Christmas of the Living Dead

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	• The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror Christopher Moore William Morrow, 2005 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 139 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Christmas of the Living Dead

You don't have to be a pre-ghostly-visitation version of Scrooge to be a little sick of Christmas by the time the holiday has arrived. Certainly after all the ads and sappy TV specials are over, it's nice to have a little break. For that reason, Christopher Moore's The Stupidest Angel is not necessarily the best book to read in the post-holiday bliss of January, but then again, it is good enough that it is a pleasure even then.

The title character is Raziel, last seen in Lamb. In fact, this book is filled with characters from previous books; besides Lamb, there are characters from Practical Demonkeeping, Island of the Sequined Love Nun and The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. The angel Raziel has been appointed to perform a Christmas miracle for one child.

The child in question is Josh Barker, who has witnessed the accidental killing of Santa Claus. Actually, it's not Santa Claus but Dale Pearson, the obnoxious husband (and soon-to-be-accidental victim) of Lena Marquez. Josh's mistake is natural considering Dale's Santa costume, and he wishes Santa weren't dead. The not-so-bright Raziel decides this is the miracle to deliver, but his raising of the dead actually just produces a bunch of brain-hungry zombies.

Meanwhile, in a twist on a classic O. Henry story, town constable Theo Crowe and his ex-warrior princess wife Molly Michon's efforts to give each other Christmas gifts will backfire, endangering their marriage. In addition, a hurricane-level storm is bearing in on the town and there's a Christmas party to put on....

The Stupidest Angel is Moore at his peak. Despite being a semi-sequel to other books, this stands alone, so don't hesitate to read it. Moore's unique brand of humorous horror stories is a complete delight, enough to penetrate even the most hardened Christmas fatigue.

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Beachmaster

I enjoy Mr. Moore's books in general, but this is his weakest work that I've read. I could not help thinking this story, if made into a TV movie, would be a cheesy, late night, SciFi entry. While I would chuckle out load from time to time, the story line just seemed too cut and paste as if Mr. Moore was forcing a story for a deadline and or pay check.

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more moore please

i got one of CM's books not knowing what i was getting in to! now i have all of them and read them all within 2 weeks. I WANT MORE MOORE! then i lent one to a friend at work. well....they're being passed around like a drunken sorority sister at a frat party!
more Moore please!

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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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