Synopsis
For those anxious for another heapin' helping of gory Christmas fare, this expanded edition of THE STUPIDEST ANGEL contains an additional chapter at the end of the book, set a year later, in which a serial killer with an unusual and violent way of celebrating the season visits Pine Cove.
This darkly humorous yet appropriately sentimental Christmas fable by the author of LAMB and THE LUST LIZARD OF MELANCHOLY COVE features several characters who first appeared in Christopher Moore's previous novels. Christmas is a season rife with good intentions gone awry. Lena Marquez, trespassing on her ex-husband Dale's land in order to steal Christmas trees and give them to the poor, has accidentally killed Dale (who was dressed in a Santa suit) with a shovel. A little boy who witnessed the murder now believes Santa is dead, and has subsequently prayed for Santa to return to life. Unfortunately, he does so within earshot of an appallingly clueless angel sent to Earth to perform a Christmas miracle by fulfilling a child's wish. It's going to be a holly, zombie Christmas....
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2005-11-01 | | Edition Description: | Enhanced |
| Size | | Length: | 306 pages | | Height: | 7.5 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 14.7 oz |
Publisher's Note
A special holiday gift edition of the farcical tale by the author of Fluke follows what happens when a none-too-clever angel overhears a little boy, who, having witnessed Santa taking a shovel to the head, prays for Santa to return from the dead, in a volume with a new bonus chapter.
Industry Reviews
"Hilarity abounds in Moore's latest satirical gem....This little slice of perverse Christmas cheer is enough to make even the most cynical Scrooge guffaw."
Publishers Weekly (10/04/2004)
"Mr. Moore, whose cult readership finds him delightful for good reason, marches to his own little drummer boy....THE STUPIDEST ANGEL is a gleeful string of gags and wisecracks....Mr. Moore is seriously wicked about humor....Mr. Moore is clearly the unhinged Hiaasen. He's "Daily Show"-funny and willing to subvert anything."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (10/14/2004)
"[A] good antidote for anyone involuntarily overdosing on Dickens and Disney in the holiday season....[T]horoughly silly, and a lot of fun."
Locus - Faren Miller (12/01/2004)
"[D]eliciously nasty....[A] refreshingly twisted anti-Christmas tale."
Locus - Carolyn Cushman (12/01/2004)
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