Practical Demonkeeping was Christopher Moore’s debut novel, and I’ve had my copy for approximately 20 years. I have a vivid memory of picking it out at this awesome discount bookstore by our house and convincing my mother to let me buy it. I was maybe 11. It was way too adult for me. But I loved it at the time, and have reread it several times since. I just found out that Moore wrote TWO sequels to it (!!) and when I recently found one at Half […]
The stupidity we need right now, but maybe not the stupidity we deserve
So, arguably not the timeliest of reads, considering this is a Christmas-themed novel and it’s February. But there’s no way I’m going to remember to review this come December, and it’s not my fault I read it in February. I can only read what the audiobook people send to me when they do; and despite how I order my list, they seem determined to fulfill it on their own whim! However, despite it being unseasonable, this book is so great it doesn’t matter. If […]
Coyote, the trickster god, is not someone you want in your life
This was the perfect book to bring to the beach a couple weekends ago. I could read a chapter, yell at my kids, read another chapter, chat with my mom, pick it back up and never lose the plot. It was simple and fun. “Religion was supposed to be a matter of faith. Gods were not supposed to jump on your desk and snarl at you. They weren’t supposed to sit in your office smoking cigarettes. God’s didn’t do anything. They were supposed to ignore […]
But somebody has to do it
I’ve read quite a few Christopher Moore books, but my favorite has to be Practical Demonkeeping, which I first read — no joke — probably 20 years ago. A Dirty Job was pretty good, but mostly made me want to reread Practical Demonkeeping, which apparently has sequels that I’ve never heard of and must get my hands on now! If you’re familiar with Christopher Moore, then the plot of this one won’t surprise you: our protagonist, Beta Male Charlie, accidentally becomes a master of death after witnessing another one take […]