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Rent The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
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Narrator: Tony Roberts
Format: Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Harperaudio
Published: Dec 2004
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $29.95
Synopsis
Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through 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. 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?) IIt'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.
Only Christopher Moore, the man who brought you the outrageous lost gospel Lamb and the hysterical fish tale Fluke, could have devised a new holiday classic that tugs at the heartstrings and serves up a healthy slice of fruitcake to boot.
Performed by Tony Roberts
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Reviews
I love Christopher Moore and his offbeat characters. This one seemed forced and the ending was just a cheat. Spend your time on any other Moore book and you will be much happier. I was very disappointed.
Can anyone explain to me why the reader used what sounds like a bad southern accent? Was it because he thinks southerners are stupid and the word stupidest is in the title? Or because he believes all Californians speak with a southern accent? The book is set in the Big Sur area and Tony Roberts is from New York. You may remember him from Woody Allen movies. This was so annoying it ruined the book, which is not one of Moore's best to begin with. In contrast, the reading performances on some of Moore's other books like Fool are some of the best I've heard. I gave it two stars because I actually listened to the whole thing as opposed to giving up. But the reading deserves one.