Christopher Moore

[EagleFan]

Anyone read anything from him?

A friend recommended him to me and I have started out by trying Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal.

I'm about a quarter of the way through it but I have to say, it has some really funny parts to it. Granted there are gong to be people that are going to be offended by the book but in my eyes the just don't have a sense of humor. I haven't seen anything in there yet that would portray Christ in a negative light, now his friend Biff is another story. :)

The best way to summarize if would be:

Take a young child who is supposed to be the son of God but does not fully understand that or what is expected of him. Throw in a friend who is part denise the menace and part eddie haskal. Then watch them grow up together.

If you are offended by some angels being portrayed in a negative light, well, then you may be offended. :) "For unto you is born this day..." "Uh, yeah, he was born 10 years ago..." "Oh, if you see some shepherds wandering around tell them never mind."

(not exact quotes above, but along that same line)


With that said. I grew up in a Christian school and I enjoy some of the references that are made. Some subtle, some not so much.



My friend hasn't read this one yet, he is in a religion kick and feels it may be offensive (I need to convince him that he will like it). He wants me to try Fluke next.

[terpkristin]

I too am reading Lamb at the moment and also am about 1/4 through it. :)

There has been some Christopher Moore love in the "What are you reading" thread, which is why I picked it up. Nice, light stuff.

/tk

[markprior22]

I'm about 2/3 of the way through LAMB (also based on the other FOFC thread). Enjoying it...I also have FOOL checked out and will be starting it within a few days.

[QuikSand]

I, too, read Lamb based on the other thread. Liked a fair number of things about it.

As for this:

denise the menace

...if nobody has made a porn film with this title, there's free money to be had out there.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Love Moore. Since I went into crazy detail in the other thread, I'll keep it light here. My top Four by Moore:

Lamb
Fool
A Dirty Job
Fluke

I find the rest of his work to be a significant step below these in terms of quality, but I still enjoyed everything I have read by Moore, and will most likely pick up anything else he writes instantly.

[TroyF]

Love Moore. Lamb was a great read. I laughed out loud a few times and sped through it. Anything by Moore is ok by me. Him and Pratchett are my top two authors to read when I want a pick me up.

[PurdueBrad]

Agree with the previous two posts, Moore is excellent and have enjoyed all his books, particularly Lamb and A Dirty Job.

[tyketime]

Agree with the previous two posts, Moore is excellent and have enjoyed all his books, particularly Lamb and A Dirty Job.

:+1:

[ISiddiqui]

Christopher Moore is excellent! Lamb is great as are his vampire books.

[McSweeny]

Easily one of my favorite authors.

[ntndeacon]

I have read most of his stuff. I got started by finding a hardback of Practical Demonkeeping in the bargain bin a few years ago, now any time I can Igrab another. My favorites are Coyote Blue, A Dirty Job, And The Island of the Sequined Love Nun. (Ok maybe it is partly cuz of the title)

I did not like Fluke that much, and however much Iliked Bloodsucking Fiends, I did not like the sequel nearly as much.

[Vince, Pt. II]

It's funny to see the differences in opinion. I personally think the Vampire books are his worst, and I don't seem to remember liking Coyote Blue much (though I should probably re-read it, because I don't remember it very much).

That being said, those terms ("worst" and "much") are very relative - I've really enjoyed everything by Moore I've ever read, even the stuff of his I consider sub-par for him.

[AZSpeechCoach]

We went to a book signing of his back in March. He is really funny in person. He spent about an hour talking about his books, telling stories, and answering questions. The best answer was to the question "When did you know you were an author?" He said "After my third book was published. Of the few people who ever get a first book published, only 10% of them ever get a second book out. Of those, only 10% ever get a third book published. Once I did that, I figured I could make a living at this."

I got the "Biblical" edition of Lamb signed. The cover is leather-like vinyl, and the pages are made of the very thin Bible paper edged in gold...very swank.

[boberot]

Really enjoyed "The Stupidest Angel" but thought "Fool" had too many groans of "Aw . . . really!?"

Too many attempts at cheap humor for my tastes.