by Karin
Laughter can come from many different places. It is often times the best medicine on a bad day. We can find laughter in movie, a comedy club, and maybe even a book. Author Christopher Moore’s “Lamb: The Gospel According the Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal”, is a comical book that can provide that dose of medicine we need for a study break or on a bad day.
Christopher Moore is the author of eleven novels including three international best sellers. His fictional style of writing is absurd and comical. His characters are fun and witty and usually have to overcome some sort of unseen ridiculous conflict or unexpected experience. His talent didn’t come until later in life. He decided his good humor could be put to work in making others feel good in writing a book. He sold his first book, “Practical Demonkeeping,” to Disney in 1992 and immediately had a group of followers who did not want to have to wait for his next book, so he immediately went to work on his next genius piece of writing and he wrote, “Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal.”
In “Lamb,” Christopher Moore uses some actual Bible characters and events and puts his own spin on the idea of Christ’s life. In many ways it is sick and twisted, but the comical value of the book makes it worth it. There is a disclaimer on the title page that reads, “This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actually events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.” In this book Moore takes you on the journey of the middle thirty years of Christ’s life that is left out in theBible and he takes along his best friend, Biff, who has been resurrected to tell the world of Christ’s real story. Biff’s story is filled with events that are controversial to the teaching of the Bible which give it the extra comical edge to make it enjoyable for readers. The story switches back and forth from modern times when Biff was resurrected to the time of Jesus to make it sound as if he is really telling you the story. Characters such as Mary, Joseph, John the Baptist, and the promiscuous Mary of Magdala (Maggie) are used to make the novel an interesting read. It uses a combination of sex and disobedience which were clearly not seen from Jesus in the Bible to make it twisted and somewhat controversial.
On christophermoore.com, author Gregory Maguire calls “Lamb,” “hysterical, sexy, and really deeply moving,” and On BookBrowse.com The Philadelphia Inquirer says, “Moore’s storytelling style is reminiscent of Vonnegut,” and USA Today says, "Lamb is...a great idea, and a funny story. So, if you’re a Christopher Moore fan, go out and buy this book." Douglas Adams.” One reader told me, “It’s the funniest book I’ve ever read!”
So if you’re looking for a great read or something to brighten up your mood while studying check out Christopher Moore’s “Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff”, or also check out his website, christophermoore.com or some of his other best sellers,“A Dirty Job,” “You Suck,” and his newest novel, “Fool.”
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