Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780060842352 ISBN: 0060842350 Label: William Morrow Manufacturer: William Morrow Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: November 01, 2005 Publisher: William Morrow Release Date: November 01, 2005 Sales Rank: 8997 Studio: William Morrow
'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.
What Others Say
This is my Go To Christmas Story!
I have read The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror every December since it came out, it puts me in the holiday spirit.
My heart is warms in the same way the Grinch warms my heart!
Christopher Moore has yet to disapoint - What a mind!
While not his best work it is deffinitely a must read for any fan of C. Moore. Totally entertaining and an enjoyable quick read.
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This was my first experience reading Christopher Moore. I am a huge Terry Pratchett fan, and I was looking for something similar from a different author. I found it...sort of. The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror started off in a completely absurd direction, and it just kept going. His characters were wonderful; I see they are used in other books, and I will have to check those out.
Look...heed the author's warning! He really does go there. If that kind of thing grosses you out, put The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror down and walk away. But if you are up for a rediculous mind trip through Christmas' dark side, check this one out. It had me laughing so hard, my stomach hurt.
Open the book and check out chapter 16. That should tell you where the book is going. ... Read More
Devilishly Funny, Bizarre and Morbid
This is the first book I've read by this author. Mr. Moore is a cross between Carl Hiaasen, Stephen King and Timothy Leary during one of the professor's mind-altering drug experiments. Very, very funny metaphors are to be found throughout the story. I started laughing upon reading the author's dedication page which is certainly a first for me. I also cracked up upon reading the first paragraph of the story (32 words). At some points in the story, I had tears of laughter streaming down my face. Mr. Moore is truly an extremely creative and funny gentleman in a Charles Manson, helter-skelter sort of way. The book is sure to cause a few massive heart attacks in unsuspecting religious readers who live in the ole Bible Belt. I liked it a lot, but Mr. ... Read More
First We Feast, Then IKEA!
Christopher Moore's The Stupidest Angel CD: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror is another audiobook to entertain, even at 5 A.M. on the commute into the city. My husband and I have gotten into a habit of listening to audiobooks in the car when we travel to and from work, and when we take little road trips.
Christopher Moore's books seem to be the most addictive for us even with the sometimes dark humor and harsh content. The Stupidest Angel is no exception.
The book is set in Pine Cove, Calif., where the Archangel Raziel is set upon Earth to grant a Christmas wish to one child. That child is Josh Barker. Unfortunately, Josh has no idea what is in store when he asks the angel to bring Santa Claus back to life.
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