That didn't bother me one bit, but it might bother others.Īll in all, it's not the kind of book I would normally gravitate to, but I can see how others would absolutely love it. you learn about some of the mysteries of the Bible (Shroud of Turin) and the humor is non-stop. Moore does some very clever things in here. The bad guys are well, bad, and you certainly want to see Joshua and Biff prevail in every situation. The characters are not terribly well developed beyond Joshua and Biff, so the interactions are a bit less engaging. But as the book went on, it became less so.
For the first third of the book, I totally found this engaging. The story itself is a tale of adventure as Jesus tries to find himself and figure out how to best do whatever it is his father (God) wants him to do. Biff is not really a guy you'd picture being the best friend of Jesus, but he definitely grows on you as his loyalty becomes very evident as the story develops.
It wasn't laugh out loud funny for me, but I could see how if it was on television, that it would have been.īasically Moore cleverly tells the story of Jesus' (Joshua's) life (before the part we know well from the Bible) through the eyes of his best friend, Biff, (the inventor of sarcasm).
lots of one liners, and many of them are funny. but I'm Jewish, and my knowledge is cursory, so I'm not sure I actually was getting all the wit that there was to get.įor me, this book truly reminded me of the literary equivalent of Monty Python. It might have if I was more familiar with the New Testament of the Bible. This book came pretty close to getting four stars, but just didn't quite make it for me. It is definitely "funny" so hate not to post it here - though it fits "friendship" just as well if not better. I'm a little late with this one thanks to Fordlandia which took me forever to read.
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