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Nikki
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Jan 21, 2008 03:15PM

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I read A Dirty Job last year. It was fun, to be sure, but by the end I had concluded that Christopher Moore writes books for Christopher Moore. Which is fine in itself, but since I'm excluded from the intended audience I don't think I will read any more. A Dirty Job had all these unnecessary sex scenes and the ending was a ludicrous male fantasy. I wasn't offended by it per se, but it left me personally unsatisfied.


My first CM experience was The Stupidest Angel, which I read around xmas time, and I thought it was great! Funny, b-movie-ish.... just up my alley.
So then I picked up Lamb...Errr... I thought it was ok, certainly not AWful, but it didnt live up to the Angel level of craziness. Then again, it was about JESUS aka Joshua. I thought Biff (Joshuas BFF) added alot of saracasm and wit to the story.
Now I am on the last 20 pages or so of A Dirty Job... loving it!! I think this is climbing up the list of favorites for me. I love the whole Death Merchant vs Sewer Harpies thing.
I guess he is quickly becoming a fave author for me. His stuff is not meant to be taken seriously by any means, and he does have a strange sense of humor, but it is definetly one I enjoy. I have also bought BloodSucking Feinds... looking foward to reading that one as well.
---> from what i gather, some of his older novels (Practical Demonkeeping, Fluke, Island..) may not be quite as polished as his newer ones... I have not read any of those yet however, but hope to eventually!





Bloodsucking Fiends is my least favorite of his novels. Lamb, however, I feel is one of the best books I have ever read, humor or otherwise. If you don't enjoy Lamb, then I would think it just wasn't meant to be.

Dirty Job is my second favorite of his novels. It is absolutely, laugh out loud, snort-worthy hilarity. I hope you give it a shot and enjoy it.

I've never found Woody Allen movies all that hilarious, though I enjoy his writing.
For my money, "Lamb" was by far the funniest book I've ever read. When I meet people who don't like it, I usually find that they don't have a broad enough knowledge background to appreciate all the jokes. It's like Dennis Miller's routines--people who hate Dennis Miller usually do so because they don't have a clue what he's talking about.
I'm a Moore fan. I like his characters and his absurdity. I like his sense of humor. If you don't, I shouldn't think you should "loathe" the man's work...maybe just say that it's not your cup of tea.



I have to agree with some of the above posts though. Sense of Humor is something that only you can gauge for yourself. If you didn't find them funny, then ah well.


