![]() My proper name, Levi, comes from the brother of Moses, the progenitor of the tribe of priests my nickname, Biff, comes from our slang word for a smack upside the head, something that my mother said I required at least daily from an early age… He’s studious, compassionate, responsible and more than a little obsessed with sex, mainly because he knows - the angel Raziel has told him - that he’s not supposed to engage in it. Joshua knows - his mother’s told him more than enough times - that he will be the Messiah, but he’s constantly trying to figure out what he needs to do to fulfill that destiny. Well, why not? Why would Jesus have been any different from other kids?Īnd, like many best friends, the two are very different. Most of the humor arises out of the idea that Jesus, whose name is actually Joshua in Hebrew, had a best friend. I realize that might not seem like thigh-slapping comedy to many people, but, for anyone like me who has spent a lifetime hearing references to this or that, often obscure, verse in this or that, often obscure, book of the Bible, it’s hilarious. Part of this, I’m sure, is that I’ve heard the book’s jokes before, such as Biff’s tendency to prove a point by quoting from a non-existent biblical book, to wit: Re-reading Lamb again recently (for a book club meeting), I was less struck by Moore’s humor than by his earnestness. “What I ended up with is essentially ‘Perky Noir,’ a lot closer to Damon Runyon meets Bugs Bunny than Raymond Chandler meets Jim Thompson…But what was I going to do? ‘Noir’ was already typed at the top of every page.” Drudges and Excretions ![]() In 2018, Moore published a noir novel, called, surprisingly, Noir, which was sad and daffy and wacky and surprisingly heartfelt, but not all that dark, and not at all hopeless. His characters live in a world of darkness and threat, pain and violence, yet they find with each other hope and love and delight. He’s cheeky, rude, mocking and profane, but his heart’s in the right place. That’s what’s apparent in all of Moore’s books. ![]() Prior to this year, I’d read Lamb twice and reviewed it once, in 2017, reveling in its over-the-top irreverent humor with an undertone of seriousness. Yet, as much as it might seem a sacrilege to make fun of the Bard - Moore even has a novel called Shakespeare for Squirrels - he really swung for the blasphemy fences with his 2002 Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal. Hardest Read – tied for 1st place – Just Mercy and Ernie Dumasīook that made the biggest impact this year: 1st place – Just Mercy, 2nd place The Library Book and A Year of Wonders, 3rd place A Single Threadīook that you recommended the most: tied for 1st – Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk and This Tender Land.Christopher Moore is a writer of joyfully goofy and ribald novels about such things as vampires, demons, San Francisco, a Native-American trickster and the comic aspects of Shakespeare’s tragedies, such as the randy fool in King Lear. In addition to discussing the book, we also did our annual academy awards of our past 12 books.īest Leading Actor/Actress (Character) – 1st Place - Mei Ling from The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, 2nd - Gracie Lee from the Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee and tied for 3rd Odie from This Tender Land, Anna Frith from A Year of Wonders, and Violet Speedwell from A Single Thread.īest Supporting Actor/Actress (Character) – 1st place Eve from This Tender Land, Elinor from A year of Wondersįavorite Book – 1st Place – The Girl Who Wrote in Silk, 2nd place The Library Book andĮasiest Read- 1st place – Where’d you go Bernadette, 2nd place – Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee and 3rd place – She made Devils on horseback (bacon wrapped dates), loaves and fishes (tuna salad on bread) and rice pudding (to understand the rice part you would need to read the book, but I don’t recommend it). ![]()
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