Lamb, by Christopher Moore. It's the brilliant, hilarious, thought-provoking story of the life of Jesus, as told by his degenerate best friend. You know what has to happen at the end. It will still break your heart.
- The scene where Joshua (Jesus) comes back to the monastery after finding that the Yeti, whom he felt was the only being in the world that understood what being the only one of his kind felt like, had died in a cave-in, alone, and Joshua wasn't there to save him or even comfort him as he succumbed to death. This is one of the most heart-wrenching scenes in the entire book.
- "No more blood. No more blood. No more blood."
- The symbolism of the lamb/sacrifice and how "lamb" shows up repeatedly. The scene with young Biff at the temple comes to mind, as does the apostles' celebration of Passover."Why are we having Passover with [a different sect of Judaism]?
"Because at their Passover, they don't kill a lamb." - Biff's reaction to Judas' betrayal, especially considering that Josh didn't give Judas a choice in betraying him and Judas didn't really want to in the first place.
- Biff and Mary's plan and hope to save Joshua at the end, and how it didn't work out.
- Biff's suicide out of grief over Joshua's death, especially since you know that Josh will get better but his best friend will miss the best part of the story.
- Kind of Fridge but say you miraculously returned from the dead, going to your disciples and friends to let them know ...only to find out that your best friend committed suicide because he didn't know you'd be coming back from the dead.
