
Christopher Moore's 'Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal' is a clever and engaging avenue into a story about Jesus Christ's early life. The novel humorously fills in the blanks of Christ's childhood through the eyes of his best friend Biff, incorporating elements of Taoism, Buddhism, Kung Fu, and yoga into the narrative. The book offers a lighthearted and irreverent take on the missing years of Christ's life, blending humor with thought-provoking insights and a unique perspective on religious history.
Genres:
Tropes/Plot Devices:
Topics:
Notes:
Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book includes elements of irreverent humor, mild profanity, and sexual situations that may be sensitive for some readers.
Has Romance?
There are romantic feelings between characters, particularly involving Biff's crush on women and the dynamics with Mary Magdalene.
From The Publisher:
Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff.
Just what was Jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the Bible? Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, Lamb rivals the best of Tom Robbins and Carl Hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writer's fans and win him legions more.
Ratings (87)
Incredible (34) | |
Loved It (29) | |
Liked It (10) | |
It Was OK (9) | |
Did Not Like (4) | |
Hated It (1) |
Reader Stats (158):
Read It (86) | |
Want To Read (37) | |
Did Not Finish (5) | |
Not Interested (30) |
8 comment(s)
This books may be disturbing to people who hold the gospel as absolute factual truth, but its honestly a sweet story with a lot of heart. And like all Christopher Moore books, it is hysterical.
Not funny
I was uncomfortable with the way that the narration discusses women
i liked it!
read it after a recommendation from a friend, after i told him
"pride and prejudice is the most perfect novel ever written"
this is what he came back with
obviously it is not the same kind of novel
but i enjoyed the balance between humor and real consideration of what it means to be a christian, what it means that jesus was human and had to deal with growing up and being a person in addition to all the pressure of being the son of god
i like biff, he is always looking out for joshua
but you know who didn't die of grief during the passion biff?
mary and mary magdalene
the women who are not really taken that seriously in this book
they dealt with it
I'm not religious, but I do like reading
about religion. I don't think this would offend anybody; it's not {gasp} blasphemous. Jesus doesn't do anything in this book I couldn't see him doing canonically. All the irreverent acts come from Biff. He is a bit of a horn-dog so there's some sex and debauchery. But if you've read the Bible, then that's nothing new.
I thought the book was hilarious. It was my first dive into Moore, then I read "Fluke" by him. I liked both. Since then, I've read a couple more and they've lost a little steam. But thus far I think this is his best.
This book is actually a very humorous one, Moore is always good at that. I read it almost 50% and left after that when i started to feel it a bit draggy.
The story is narrated by Jesus's friend and is about Jesus. How Jesus was born and how he lived, how he became a Messiah. Moore has well described the story with childhood mischief and mistakes, where several parts made me laugh out loud at the absurdity of people.
A good book if you can hold religious stupidity :)
This book makes me laugh so hard. I’ve read it four times. Even have a tattoo named Biff. Everyone should read it.
The author's humor is fairly childish but I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed seeing the more human side of Jesus H. Christ.
What can you read after
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal?
When you click the Amazon link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commision, at no cost to you.