Always wondered what happened to yetis.Ĩ. Want to add the word dumbfucks to your vocabulary.ħ. Even if he does seem a bit obsessed with sex.ĥ. Realise how essential it must have been to have a friend called Biff to enjoy your travels with. Wondered what Jesus aka Joshua was doing for the first 30 years of his life. I had to laugh when the angel Raziel developed an addiction to Days of our Lives.ģ. Who knew that angels could become fascinated by daytime soap operas. For example the portrayal of Egyptians from a Hollywood perspective as the angel Raziel and Biff gorge themselves on TV. Gosh, that was a bit too serious when I'm talking about a funny book isn't it? However the book taps into many reflections on this modern world we live in. Different is persecuted and annihilated, as those in power try to take over. Plus it showed how much humans do not like anything that is different. Moore handles difficult questions like what happened to all the yetis with a sense of wit and sadness. After all sarcasm and irony can come in very handy. All of this seems to fit in perfectly with the role of Joshua. He does it in his own fashion as Biff and Joshua invent everything from Jew-du to sarcasm and irony. The book asked the very 'serious' question about what the heck was Jesus aka Joshua doing for the first 30 years of his life? I mean, born in Bethlehem in a manger, but then what happened to him until he started his ministry? Christopher Moore tackles this question in hilarious fashion and told through the point of view of Joshua's childhood friend Biff we are entertained as Biff writes the story of those forgotten years. So with much anticipation and hoping for a few laughs I dived in. I don't think I've ever read a humorists book before. Something I've been trying to encourage in my own reading this year. The plus for this book is it's also outside any of my normal genres that I would read.

All her talking about how much it made her burst out laughing, cackle and crow with delight convinced me I needed to read this book. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore, was first published in 2002 and one of my very dear friends read the book this year whilst on holiday.

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