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

I didn’t like this at all. I loooooved Grim Reaper but this? No.

I didn't quite connect to this form of humor from the beginning. I then realized this book was not only fun but also, probably, very well researched.

Hilarious, heartwarming, and unendingly clever, with a touch of sacrilege.

This was really very funny, and a bit moving in parts. I like Christopher Moore, and have read many of his really LOL stuff, like Blood Sucking Fiends and A Dirty Job. This one was not up to the level of those, but was pretty darn good.

An interesting premise deftly executed. A well-researched glimpse into several cultures and religions along with clever takes on the origins of popular sayings, ideas, and behaviors. This was my first Christopher Moore novel, and I'm moving on to another, "Practical Demonkeeping".

Just reread this book after a couple of friends suggested reading it together. In some ways I didn't like it as much as I remembered, but it was a good reread, there's plenty to pickup on the second read.

Both hilarious and heartwarming. Almost like a fantasy novel starring Jesus and his irreverent best friend, Biff, who is his more pragmatic right hand man. Enjoyed it so much!

Excepting the birth of Jesus (Joshua), there is not much documentation about his early years, so a couple of archangels resurrect his childhood friend, Biff, and coerce him into writing a full account of his years playing, growing up with, and traveling the known world with Jesus from around age 5 to 30. Biff is the fool, the foil, the jester to Joshua who helps his friend think through some of his most successful recruitment strategies (Bacon is OK!). Clearly this is a lighthearted romp and not appropriate for those who believe the Bible is the word of God. It’s chock full of fun even though I likely missed many of the jokes told at the expense of the Old and New Testaments, the Bhagavad Gita, the teachings of Buddha and of Confucius (they did a lot of traveling, according to Biff). Christopher Moore was truly inspired in filling in the background “stories” behind many of Joshua’s “greatest hits.” Silly? yes. Enjoyable? definitely!

My last Christopher Moore. Just don't get into his humor. Too predictable. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Biff and all that. There were some yuks. But I'm not a fan of yuks. I like a little sharp wit with my smiles and Maggie and Josh and his crew - well I just didn't care.

Warning: If you are a Christian and do not have a sense of humor, get over yourself before reading this book. It's laugh-out loud hilarious!!

Interesting concept. Well written, although I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't love religious humor.

A funny light retelling of the youth of Jesus of Nazareth.