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The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove #3)
by
Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author)
'Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.
But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from...more
But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from...more
Hardcover, 306 pages
Published
November 1st 2005
by William Morrow
(first published October 1st 2004)
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The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror was my first Christopher Moore novel. This novel is not the type of book I normally read.
The plot was quite thin but there were tons of funny scenes that made me giggle and snicker (it wasn't funny enough to make me laugh out loud). However I got bored with this book pretty quickly. The humour in this book is very "in your face" type humour. The humour was just so repetitive that it started to get on my nerves after a while and the jo...more
The plot was quite thin but there were tons of funny scenes that made me giggle and snicker (it wasn't funny enough to make me laugh out loud). However I got bored with this book pretty quickly. The humour in this book is very "in your face" type humour. The humour was just so repetitive that it started to get on my nerves after a while and the jo...more
Its utterly rediculous, but its also laugh out loud FUNNY. Im listening on audio book and I've never enjoyed doing laundry more. Its totally odd ball, irreverent, immature, deviously clever and just plain silly, as are most of Moore's books. It doesn't matter if you find the story "believeable" its TOO FUNNY for me to care.
C'mon, washed-up female-battle-warrior cult movie star whos totally nuts (in a friendly crazy neighbor sort of way) married to pot smoking sherrif. DEA helicopeter subcontrac...more
C'mon, washed-up female-battle-warrior cult movie star whos totally nuts (in a friendly crazy neighbor sort of way) married to pot smoking sherrif. DEA helicopeter subcontrac...more
This was a completely different type of read for me. It was different, funny, and very odd. I went with where the author took me and tried to think of it as realistic at all. It was a nice change of pace concerning holiday reading.
Zombies, drunk santas, and warrior women? Sign me up!
Zombies, drunk santas, and warrior women? Sign me up!
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What is not to love about a book that has a pot smoking law official married to a crazy woman who runs around naked with a broad sword, brain sucking zombies lead by Santa who want to go shopping at IKEA, incompetent arc angel who likes snickers, and a talking fruit bat? I found the story to be very entertaining with several laugh out loud points (I listened to it on tape). I’d recommend this book to anyone who can just let go of reality and enjoy a tale.
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Mar 10, 2008
Leslie
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who like demented stuff
Shelves:
audiobooks,
christmas
If you're sick of all the sentimental Christmas stories and looking for something a little different and have a twisted sense of humor. This is the book for you.
My favorite scenes were when the dead people would talk to each other in the cemetery. I also liked how a lot of characters were very crochety and not shy about cussing.
Christopher Moore is the greatest at twisted, dark humor :)
My favorite scenes were when the dead people would talk to each other in the cemetery. I also liked how a lot of characters were very crochety and not shy about cussing.
Christopher Moore is the greatest at twisted, dark humor :)
Heartwarming? (meant ironically) A stupid angel is supposed to give a child his Christmas wish. The 7 year old child sees "Santa" getting hit with a shovel and wishes that Santa was still alive. Santa comes back to life with a group of his dead friends as zombies. This book had a couple of very funny scenes but in my opinion was definitely not worth the time.
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Three frequently repeated reactions while reading this book:
Arghh!! How lame/ irritating/ silly!!
Arghh!! Stop swearing you *******!!
Arghh!! This is not funny, its STUPID!!
The Stupidest angel was a stupid book, with stupid angels, and other stupid and irritating characters and stupid jokes which gave me a headache and were not funny, and I am not stupid enough to read it anymore. I GIVE UP!!
Arghh!! How lame/ irritating/ silly!!
Arghh!! Stop swearing you *******!!
Arghh!! This is not funny, its STUPID!!
The Stupidest angel was a stupid book, with stupid angels, and other stupid and irritating characters and stupid jokes which gave me a headache and were not funny, and I am not stupid enough to read it anymore. I GIVE UP!!
Estive na dúvida entre dar três ou quatro estrelas, acabando por decidir-me em dar apenas três estrelas, culpa em boa parte devida ao epílogo que na minha opinião foi um pouco "mal amanhado".
A ideia principal da história é interessante: um anjo que vem satisfazer o desejo de uma criança que apenas pode ser cumprido se houver uma intervenção divina. Esta criança vê o Pai Natal ser morto com uma pá e o que é que ela deseja? Que o Pai Natal volte a viver para salvar assim o dia de Natal. Em poucas...more
A ideia principal da história é interessante: um anjo que vem satisfazer o desejo de uma criança que apenas pode ser cumprido se houver uma intervenção divina. Esta criança vê o Pai Natal ser morto com uma pá e o que é que ela deseja? Que o Pai Natal volte a viver para salvar assim o dia de Natal. Em poucas...more
I just picked this book for our book club's December read but couldn't wait until December to read it. I guess you can say that a little Christmas mayhem is good for any time of the year. And if you think Christmas tales are rather lame, peruse this single paragraph at the beginning of the novel.
In another Christmas story, Dale Pearson, evil developer, self-absorbed woman hater, and seemingly unredeemable curmudgeon, might be visited in the night by a series of ghosts who, by showing him bleak v...more
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Christopher Moore's The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror is another audiobook to entertain, even at 5 A.M. on the commute into the city. My husband and I have gotten into a habit of listening to audiobooks in the car when we travel to and from work, and when we take little road trips.
Christopher Moore's books seem to be the most addictive for us even with the sometimes dark humor and harsh content. The Stupidest Angel is no exception.
The book is set in Pine Cove, Calif.,...more
Christopher Moore's books seem to be the most addictive for us even with the sometimes dark humor and harsh content. The Stupidest Angel is no exception.
The book is set in Pine Cove, Calif.,...more
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This was great. Shannon gave it to me for Christmas, do you see why I was reluctant to join this site? Though now I feel compelled to read more...
Instead of attempting to explain this book I thought I would just share an example of why I liked it so much:
Winter denial: therein lay the key to California Schadenfreude- the secret joy that the rest of the country feels at the misfortune of California. The country said: "Look at them, with their fitness and their tans, their beaches and their movie...more
Instead of attempting to explain this book I thought I would just share an example of why I liked it so much:
Winter denial: therein lay the key to California Schadenfreude- the secret joy that the rest of the country feels at the misfortune of California. The country said: "Look at them, with their fitness and their tans, their beaches and their movie...more
I'm beginning to think that nothing can live up to Moore's book A Dirty Job, which I absolutely adored. I never got into Sacre Bleu, and this book, while entertaining, was still nowhere near as good. That said, I will continue to make my way through all of Moore's books, of for no other reason than they do entertain.
I especially appreciated the appearance of a literal red shirt, who was, of course, the first to die in the zombie invasion. That is not a spoiler; anyone who knows anything about S...more
I especially appreciated the appearance of a literal red shirt, who was, of course, the first to die in the zombie invasion. That is not a spoiler; anyone who knows anything about S...more
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From, what I consider to be a mediocre author, this was an amazing book. Everything worked together perfectly in it's own way.
To take it one step further, I feel this is best book to read around christmas. I have even purchased 5 extra copies of the book to loan out to friends for the season.
To take it one step further, I feel this is best book to read around christmas. I have even purchased 5 extra copies of the book to loan out to friends for the season.
This is a very, um...., interesting book! It is a totally different style of book than those I usually read, but it's a fast read and a fun read!
A funny book (comedy) that crosses genres - drama, sci-fi/horror, action, romance, and it even has a little bit of a Criminal Minds-like plot!
Unusual? You bet. But highly recommend!
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Jan 19, 2012
Robin
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
cynical,
for-grown-ups
Not my usual kind of book, but recommended by someone I love. In general, I don't lean towards Christmas stories, or anything with "angel" in the title.
The premise of this one is hysterical -- a dumb angel wins the rights to perform a Christmas miracle on earth, but bungles it in a spectacularly wrong way.
If the author had followed the angel and explored his whole motivation and angle, I think it would have been wry and fascinating. Instead, he chose to focus on the lame and unfunny residents o...more
The premise of this one is hysterical -- a dumb angel wins the rights to perform a Christmas miracle on earth, but bungles it in a spectacularly wrong way.
If the author had followed the angel and explored his whole motivation and angle, I think it would have been wry and fascinating. Instead, he chose to focus on the lame and unfunny residents o...more
This is the fourth Christopher Moore book; I'm reading them in no particular order, but started with "A Dirty Job."
Unlike "A Dirty Job" or "Lamb", this book took me a while to really appreciate. Initially, the humor seemed forced, as though Moore did as he said in his forward: a friend suggested he write a Christmas book and he replied "'kay."
But as with all of his books, he can take the absurd and make it believable and compelling and absolutely hysterical. Once the story got going, it became...more
Unlike "A Dirty Job" or "Lamb", this book took me a while to really appreciate. Initially, the humor seemed forced, as though Moore did as he said in his forward: a friend suggested he write a Christmas book and he replied "'kay."
But as with all of his books, he can take the absurd and make it believable and compelling and absolutely hysterical. Once the story got going, it became...more
[3.5 stars]
This book did not turn out to be at all what I was expecting when I picked it off the shelf. Initially I couldn't quite get with the humor, but eventually I became highly amused by the pot smoking peace officer, the old woman obsessed with donkey sex, the talking fruit bat, the insane washed up warrior princess/porn star, the zombies who were trying to get to IKEA, the idiot angel, and the general atmosphere of craziness. Not a bad way to pass an afternoon if you can roll with the abs...more
This book did not turn out to be at all what I was expecting when I picked it off the shelf. Initially I couldn't quite get with the humor, but eventually I became highly amused by the pot smoking peace officer, the old woman obsessed with donkey sex, the talking fruit bat, the insane washed up warrior princess/porn star, the zombies who were trying to get to IKEA, the idiot angel, and the general atmosphere of craziness. Not a bad way to pass an afternoon if you can roll with the abs...more
LOVED IT! A sword-wielding, mentally unstable B-movie queen married to a pot-smoking cop takes on the undead in a small coastal town during a hurricane. What's not to love?
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Stupid is an understatement. Bizarre, sick, twisted. And yet I finished it? What does that make me?
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No puedo evitar que de principio a fin este libro me parezca una mala copia a la americana de Evelyn Waugh, Tom Sharpe e incluso Terry Pratchet. Puede que los que lo encuentren original, cargado de mala leche y de humor extra��o oh-cielos-c��mo-se-le-ocurren-esas-cosas-tan-absurdas sea porque nunca han le��do nada de los autores anteriores.
El t��tulo y el texto de la contraportada me hicieron escoger este libro de entre los que hab��a por las estanter��as de mi casa (afortunadamente no pagu�� po
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If the last novel, Fluke, was my least favorite then The Stupidest Angel is my favorite. Maybe it's the recurring characters, the Christmas theme, or the undead walking the Earth. I know it's at least one of those things, if not all of them, that make this my favorite. I grinned while reading it, which is odd. But it is so much fun and so good!
We join our friend Theo Crowe, constable of Pine Cove, California, five years after the events of The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. He and Molly Michon...more
We join our friend Theo Crowe, constable of Pine Cove, California, five years after the events of The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. He and Molly Michon...more
This was another fantastic read from Christopher Moore. It was absolutely hilarious to listen to.
Publisher's Summary
Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.
But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, an...more
Publisher's Summary
Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.
But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, an...more
This is a seriously funny and irreverent book! I remember sometime in junior high reading "fractured fairy tales", and I'd put this right up there with those :)
Christopher Moore is such a clever writer! Here is just one of many things I found enjoyable in this book: in describing the insides of a pan of lasagna hitting a wall, he calls it "Pollocking". LOL! There are tons of other things I could quote or refer to, but I'd be referring to the whole book, I think.
Instead, I'll just quote a part th...more
Christopher Moore is such a clever writer! Here is just one of many things I found enjoyable in this book: in describing the insides of a pan of lasagna hitting a wall, he calls it "Pollocking". LOL! There are tons of other things I could quote or refer to, but I'd be referring to the whole book, I think.
Instead, I'll just quote a part th...more
Christmas is coming and Palm Cove in California seem to be half heartedly into the spirit. Instead of a white Christmas looks like there is a huge storm on the way – and the rain is tumbling down. The obnoxious and drunken Dean – all dressed up as Santa – threatens to kill his ex-wife Lena as she digs up a Christmas tree from his pine plantation. In her hurry to get away she whacks him in the neck with her shovel and kills him.
Fortunately for her ,Tucker comes to her rescue and helps her hide th...more
Fortunately for her ,Tucker comes to her rescue and helps her hide th...more
Per the dedication in the book -
"This book is dedicated to Mike Spradlin who said:
"You know, you oughtta write a Christmas book."
To which I replied: "What kind of Christmas book?"
To which he replied: "I don't know. Maybe Christmas in Pine Cove or something."
To which I replied: "'Kay."
That sums it up pretty succinctly; there doesn't seem to be a lot of forethought that went into this. It's a very self-contained story (view spoiler)...more
"This book is dedicated to Mike Spradlin who said:
"You know, you oughtta write a Christmas book."
To which I replied: "What kind of Christmas book?"
To which he replied: "I don't know. Maybe Christmas in Pine Cove or something."
To which I replied: "'Kay."
That sums it up pretty succinctly; there doesn't seem to be a lot of forethought that went into this. It's a very self-contained story (view spoiler)...more
The Stupidest Angel takes place in Pine Cove also (see Lust Lizard & Practical Demonkeeping, below) where recurring characters Theo and the Warrior Babe (Molly) are now a couple. She is still certifiably insane and he has relapsed into marijuana use. A murder is revealed from the Lust Lizard book, Mavis continues to be odious, Gabe descends from likeable to pitiable while his sometime-girlfriend Dr. Val Riordin remains selfish and uninteresting. New female character Lena is shrill, sexy, and...more
This is a review for the audio edition of this book. I read the hardcover version a few years ago, and really liked it, and so I took this out of the library to listen to on my car trip to see family for Christmas.
The Stupidest Angel is the story of an angel who comes down to deliver a Christmas miracle. True to the title, though, he's not very bright. He interprets a child's wish for someone to come back to life by raising zombies who, after they're done munching on brains, want to go to Ikea....more
The Stupidest Angel is the story of an angel who comes down to deliver a Christmas miracle. True to the title, though, he's not very bright. He interprets a child's wish for someone to come back to life by raising zombies who, after they're done munching on brains, want to go to Ikea....more
I'm in a grinchy, grumbly, bah humbug mood today. Ordering Christmas presents on-line is easier than fighting through the mall, but it is hard enough to get the Christmas spirit in So Cal, so that doesn't help. It feels kind of stupid.
As did this book, read for one of my reading groups. At least it wasn't as stupid as the stupid Christmas mysteries we have read in years past. But it felt like reading a TV show. Since I don't watch TV anymore, I guess I shouldn't complain, but the guy humor did n...more
I discovered Christopher Moore some 15 (gasp!) years ago, when I picked up a copy of Practical Demonkeeping and fell in love. Snarkiness, sarcasm, wit, a nutty story and great writing made a perfectly entertaining book. Published in 2004, I somehow missed this little gem. The Stupidest Angel is classic Moore - it's deliciously twisted satire blended with literary lushness. I mean, who else writes about dumbass angels, redneck Santas, horny pilots, giant talking Micronesian fruit bats and zombies...more
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Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of absurdist fiction. He grew up in Mansfield, OH, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.
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Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of absurdist fiction. He grew up in Mansfield, OH, and attended Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, CA.
Moore's novels typically involve conflicted everyman characters...more
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