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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

Start date: January 15, 2002

Finish date: January 17, 2002

Discussion: General

Discussion leader: Marek

Why we're reading this: Because it is an irreverent without being an insulting look at the missing years of Jesus Christ.
[close] Because it is an irreverent without being an insulting look at the missing years of Jesus Christ.

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Sep 22, 2016 Darlene rated it it was ok

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Let me start off by saying that I love Christopher Moore! His zany humor makes me laugh, and his books are so unique that I keep reading them. I don't know why, but this one just didn't work for me.

Raziel, an angel, is ordered to return to Earth to get a new story for the Bible. Little is known about Jesus' life from the time he was a child until he became the Messiah, so God wants the new Gospel to be written by Levi (otherwise known as Biff) who was Jesus' (referred to as Joshua in the book) c ...more

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Feb 14, 2012 Jennifer rated it it was amazing

An absolutely irreverent look at those "missing" years between Christ's birth and his emergence as the Son of God. This book is very irreverent so some people may find it a bit too much. I found it hysterical and ingenious the way Christopher Moore mixed fact with fiction with myth. ...more

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