Books like Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
12 books with a reading profile close to Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Pineapple Street
entertainment, narrative
Set in the elite enclave of Brooklyn Heights, the narrative follows three women navigating the Stockton family’s immense generational wealth.
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2
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
entertainment, narrative
Rob Fleming is a thirty-something record store owner in London whose life is defined by vinyl and chronic indecision.
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3
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple
entertainment, narrative
Bernadette Fox is a former architectural star living in a decaying Seattle mansion, struggling to adjust to a suburban life she detests.
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4
Nothing to See Here
by Kevin Wilson
entertainment, narrative
Lillian, a young woman living in her mother’s attic, accepts a job from her wealthy former roommate, Madison, to care for ten-year-old twins, Bessie and Roland.
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5
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
entertainment, narrative
In the small town of Troy, Georgia, Lula Dean spearheads a campaign to purge local library shelves of titles she deems inappropriate.
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Dodger
entertainment, narrative
In the rain-slicked filth of Victorian London, a tosher named Dodger earns his living scavenging through the city sewers.
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7
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
entertainment, narrative
This three-volume collection compiles the entire decade-long run of Bill Watterson’s daily comic strip from 1985 to 1995.
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8
This is Where I Leave You
entertainment, narrative
When Judd Foxman catches his wife in bed with his boss, his life collapses simultaneously with the death of his father.
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9
City of Thieves
entertainment, narrative
During the devastating Siege of Leningrad in 1942, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting a dead German paratrooper.
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10
The Bandit Queens
entertainment, narrative
In a rural Indian village, Gehna remains an outcast because her neighbors believe she murdered her husband, Ramesh, who actually vanished years ago.
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11
Switch Bitch
by Roald Dahl
entertainment, narrative
Published in 1974, Switch Bitch is a collection of four long-form short stories centered on sexual deception and the pursuit of hedonism.
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Pope Joan
entertainment, narrative
In ninth-century Europe, Joan is born into a world that denies women education and agency.
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