Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore

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Feb 12, 2008 at 5:36 PM
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

Fiction, Religion, Humor

464 pages

Published 2003

An fun story of what may have happened to Jesus during his 30 years missing from the bible told by his irreverent pal Biff. I read this mostly while commuting on public transit but couldn't help laughing out loud at times. It reads fairly quickly and easily but I was slowed down a bit with matching my knowledge of various religions. There is Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Judaism, and of the beginnings of Christianity. The humor reminded me of Tom Robbins. An altogether fabulous treat.

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Have you read any other Moore? I read Bloodsucking Feinds and You Suck, and oh man, they were hilarious! I hear they are slightly more ofensive than Lamb though. If you are not easily offended by language and insanly horrifying/hilarious plotlines, you should check it!

I had never read Moore before but I am a huge fan of Tom Robbins. Moore's humor in Lamb reminded me of Robbins but Lamb wasn't as outrageous as Robbins. So what you say is promising. A friend of mine who read Lamb loaned me A Dirty Job saying that is was better. Offended by a book? Me? Never. Thanks for the suggestions. I definitely plan on reading more Moore this year.

*Loved* Lamb. The book that make me laugh out loud hard enough and often enough to elicit attention from people nearby. I've read Tom Robbins, too, but I got sick of him after a few of his books.

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore

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