Lamb
The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
By Christopher Moore
(Harper Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780380813810, 464pp.)
Publication Date: January 17, 2003
Categories: Humorous
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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 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.
Christopher Moore is the author of ten previous novels: You Suck, A Dirty Job, The Stupidest Angel, Fluke, Lamb, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Bloodsucking Fiends, Coyote Blue, and Practical Demonkeeping.
"An instant classic . . . terrific, funny and poignant.
-Rocky Mountain News
"I haven't finished reading [LAMB] yet, but I've managed to laugh myself to tears on more than one occasion."
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"[Moore's] most ambitious book."
-East Bay Express

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