He's never the butt of the many jokes directly his best friend Biff is always the comic and the fall guy - but oh my, how gloriously he plays that role. Moore treats Joshua with respect throughout. It is hysterically funny at many points, and yet manages to always protect the central character of Joshua (Jesus).
I've read most of Moore's work (and have met him a couple of times - he's a very funny guy in person too), and this is easily his best novel. It's one of those rarities, the book that makes you guffaw whether you want to or not. If you're someone who doesn't like embarrassing yourself by laughing out loud in public places like subway trains or at boring baseball games, then this isn't the book for you. I should issue a warning, however, which is that this book is dangerous. what would you take?" then Lamb would definitely be in the handful (others, in case you're interested: Virginia Woolf's "The Waves", Dostoevsky's "Brothers Karamazov", Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" and an anthology of poetry, heavy on the romantics). And if one played the old game of "You're on a sinking ship and can grab a handful of books to take with you to that desert island over there where you'll be stuck for who knows how long.
Releasing this and hoping it finds an appreciative new reader.Okay, I'm old (over 50) and have been an avid reader all my life, so the number of books I own or which have passed beneath my gaze is way beyond counting. I agree with the Bookcrossers before me - similar themes to ‘Life of Brian’ and Mel Brooks. This has been my first Christopher Moore. Thank you so much for sharing this book with me. The hotel writing scenes were entertaining, as were the stream of characters met during the pair’s journey East. My favourite part of the book was certainly the Sermon on the Mount. I kept snatching a minute here and a minute there, which really disrupts punchlines and highpoints. The opening blurb was actually an excellent start:Įver wonder what Jesus did during his formative years before that first miracle at Cana?īeing a hectic time of year, I should have chosen a shorter, fluffier read. Me? I feel I should give this caveat: I’m married to a huge Monty Python fan and I have a limited tolerance for this style of parody. Several others have picked this book up from my bookshelf over the years with varying responses & opinions. Let me start by apologising - I’ve had this book for 9 years!īut, I picked up and put down this book (finally) over the Christmas period of 2017.
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UPDATE : And snaffled by the very next participant, jubby! It shall be in the post to her asap. Thanks everyone for getting this book to me in the first place! Although there are a few friends that I have to lend this to first. Now that I have (finally!) read it, I shall keep it moving by donating it to the Oz VBB next round. I don't think I could mention one favourite moment, there were so many! "What if Jesus knew kung-fu?" is a wonderful question to be asked, and I'm glad Christopher Moore asked (and answered) it. However, it was well handled with a lot of the over-the-top stuff taking place off screen (so to speak) and while we did witness the actual death, it wasn't as if we didn't know it was coming. Given that I knew how Christ died and that it wasn't pretty, I wasn't sure I wanted to go through with the book right to the bitter end. Biff and Jesus' friendship was spot-on perfect: the bagging each other out, mixed with an incredible bond. And I loved Biff, tagging along with him and giving him the occasional dose of reality (while inventing cappuccinos and sarcasm).
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I absolutely loved the idea of Jesus spending his lost years in the East, learning different religions and how to fit himself inside a wine amphora. There were a few moments that probably went straight over my head, but obviously Christianity is so pervasive in our culture that I knew the vast majority of the references (or could guess them). (Oh dear.) Anyway, I finally dusted this one off for the Set It Yourself Reading Challenge (I'm reading six books from my TBR pile that I've had for more than 1 year), and I'm really glad I did. An absolute rip-snorter of a read, I'm sorry this one took so long to get to! I was a bit worried (given previous readers' comments and my lack of Christianity) that I wouldn't "get" the joke, but at the same time I really wanted to give it a good try, so I sat on it for several years.
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