Christopher Moore
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| Title | : | The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror (Pine Cove #3) |
| Author | : | Christopher Moore |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 306 pages |
| Published | : | October 28th 2008 by William Morrow (first published October 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Humor. Fiction. Fantasy. Holiday. Christmas. Comedy. Horror |
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'Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of Pine Cove, California, people are busy buying, wrapping, packing, and generally getting into the holiday spirit.But not everybody is feeling the joy. Little Joshua Barker is in desperate need of a holiday miracle. No, he's not on his deathbed; no, his dog hasn't run away from home. But Josh is sure that he saw Santa take a shovel to the head, and now the seven-year-old has only one prayer: Please, Santa, come back from the dead.
But hold on! There's an angel waiting in the wings. (Wings, get it?) It's none other than the Archangel Raziel come to Earth seeking a small child with a wish that needs granting. Unfortunately, our angel's not sporting the brightest halo in the bunch, and before you can say "Kris Kringle," he's botched his sacred mission and sent the residents of Pine Cove headlong into Christmas chaos, culminating in the most hilarious and horrifying holiday party the town has ever seen.
Move over, Charles Dickens—it's Christopher Moore time.
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| Original Title: | The Stupidest Angel |
| ISBN: | 0060842350 (ISBN13: 9780060842352) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.chrismoore.com/stupidest_angel2.html |
| Series: | Pine Cove #3 |
| Characters: | Lena Marquez, Dale Pearson, Theophilus (Theo) Crowe, Molly Michon, Tucker Case, Gabe Fenton, Valerie Riordan, Archangel Raziel, Joshua Kindler, Roberto the fruitbat from Guam |
| Literary Awards: | The Quill Award |
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I generally enjoy Moore's comedies but this one's just too silly.Raziel, God's stupidest angel has been sent to earth to grant a Christmas miracle to a lucky child. In the quaint village of Pine Cove, he meets 8 year old Joshua, a recent witness to the death of Santa (actually the accidental killing of local jerk Dale, in a Santa suit, by his ex-wife), who fears Christmas is lost. Raziel seeks to rectify the matter by raising Santa--and every other corpse in the graveyard--from the dead onI thought this was pretty funny! I would love to see it made into a movie.Raziel, the titular stupid angel, has been assigned the task of performing a Christmas miracle. Unfortunately, the child he chose to bestow the miracle on had just seen Santa Claus clocked in the head with a shovel. The miracle he wanted was to have Santa alive again. The angel takes that quite literally, and performs his miracle near a cemetery, so... maybe you can imagine the rest.There is a mentally ill person and this
Time to start reviewing some of my seasonal favorites, starting with my absolute favorite Christmas book, at least my favorite modern Christmas book. Subtitled A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, this book doesn't stint on the seasonally heartwarming. Or the terror. Or the laughs!"Fear not...for I bring you tidings of great joy. Behold, your Christmas wish has been granted...Not what I would have wished for..."By the time Raziel, the common sense challenged angel of the title, makes this
A dimwitted and incompetent angel loses a bet and picks a town full of zany characters in which to fulfill it. Hijinks and frantic hilarity ensue. I found it entertaining enough to occupy my mind while running errands. Audiobook version via Audible. Good performance by Tony Roberts.
There's nothing more to say here really. I'm throwing in the towel. I am on disc 3 and have been so completely zoned out I feel like I may have to go all the way back to the beginning. I don't know if I'm just distracted, completely humorless or falling into another slump but this book could not entertain me and I have far too many others sitting here to force it upon myself. The angel is indeed stupid as promised but so are most of the other characters (and there are MANY of them) and it's
This is the fourth Christopher Moore book I've read, and with the exception of Lamb, which I loved, the other three have evoked much the same reaction. I enjoyed them, I was mildly amused, occasionally laughed, but was left without passion for the books. (I often have the same reaction to Terry Pratchett, which may earn me no friends at all.)I do enjoy them! I will probably pick another up at some future point. But I'm in no hurry to do so. When I do get around to it, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. But
This was Raziel's first Christmas miracle. He'd been passed over for the task for two thousand years, but finally his turn had come up. Well, actually, the Archangel Michael's turn had come up, and Raziel ended up getting the job by losing in a card game. Michael had bet the planet Venus against his assigned task of performing the Christmas miracle this year. Venus! Although he wasn't really sure what he would have done with Venus had he won it, Raziel knew he needed the second planet, if for
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