Satan's Bookclub: Bookclub Selection #1

There has been a reoccuring theme of Christianity in my life lately, and it's ain't pretty. First there are the pharmacists. Don't get me started on the pharmacists!! Too late. I'm already thinking about them. As PK Victor said, "I don't want to go suck dicks, all day, ergo, I'm not a gay prostitute." It's that simple. And then there is that show "Revelations" which I cannot resist, due to a longtime crush on Bill Pullman and a love of mystic stuff. But Revelations is not the happy Christianity. And the pharmacists are making me mad. And the people wanting to divert money from public schools, including universities, for any type of art that has a gay theme. [alabama]. And the creationists. And the people opposing gay marriage. I mean... I really thought by 2005, we'd live in a more enlightened age, you know? But no.

And so, because of this, and because someone asked for this book, and because I love this book tremendously, and I need something to make me understand that Jesus was way cool, our first bookclub selection will be "Lamb: The Gospel According to Bif, Christ's Childhood Pal" by Christopher Moore.

Read this book, and see if you don't dig Jesus bit more than you used to, but be prepared to be even more frustrated with what people do in his name.

Here's how it works, go out, get the book, and read it. We'll open the discussion on May 26th. In the coming weeks, there will be more updates in the weeks to come about the discussion site. Including a mail list just for bookclub news and information.

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Posted by: jodi | April 14, 2005 10:51 PM

PK Victor is one

Posted by: Jodi | April 14, 2005 10:58 PM

i saw margaret cho last weekend and at one part she was going off about all the very same things you went off about in your post. and then she said that she can't wait for jesus to return and say, "THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!"

Posted by: arifa | April 14, 2005 11:35 PM

I don't think Jesus would like what's going on... :)

Posted by: Jodi | April 14, 2005 11:38 PM

I was JUST about to email you to get your opinion on your top 5, 10, or 15 fave books because I need a guaranteed good read to take with me to Australia then lo and behold, you put forth Lamb, a book that's been on my list for quite some time. I gave The Stupidest Angel as Christmas gifts this year but have yet to read that either.

Oh thank you, Satan's Little Helper!

Posted by: Kay | April 15, 2005 08:51 AM

hooray! I think you'll really like it, Kay. It's one of those books that made me laugh out loud while reading it.

Posted by: Jodi | April 15, 2005 08:55 AM

Have you read Good Omens? It sounds like it's along the same lines.

Posted by: Kay | April 15, 2005 10:40 AM

i have! I'm a big Neil Gaiman fan. BIG!

Posted by: Jodi | April 15, 2005 10:43 AM

Let's try this again.....

That PK Victor is one sexy bitch!

Posted by: Romy | April 15, 2005 12:41 PM

It worked! WHOO HOO! Down with the evil filter, I say - Satan doesn't believe in filters!

Posted by: Romy | April 15, 2005 12:42 PM

This is one of the best books, ever. Seriously. Chris Moore can be kind of hit or miss, but this is really some of his best work. I really want to quote some jokes, but I won't spoil it for anyone (because I feel Adi's steely gaze from here).

Posted by: Liloo | April 15, 2005 01:44 PM

yeah, no spoilers. i haven't read anything of christopher moore's yet either.

::off to the library::

Posted by: river selkie | April 15, 2005 07:03 PM

Yea! My first book assignment ;0

Posted by: DrinkJack | April 16, 2005 07:13 AM

i'm a longtime Bill Pullman crusher too. :)

nice first book selection! i've been wanting to read this for awhile now, but just haven't been motivated enough.

Posted by: loon | April 18, 2005 10:11 AM

This is a great book and so is Stupidest Angel.
Moore is a great author.

Posted by: Blue | April 18, 2005 11:00 AM