Lamb Special Gift Ed: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore
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Publisher: William Morrow
Salesrank: 9165
Released: 2007-10-23List Price: $19.95
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Jesus: the Missing Years! (2008-04-03)
This is one of my favorite books of all time! Yay Christopher Moore!
Anyone who has any interest in Christianity should find this book hilarious! Moore clearly knows his Christian and world history then and now. His treatment of Jesus and the people who worship him is outrageous and irreverent and strangely loving at the same time. I’m an athiest who went to Catholic school (I LOVED it) and while I don’t believe a word of it, have a great appreciation for all things Catholic, especially Catholic humor (the movie Dogma Dogma (Special Edition), the play Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You.Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All You and the Actor’s Nightmare: Two One-Act Plays) I also appreciate a big dose of skepticism, and this book delivers on all fronts. Moore is such a great writer that this is a PERFECT BOOK! This new Bible edition is sexy and great!Easily my all-time favorite book EVER
(2008-03-15)
At first, I have to admit I was a bit put off by the look of this gift version of “Lamb” when first saw it at a Barnes and Noble while doing some window shopping. I’m not very religious now, but as someone who basically got ten years’ worth of Catholic dogma engrained into my DNA, well…the irreverence in the very look of this book made me worry just a little. I picked this book up and cracked it open to a random page, not expecting to see anything particularly interesting, and was pleasantly surprised when I ended up reading something that made me laugh. I ended up reading a few pages farther, and even though I hadn’t read the rest of the book, the stuff I did read was very funny and clever, and I knew I had to have this book. So…I bought it here instead because I wanted to save a few bucks.
This book is definitely worth reading. It’s irreverent, yes, and there’s a bit of coarse language sprinkled throughout the story. And there’s one gross (but funny) experience involving Biff, turnips and a toothless old Chinese woman. Despite that, however, I really don’t feel this book is disrespectful to Jesus or to Christianity at all. If anything, it pokes gentle fun at what Christians are taught to know about the Bible–you have to know your stuff, as a Christian, if you expect to understand all the references made to it in this book. But I don’t feel it makes fun of Christianity itself. So if you want a clever, funny, well-written book to read and you don’t mind laughing at least a little at what you’ve been taught over the years if you’re Christian, this book is for you.
My favorite (2008-03-11)
I have read all of Christopher Moore’s books, and this one is right at the top of my list. I wouldn’t read this in a public place unless you like people staring at you for laughing out loud. Also, you might, depending on your personal beliefs, want to remember this is a fiction book, not one trying to pass for fact.he never ceases to amaze me (2008-02-08)
just when i think i cannot be surprised — i am. moore’s book is delightful. i plan on buying a few with the “bible” cover as gifts. i just need to get people past their “religion” in order to read it and i am sure they will love it; and it all makes sense.Lamb Special Gift Ed. (2008-01-23)
Book was in perfect condition. It was sent in a very timely manner and in timely fashion. Exactly as the seller described it.
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