A review by topherjames12
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

adventurous dark funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

This book had potential, but ultimately left me unsatisfied. I enjoyed the initial set up and dynamics in Act 1 with early teenage versions of Jesus, Biff, and Mary Magdalene as this Harry Potter-esque trio going on adventures with a bit more of a historical fiction approach applied. However, the book does not follow that route and instead the main plotline follows Biff and Jesus as they adventure across the world to visit the 3 wise men. A lot of the humor is low hanging fruit and at times very distasteful with the jokes playing into stereotypes that had already aged poorly by 2002 when this book released.
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