‘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 … 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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Huge fan of Christopher Moore. I try to read The Stupidest Angel, every Christmas. It’s just not the holiday season until I read about the dead discussing the mental break of the undermedicated warrior-woman, while resting in their graves.
This is a very irreverent look at a Christmas story involving an angel seeking a child to grant his wish, and being mistaken for a pedophile, tho it does get straightened out in the end. There are a couple of deaths along the way, and some strong language, but it all moves the plot along. Moore is among my favorite authors, and I watch for a new …
It’s warped and it’s wrong and it’s one of my favorite Christmas reads ever. If you haven’t met Christopher Moore, this is a great place to start.
Hilarious! True Christopher Moore style. Super witty and sarcastic satire in an original story , just wish it were a little longer, I love reading his work.
A perenial favorite of mine, I love to read this one around Christmas time. So funny and fun to read like most Christopher Moore books. It’s characters are part of a series but you can definitely read this one on it’s own as I did.
Such a weirdly funny book.
You just cannot beat Christopher Moore for a great read.
This was a stupid book that went along with its title. Not worth spending 10 minutes with.
My God so many people were killed. This book is about zombies, not my thing.
I can only figure he lost a bet and had to include the ridiculous plot twists.
It was funny at first, but I didn’t like how people came out of their graves later in the book. Not my cup of tea.
Not my kind of humor. Not warm Christmas story at all.
Quirky.
This starts out about a small town and some of the characters there, but it degrades into a very weird and unbelievable story. dead people rising? a female avenger who is an actor and crazy? I was glad when this one was over.
I loved it! A marvelous book to read when you have had enough of all the usual Christmas stories and movies!
I WAS DISAPPOINTED THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. FUNNIER.
One of my very favorites from Christopher Moore.
Not as fun as other books by this author.
Hysterically Funny!
Christopher Moore is a treasure every fan of great books should enjoy. Wonderful stuff.