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A review by christalbotheindl
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
5.0
This was the second book from Christopher Moore I've read, and it did not disappoint. If you are unfamiliar with Christopher Moore, think Kurt Vonnegut meets Tom Robbins with a splash of Sherman Alexie.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal took the bones of the story that I learned in my Roman Catholic upbringing, and merged it with the things I learned in college in my Non-Western Art History courses to create a fully-fledged, more relatable Jesus (Joshua) and his wholly ridiculous best friend Biff. Their adventures were riveting and I found it hard to tear myself away to go to work, to sleep, to eat, etc.
Add to that a heathy dose of witticisms, sarcasm, and irreverence for all things holy, and this recovering Roman Catholic turned athiest was pleased as punch I found this book in the used book section and decided to buy it.
If I had one criticism it would be that the women of the story were less fleshed out and more plot points. If Mary, Maggie, or Joy had been given even just a little more, it would have really made my day. Of course, the story was told from the viewpoint of Biff, so that can explain some of the disregard. Maggie and Joy especially had such potential to be more than plot advancers for the male protagonists and it would have been nice to read.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal took the bones of the story that I learned in my Roman Catholic upbringing, and merged it with the things I learned in college in my Non-Western Art History courses to create a fully-fledged, more relatable Jesus (Joshua) and his wholly ridiculous best friend Biff. Their adventures were riveting and I found it hard to tear myself away to go to work, to sleep, to eat, etc.
Add to that a heathy dose of witticisms, sarcasm, and irreverence for all things holy, and this recovering Roman Catholic turned athiest was pleased as punch I found this book in the used book section and decided to buy it.
If I had one criticism it would be that the women of the story were less fleshed out and more plot points. If Mary, Maggie, or Joy had been given even just a little more, it would have really made my day. Of course, the story was told from the viewpoint of Biff, so that can explain some of the disregard. Maggie and Joy especially had such potential to be more than plot advancers for the male protagonists and it would have been nice to read.