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 Another winner for Moore I can imagine that a lot of sturdy Christians would bristle at Moore's work. But I appreciate that this is fiction and enjoyed the read. It did not offend me in the least because I didn't expect it to be a religious piece. Much worse is said and done in the name of Jesus Christ (the Jesus H. Christ part was one of many lines that had me laughing out loud) every day. Biff's character was central to the story and well developed. Moore was brilliant in his plot ideas and execution. If movie makers wouldn't screw it up, this could be a great film. I love Christoper Moore's writing. After reading this and "A Dirty Job", I plan on reading all his other books. Who needs The Church when you got ...The Gospel Accoring To Biff!! Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff... was my first Christopher Moore read--I have since read__ A Dirty Job__(see review) and am awaiting the arrival of__Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I was extremely satisfied with Lamb. In fact the roller coaster ride of Joshua & Biff's adolescent journey through the eventual Holy land was laugh out loud funny & unthinkable! I felt I was really able to connect with Biff as he represents many qualities/archetypes of many friends or individuals that have crossed my path in life. As I dissolved further into the period story of Moore's I began to really believe that 'yeah that could of happened' or 'NO Way! that's sooo wrong yet sooo plausible!' Nuff said. I dig! Good for another reason, too. There are countless reviews of this book praising its funny, irreverent humor, the care that was lavished on research and Moore's willingness to wade in and fill in some of the missing pieces of the Bible. I agree with all of the praise, but I found something missing in the reviews. Christopher Moore has really captured the essence of a friendship in the book. Ignore the fact that the friends are Jesus, his buddy Biff and Mary Magdalen - Moore has created a fictional friendship that celebrates real friendships the world over. The interaction between Biff and Joshua has the combination of depth and shallowness that defines every important friendship I've ever had. It demonstrates the way real friends understand each other on many different levels. There is something really special about the caring between Biff and Joshua and their ability to have fun with each other in all circumstances. I'll throw my recommendation for this book in with everyone else's for the reasons they give, but I'll add to it the thought that reading this book gives you an insight into friendship that's quite moving. funny, funny book The best part of this book was listening to my husband laugh out loud while he read it, and trying to figure out which part he was laughing about. | |||||||||||||
