I love this novel, and so do the four hundred or so friends to whom I have given or leant it. Hands down, this is Moore's best book thus far, and I adore all of his books, with Fluke coming in second. There are certainly people who may be offended by the irreverence, but this book actually led me to study The Bible more in depth and it absolutely affirms my belief that God has a sense of humor. Starting with the killing of the lizards and their healing, right up through learning, through Biff, the joys (and required healings) of the brothel, to my favorite, the discovery of coffee, this book is refreshingly funny and obviously not meant to be taken too seriously. I don't often belly laugh reading a book, but this one just cracked me up. The book is very much, as Joshua says throughout, like bacon. If you don't get that joke, you must read it.
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