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Lamb

The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

By Christopher Moore

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| Paperback | 9780380813810

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The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in thContinue

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.

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

    Review-a-Day Saturday, April 19th, 2003 Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore A review by Doug Brown Let's get this out of the way right at the start: if you believe that the gospels, apostles, and life of Je ... (read full critics)

    powells published on Mon, 6 Sep 2010

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

    Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal My husband gave me the rare opportunity of picking out a book for him to read before we went on a recent trip. Naturally I chose a book I thought he'd like, but one that I'd not yet read myse ... (read full critics)

    likesbooks published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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    I'd heard so many good things about this book, I think I imagined it was going to be the Greatest, Best, Funniest book in existence. It was going to reach the highest heights of humour and I was going to be rolling on the floor with laughter. I think I imagined it so much, that it couldn't possibly ... (continue)

    I'd heard so many good things about this book, I think I imagined it was going to be the Greatest, Best, Funniest book in existence. It was going to reach the highest heights of humour and I was going to be rolling on the floor with laughter. I think I imagined it so much, that it couldn't possibly live up to it.

    And it was a good book. It was a funny book. It was entertaining and smart and absurd in all the right ways. It's one of the better books I've read so far this year.

    It just wasn't quite what I imagined, and that's okay because I don't think what I imagined could really exist, so I think my imagination cast a bit of a pall over my reading experience, and that's too bad. I'll have to try some of Moore's other books, where I won't have any expectations beyond a bit of entertainment.

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    Hold Your Spin said on Feb 21, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • It's a fun book, but not only this. The first part is the more funny, in the second there is a possible report of the "learning to be a Messiah", the end of the book is very moving (despite the fact that you know ,more or less, what is "going to happen").4 Star +.

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    Max Rebus said on Jan 19, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • Top Ten

    This book is the ultimate in humour. This is a about Jesus' childhood and what a childhood He had. The story is told by Biff, Christ's childhood pal. The subtitle is 'The Gospel According to Biff'. Just so you know, Biff is in love with Mary. That tells you a lot about that crazy son-of-a-gun.<br ... (continue)

    This book is the ultimate in humour. This is a about Jesus' childhood and what a childhood He had. The story is told by Biff, Christ's childhood pal. The subtitle is 'The Gospel According to Biff'. Just so you know, Biff is in love with Mary. That tells you a lot about that crazy son-of-a-gun.<br />I'll make a confession (!!!) to you guys: this is one of my Top Ten favorite books.<br />p.s. By the way, all of Moore's books are good; this one is the best...

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    jelabino said on Nov 10, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Christopher Moore is scary - scarily talented and funny! His best work so far in my opinion.

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    Angel-a said on Jul 26, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • Christopher Moore just keeps getting better and better! This novel is about the first 30 years of Christ's life and that of his bestfriend Biff. It is a clever, whymsical, and hilarious read!!! I can't wait to read more, more, Moore!

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    Jamie Gemuend767 said on Dec 2, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Inscribed by the author, "To Pete--I'm funnier than you are. (She made me write this.) Christopher Moore."

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    Becky said on Nov 10, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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