more.
5) What book have you read ... Woops - forgot to post the latest!
#43: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
4/13/09 - 4/15/09, ****1/2
Reviewed (Short Review: A funny, sincere take on religion.) ... cloth or a papyrus towel until a mirror shine is achieved, then it is called 'Readying the Mongoose for Trade-in.'"
Lamb by Christopher Moore
"What's a jelly donut?" "Yes, it is. Dunk him again. He still has barf on his beard."
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore
"You've been in God's presence, right, Raziel?...Do you think he sounds like James Earl Jones?" ... prepositions?
Only slightly.
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
I really liked Biff (Lamb), but 'love', you say? I had a crush on Bilbo Baggins until I was 12.
5) What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to ... I got out of that evil country and am now running around with Jesus (nee Joshua) and Biff (nee Levi) in Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. "That's it!?"
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
"Why did we set up twenty posts if we were only going to use three?" In no real order:
1. Lamb by Christopher Moore - crazy, funny (kung-fu Jesus, anyone?) and ultimately tragic. After all, everyone knows what happens at the end ...
2. Watchmen by Alan Moore - the art bugged me, but it was really an incredibly well-plotted read. Probably took me longer than ... ... me down yelling, "Wait, wait! You forgot one!"
Hands of My Father by Myron Uhlberg
You Suck: A Love Story and Lamb by Christopher Moore
The Sound of Building Coffins by Louis Maistros (can't wait!!)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fight Club by Ch ... ... in africa. there is a character description on pg 307 (in the Pocket Star edition) that is my idea of the perfect man.
Lamb by Christopher Moore- Moore isn't for everyone, but i think this book is. it's the story of the "missing years" in the life of Jesus as told by his best friend, who is ... 1. Finish This, Damn It (Books I've started but wandered away from) - (0/9)
1. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
2. Secret Vampire by L.J. Smith
3. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte ... Started Lamb: the gospel according to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, tonight. Will probably be done with it by Sunday night, if not sooner... but my goodness, I'd heard it was funny, I wasn't nearly prepared for it. Was giggling at the 2nd page, chuckling at 15, and at 75 I'm ... Finish Lamb by christopher moore on sunday
Started skinny dip by carl hiaasen and i'm almost half way through it! I love it! "The ham thing, though, just sets my irony meter off. :D"
That was one of my favorite bits in Lamb. The Fact that Jesus' friend Biff keeps telling Jesus that he'd win more converts if he tells them about how they can eat bacon, if they become a christian. ... the only other author that makes me laugh very hard in private is Christopher Moore (Practical Demon Keeping and Lamb are my faves.) It's not the same kind of humor as Sedaris but definitely 'laugh out loud in private' funny. 12: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Not sure how i went 20 years without reading anything by him.
I thought this book was genius, very insightful and creative. I am, unfortunately, not totally familiar with most of the stories in the ... ... Tale, Diane Setterfield
17. Nova Swing, M. John Harrison
18. Spook Country, William Gibson
19. Lamb, Christopher Moore
20. Lottery, Patricia Wood
21. 'Salem's Lot, Stephen King
APRIL
22. Angel Fire, Andrew M. Greeley
23. The Hollow Chocola ... Yes! And I think you should read Lamb before you go! It is right up your alley! ...
When it comes to titles, I don't think anyone does it better than Christopher Moore.
Island of the Sequined Love Nun
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
And the actual stories totally live of to the titles.
... MaGuire
Best Crime Novel: The Constant Gardener by John le Carre
Best Humor: (tie) Viles Bodies by Evelyn Waugh & Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Best Romance: Memoirs of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Best Historical: ... ... TBR list. Thanks for the tip :)
5. Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore
I already read two books by him (Lamb and Fluke) and enjoyed them both very much. Since this is his first published work I didn't expect it to be necessarily as good as the other novels, but I was ... ... Dying Animal by Philip Roth {5/2}
7. Appaloosa by Robert B. Parker {6/17}
8. Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín {7/7}
9. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore {7/30}
10. Inherent Vice by Thomas Pyncho {8/10}
11. Ravelstein by Saul Bellow {11/5}
12. The Plot Against ... Lamb by Christopher Moore; my choice ... ability to read anything of substance, and hold down a challenging job and a committed parent amaze me. Thank you also for Lamb: the gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood pal. it arrived in the post this morning. I nabbed it from the Oz VBB.
Freelunch - I can't believe I missed The ... ... the beginning soon so I can see if my theory is, in fact, true. At any rate, it was very enjoyable, though not as good as Lamb, which is my favorite of his and pretty much on my top 25 list of favorites.
Edited to fix typo...or Freudian slip, whichever you prefer. :) I still think Moore's best book was Lamb. I cried with laughter. Since then, I've been trying to find one of his books that matches that one for sheer hilarity. ... Christopher Moore, an ARC. It is a retelling of the King Lear story. I was so happy to get it because I absolutely love Lamb: the gospel according to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.
Fool arrived with a warning that it was a "bawdy" tale. Well! Bawdy doesn't come close to describing it. ... ... to hear this! I bought Heart of Darkness after finally reading The Poisonwood Bible this year. And I've been eyeing Lamb* since I read Moore's A Dirty Job, you tipped me into buying.
*eta: and oh, so close; it almost fit into my long-book category! ... from cmbohn!
For your Laughing Out Loud category (great category by the way), I would suggest Christopher Moore's Lamb. It's the only book in my LibraryThing catalog tagged LOL (so far!). ... some of their other stuff isn't quite so light)
Christopher Moore writes laugh-out-loud really insane books. I adored Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.
Fannie Flag (of Fried Green Tomatoes fame) writes very nice, nostalgic books with a general happy feel, ... Thanks for the congrats, TeacherDad.. and I agree with loving both Fforde and Christopher Moore. I have already read Lamb and loved it! I am probably going to read Fluke next. I am also looking forward to his new novel next year called Fool (touchstone not working) which is the story of King ... Finished Lamb on the bus home last night and managed to not blubber or anything. Sad ending (natch), but it wasn't too gruesome given what he could have written about.
Have read the first couple of chapters of The Trial, but have also picked up Complete Short Fiction by Oscar Wilde for ... ... her beloved horses, and nothing is really quite as it seems. One of those "pondering" books.
I'm close to finishing Lamb and I'm not sure if I want to read about the crucifixion. Josh is too nice a guy for me to be happy about him being nailed to a cross. I shall finish it (it's still ... Lamb was missing for several years before I moved and discovered it wedged under/behind the bookcase. I still don't know what happened to my copy of Fool on the Hill - all of my friends swear they didn't borrow it (although I distinctly remember lending it to one of them, and I'll be waiting ... IX. Lighter Fare
1. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
2. The Eyre Affair
3. The Joy of Work
4. How to Travel with a Salmon
5. Graphic Classics: H.P. Lovecraft
6. wookiebender, I really enjoyed Lamb. You don't have to *get* all the bible based jokes to appreciate it, but even "being entirely lacking in religious education", I reckon you'll get most of them as it's amazing how much of that 'stuff' has permeated into our everyday knowledge via various ... ... pun intended). And I do love a bit of maths in my literature, I'm a maths nerd from waaaaaaay back.
And I have started Lamb and am enjoying it immensely. The angel in it is reminding me of Aziraphale from Good Omens and I love how he's TV obsessed and wants to be Spider-Man. And the ... ... but am very curious to find out why. Literary whodunnits can be quite intriguing. :)
And, next will be picked up "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal", as newk is horrified that it's been on my Mt TBR for *mumble* years and is urging me to read it for my Set It Yo ... ... 3/1/09
7. Dating Jesus Susan Campbell 3/22/09
8. Being Catholic Now Kerry Kennedy 3/3/09
9. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Jose Saramago
10. Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis3/28/09
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5) Kawaii Not by Meghan Murphy (finished 10/8/08)
6) Spike: Shadow Puppets by Brian Lynch (finished 10/11/08)
7) Lamb by Christopher Moore (finished 11/17/08)
8) The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore (finished 1/3/08)
Fantasy/scifi
1) The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey ... ... ON MY BOOKSHELF)
7. Blue Shoe by Anne Lamont (NOT A SUGGESTION-IT WAS JUST ON MY BOOKSHELF)
8. Lamb by Christopher Moore (NOT A SUGGESTION-IT WAS JUST ON MY BOOKSHELF)
Books that promise to Change My Life (or at least TEACH ME something) (2)
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