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Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Version 2.0

by Christopher Moore
Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Version 2.0

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ISBN10: 0060842350
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Christopher Moore is one of the most reliably funny writers around, but this is one of the few books I've ever reread. Moore merges some disparate threads from earlier novels (the angel Raziel from Lamb, Pine Cove from The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove) and produces a laugh-out-loud funny Christmas parody, complete with zombies. Definitely a must-read! Recommended By Tom L., Powells.com

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Christmas crept into Pine Cove like a creeping Christmas thing: dragging garland, ribbon, and sleigh bells, oozing eggnog, reeking of pine, and threatening festive doom like a cold sore under the mistletoe.

'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. It is the hap-hap-happiest time of the year, after all.

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.

Only Christopher Moore, the man who brought you the outrageous lost gospel Lamb and the hysterical fish tale Fluke could have devised a new holiday classic that tugs at the heartstrings and serves up a healthy slice of fruitcake to boot.

Move over, Charles Dickens — it's Christopher Moore time.

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"Mr. Moore is clearly the unhinged Hiaasen. He's Daily Show-funny and willing to subvert anything, even the 'pile of dead Kringle' that sets this fractured fairy tale in motion." Janet Maslin, The New York Times

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"Christopher Moore's prose is hyper but never shticky, and his compassion for this island of misfits shines as bright as the samurai sword wielded by a schizophrenic warrior woman on a not-so-silent Christmas Eve. (Grade: A)" Entertainment Weekly

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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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Now in a special holiday edition, the hilariously deranged tale of Santa, fruitcakes, angels, and Kung fu. . . . “Christopher Moore writes novels that are not only hilarious, but fun to read as well. He is an author at the top of his craft.--Nicholas Sparks

'Twas the night before Christmas . . . and all through Pine Cove, Florida, the creatures were stirring in this wonderfully funny tale that gives the spirit of Christmas a whole new meaning.


About the Author

Christopher Moore is the author of eleven previous novels: Fool, You Suck, A Dirty Job, The Stupidest Angel, Fluke, Lamb, The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove, Island of the Sequined Love Nun, Bloodsucking Fiends, Coyote Blue, and Practical Demonkeeping.

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Nieyda , January 08, 2013 (view all comments by Nieyda)
The Stupidest Angel is anything but the normal Christmas tale. Christopher Moore has revived the residents of Pine Cove, and some other characters from his other novels, with all their silliness and insanity and added an angel that is one part the Terminator and two part Jim Carry from Dumb and Dumber. This rather short novel has more one-liners than a Henny Youngman convention and more laughs than a barrel of tea party congressmen. I especially loved the return of Roberto T. Fruitbat from Island of the Sequined Love Nun but you do not need to have read any of Moore's other novels to enjoy this one.

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Judy E. Marshall , January 01, 2010
Moore's best book since Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. With all of the wars and economic crises, what a joy to read the continuing sagas of Kendra, Theo, et al. The Stupidest Angel makes me laugh until I have tears rolling. Moore's stories, though on the surface sophomoric, touch depths of my heart. He touches and questions the spiritual - my deepest desires - my hidden fears. (Oh my, maybe I am as sick as the psychiatrist diagnosed.)

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Laurie Blum , December 06, 2006 (view all comments by Laurie Blum)
Need a good laugh & a hearty chuckle at this wild and crazy stressful holiday season? Christopher Moore's "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror" is the answer. Waaaay creative & fun!

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Edward Martin III , December 03, 2006 (view all comments by Edward Martin III)
The Stupidest Angel isn't JUST a funny book. It isn't JUST a clever book. It isn't JUST an astonishingly addictive to read book. It's an astonishingly addictive to read hilarious and brain splatteringly clever book to read. Christopher Moore doesn't just use language to tell a story -- he uses language to delight and thrill you. He serves up phrases that are so breathtaking that you have to read them again, as if you simply could not believe that you read them the first time. For example: "Blessed are the minimarshmallows," the angel said, swooning a little. And I haven't even talked about the BOOK yet! The Stupidest Angel is a Christmas tale of beauty, hate, greed, love, power, death, secrets, murder, revelations, magic, miracles, resurrection, the inexplicable appearance of Star Trek shirts, and the sweet peppery taste of gunpowder. Every character is perfectly drawn -- even the bat. If you miss this book, then you'll spend Christmas wondering what the cool people are snickering about.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060842352
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
10/28/2008
Publisher:
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
Series info:
Pine Cove
Pages:
320
Height:
1.14IN
Width:
5.29IN
Thickness:
1.25
Series Number:
3
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
2005
UPC Code:
2800060842354
Author:
Christopher Moore
Author:
Christopher Moore
Subject:
Seaside resorts
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Community life
Subject:
Christmas stories
Subject:
Horror fiction

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