Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

This book was entertaining and hilarious.
Now I know why we Jews have Chinese food at Christmas. All is revealed!!

First off, I'm a HUGE fan of Christopher Moore! When my carpooler and I bought "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal," having already listened to "A Dirty Job," we weren't too sure how a story of Christ could be funny... but, as with "A Dirty Job," we were AMAZED, ENTERTAINED, and enjoyed many, many moments of utter hysteria! Moore handles this delicate and often touchy subject with such good grace and humor that you find yourself wondering if that's not really what happened? And, if so, who knew? Each character is just slightly left of what we already know about them and, of course, meeting Biff for the first time is the ultimate treat. ADORED the book (CD) and highly recommend it!!

A friend recommended this book as a funny look at someone's imaginings of Jesus as a boy and young man. I enjoyed it immensely--laughed my way through most of it. The irreverence of the author surprised me again and again. Who knew a book about Jesus could be so funny?! Loved it!

This book is great if you know a lot abotu religion and have a good sense of humor. It is the "missing years" of Jesus' life through the eyes of his shallow, lovable rogue of a best friend: Biff. You'll be laughing out loud at some of the lines and situations described in this book. It really gets ridiculous but oddly enough there are some parts of it where you think "Hey, that MIGHT have really happened!" A great book to read if you're down and want a few crazy laughs.

Lamb starts out strong and slowly fizzes its way to the end. Despite the weak ending the over all story is entertaining.