false 74731 22 This version has a short story at the end of the book. <p>'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.</p> <p>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 home. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead.</p> <p>But hold on! There's an angel waiting in the wings. (Wings, get it?) It's none other than the Archangel Raziel come to Earth seeking a small child with a wish that needs granting. Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.</p> <p>Move over, Charles Dickens -- it's Christopher Moore time.</p> 4116777 book 2004 The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 total:4830|5:1265|4:1806|3:1296|2:368|1:95| 4830 18268 6686 587 4 7 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 10:46:22 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 10:35:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 03 10:23:42 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 10 15:20:08 -0700 2008
My favorite scenes were when the dead people would talk to each other in the cemetery. I also liked how a lot of characters we...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Dec 20 21:34:06 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 21:35:14 -0800 2008
Christmas is coming and Palm Cove in California...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 11:27:39 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 03:58:53 -0800 2008 1
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Instead of attempting to explain this book I thought I would just share an example of why I liked it so much:

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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 se...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 17 11:31:55 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 11:31:55 -0700 2007
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 ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 09:38:06 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 09:46:22 -0800 2008
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, t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Jan 04 11:37:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:39:51 -0800 2009
Christopher Moore is such a clever writer! Here is just one of many things I found enjoyable in this book: in descr...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 20:38:52 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 20:41:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false true Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 14:48:29 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 14:48:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 21:15:04 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 21:25:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu May 07 08:26:28 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 21:36:01 -0700 2009 ____

Am upgrading this from 4 stars to 5. After a little time passing, ...more...]]> 4 6 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 10:10:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 15:49:36 -0700 2009 Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. I want to be the Warrior Babe of the Outland and fight zombies who want to eat brains and go to IKEA. I saw the movie Zombieland this past weekend and that might have just pu...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 24 06:13:31 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 06:19:22 -0700 2009
The premise of this one is hysterical -- a dumb angel wins the rights to perform a Christmas miracle on earth, but bungles it...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 25 07:06:42 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 21:09:51 -0800 2008 War and Peace.

I would give it 4.5 stars. It made me laugh out loud. But, what Christopher Moore book hasn't made me laugh out loud?
It was my first zombie book...if they are all like this, then sign me up for more!]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 27 13:59:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 14:09:08 -0700 2009 more...]]>