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

Joe P. review of Lamb by Christopher Moore, March 16, 2008.

Jesus' birth and death have been well chronicled, but have you ever wondered what happened to him between the ages of thirteen and thirty. Lamb tells you what happened during this time period in a hilarious way from the view point of the Messiahs' best friend, Biff. At the ages of thirteen Jesus, or Josh as the book refers to him, and Biff set out on a quest to find the three Magi that brought Josh gifts when he was born. Josh hopes these three men can teach him how to be the Messiah. To reach these men Josh and Biff must travel on a hilarious journey across all of Asia and back to Jerusalem. Once back Josh must gather his followers and try to, through example, bring the kingdom to the Middle East. The story ends the same way as the bible does though, with Joshua sacrificing himself for his faith and then being resurrected. This was one of the best and funniest books I have ever read. I would give this book a rating of the highest possible and recommend it to every one.

I can't remember the last time I read a book that actually made me laugh out loud. Not only is this book great entertainment but there are subtle messages hidden through out that made me think "hmmm...never thought about that" in a good way. I absolutely loved it.

I laughed out loud on the bus today reading this. Twice.

This book made me fall in love with Christ again.

I simply love this book. There isn't much I can say than what has been said in the hundreds of other reviews. All I can say is that I love this book and you are definitely missing out if you haven't read it yet.

This book is a must read for anybody that might wonder, What was Jesus really like? While it is fictional all the way it gets the thoughts and laughs a going.