by Christopher Moore
I have, on this site, heaped adoration on Christopher Moore before. As a general rule I really like his quirky dry sense of humor. He's so funny he's practically British.
All of Moore's books are a humorous treatment of something. This one is a new gospel. The gospel as told by Jesus's, who's real name is Joshua, best friend Levi, also known as Biff. Biff is a bit of an idiot but he knows an awful lot about the first 30 years of Jesus's life. Biff's narrative of Jesus's early training isn't particularly spiritual. It doesn't describe some deeper truth. It definitely is not going to revolutionize the way we look at Christianity. It is light-hearted, deeply funny, and even sweet at times.
This is not my favorite Moore novel, but it is fun.
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