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Rating:  - Reverently Irreverent
With "Lamb", Christopher Moore has opened a door that has been closed to many people. This book offers the light of humanity that has been missing from many images of God and his kin. I have laughed and almost cried while reading this book. If something can move me so deeply and so quickly, with humor and respect, I feel compelled to share. As the daughter of a Methodist minister, I can say without hesitation that I am, in no way! offended by this brilliant novel. Please, do not read one excerpt and then harshly dismiss this humorous look at the childhood of Christ as blasphemy. Take a moment to remember what it was to be a child and then imagine how you might have handled the burden. Kudos to Moore and his bravery, talent and really cool outlook on Life.
Rating: - Those without a sense of humor need not apply...
This has to be one of the funniest books I have ever read. Moore has a talent for living "over the top" without appearing to. Please be forewarned - if you believe every word that is written in the Bible and are easily offended - stay away from this book. You'll be happier, we'll be happier - and it just works out best for all of us.Moore takes a vacuum of time and weaves into it a wonderful story about friends, growing up, and learning new things. He doesn't try to put the "messiah" up on a pedestal, and Biff, who wanders back and forth between full bravado and self deprecation, is so funny that it is hard to read the book without laughing out loud. My only disappointment will be if Moore doesn't follow up on this writing with a book about a blonde angel who convinces God to let him be Spiderman.
Rating:  - just a few thoughts
I won't bother repeating what the previous reviewers said, because most of them are right on the money -- both the ones who loved it, and the ones who didn't. However, those who were offended or who thought it was JUST frat-boy humor (there IS frat-boy humor, but much more) missed the point and the subtlety.I've read Christopher Moore's previous books, and enjoyed all of them to various degrees: some are consistently excellent, and other just "have their moments." This book has an intriguing concept and some absolutely "inspired" (sorry) bits of comedy. Lamb starts out slow, but once you get into it, the pace picks up; that said, it is still at least 100 pages too long. ** POSSIBLE SPOILER BELOW **
I feel the ending is the weakest part of the book, which is ironic since this is the part that steals fairly directly from a very popular book which has been around for 2,000 years. On one hand, I think even I might have been offended if Moore had gone in a totally different direction "explaining" the events surrounding the Crucifixion, but on the other hand, I found this a little lacking after the spins he added earlier in the story. Also, the wrap-up of the Biff/Raziel story is completely anti-climactic.
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