Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Paperback - 2003 | 1st Perennial ed.
Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff.
Just what was Jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the Bible? Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, Lamb rivals the best of Tom Robbins and Carl Hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writer's fans and win him legions more.
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Add a QuoteWhat is this thing?" ..."It's a Yeti. An abominable snowman." ..."This is what happens when you fuck a sheep?" ... "Not an abomination, abominable.
“I've tried to get the angel to watch MTV so I can learn the vocabulary of your music, but even with the gift of tongues, I'm having trouble learning to speak hip-hop. Why is it that one can busta rhyme or busta move anywhere but you must busta cap in someone's ass? Is "ho" always feminine, and "muthafucka" always masculine, while "bitch" can be either? How many peeps in a posse, how much booty before baby got back, do you have to be all that to get all up in that, and do I need to be dope and phat to be da bomb or can I just be "stupid"? I'll not be singing over any dead mothers until I understand.”
“If you have come to these pages for laughter, may you find it.
If you are here to be offended, may your ire rise and your blood boil.
If you seek an adventure, may this song sing you away to blissful escape.
If you need to test or confirm your beliefs, may you reach comfortable conclusions.
All books reveal perfection, by what they are or what they are not.
May you find that which you seek, in these pages or outside them.
May you find perfection, and know it by name.”
"It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs."
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Apr 07, 2010
Lighthearted satire of the life of Christ - from his childhood days up to his crucifixion.
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Add a CommentAt first I found the narrator a little annoying, but then I realized the character of Biff was annoying and it was in fact perfect delivery. This quickly grew on me as a hilarious and very irreverent story that had me laughing out loud more times than I can count.
As a non-religious person, I wasn't sure what I was getting into with this book. Man, am I glad I picked it up. I had to stop three times in the first chapter to read something aloud to my husband, and I'm going to go out and purchase a copy for myself, because this has to live on my shelf. It's funny, and poignant, and heart-rending at the end. Totally worth a read.
This is my all-time favorite book. I always love Christopher Moore, but as a once-upon-a-time Catholic, the "good stuff" from my religious past is mixed with serious wit and the most LOVELY friendship. I have read it four times and every time, obviously knowing Joshua (Jesus) is going to die (ohmygosh, spoiler alert! So sorry!) I get anxious and don't want it to happen. It's seriously the sweetest friendship and the love between these two men is heartwarming. Read it, you'll love it!
So funny! Laughed out loud many times, embarrassingly in public
Poorly written, not funny, it was dopey. I thought the premise was intriguing but the execution was lame.
Very amusing and surprisingly insightful . Laughed, cried and re-examined what I thought I knew.
Some people with no sense of humor will dismiss this book as heresy, as they did Monty Python's "Life of Brian"! But I love it! It really fills in the years between when Joshua got left behind in the temple and when he started preaching that the bible leaves out!
One of my top 5 books of all time. This book will make you laugh out constantly; it will also make you think and ponder the story of Christianity. Just read it. You won't regret it.
Very funny!
Sept 3 2016, given to me to read by my sister (and she wants it back!) and not one I probably would have picked out on my own. Glad that she recommended it to me, it made me laugh, cringe, and ponder. I will check out more of this author's books. He definitely has a different mind bend!