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The Stupidest Angel
The Stupidest Angel | Christopher Moore
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'Twas the night (okay, more like the week) before Christmas, and all through the tiny community of 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; no, his dog hasn't run away from home. 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?) It'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. Move over, Charles Dickens -- it's Christopher Moore time.
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Shawna
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Eggs Looks good❤️❤️ 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my list!! ❤️😇 3mo
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TieDyeDude
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1. Elf, easily. Muppet Christmas Carol and The Bishop's Wife are runners-up. Robin Robin (Netflix) and The Happiest Season (Hulu) are recent favorites.

2. All I Want For Christmas is the best of the best of the world.

3. Tagged 😁

#wondrouswednesday @eggs

RaeLovesToRead MCC ftw! 🥳 10mo
Alfoster Oh my! I SOO love The Bishop‘s Wife too!🥰 10mo
Eggs MCC absolutely 👍🏼 Thanks for playing 👏🏻 10mo
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Patchshank
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I read this years, but listened to it this year through libby. It's just as ok as I remember.

#WinterGames #ScaryChristmas #LittenListen
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#Angel 😇 ❤️ #DecemberDreams 🎄🎅🏻🦌☃️❄️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Beautiful 🤩 11mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This is on my list!! 11mo
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Readergrrl Don‘t I adore Chris Moore! 11mo
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TieDyeDude
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1. (Movie) I think there was a similar question recently in another post, so as not to repeat, I'll pick something more recently and say Game Night (2018) with Jason Bateman and Rachael McAdams. Highly underrated!
2. (TV) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
3. (Book) First one that comes to mind is The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore

#tlt @dabbe

AmyG #2 Great show! 14mo
dabbe Three I have not heard of! I sort of live in the dark ages. 🤩 I'll have to check them all out! Thanks for playing! 🤗 14mo
TieDyeDude @AmyG I am slowly going back through the seasons with my wife. She claims not to like it, but laughs all the time 😉 14mo
TieDyeDude @dabbe It's Always Sunny can get pretty dark, depending on how you like your humor. Game Night is about a group of friends whose game night is interrupted by the mob, but they think it's part of the game. The Stupidest Angel is perfect for the holiday season 😁 14mo
dabbe @TieDyeDude I love me some dark humor! 🤩 14mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Christopher Moore's books are just plain Fun 😁

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bthegood
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A funny tale about an angel who comes to Pine Cove to grant a child a Christmas wish. The angel messes up the wish and things get out of control. The characters we meet are all a bit quirky, kind (most of them) and funny. Overall an enjoyable read.

Be warned - no issues are treated seriously/realistically by Moore -

#BookSpinBingo -
Make a great day everyone 🙂

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TheBookgeekFrau
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Starting this today. I could stand a little #ChristmasInJuly since I've wanted to read this book for Yearssssss 🎄

bthegood I just finished it, also wanting some #ChristmasInJuly, it was a fun read - enjoy 🙂 1y
TheBookgeekFrau @bthegood I'm not very far yet and already chuckling out loud--Christopher Moore is always a good time 😁 1y
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bthegood
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I did finish “Q“, read one story in the Lovecraft book and opted for a different novella of his - and started the other two books on my list - overall a good #20in4 -
Thanks for hosting @Andrew65

Make a great day everyone 🎉

Andrew65 Excellent, well done and thanks for taking part 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂 1y
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Love, love, love the Friends of Pikes Peak Library District!

I've been looking for this book since I first read *Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Friend* in 2008. I was aimlessly scrolling through FB when I came across their post with a link to the web bookstore. I figured why not, and the third book that came up was this--Score!! 😁💃🏻😁

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BookwormOfTheDamned
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Pickpick

Check out my Youtube review for "The Stupidist Angel" by Christopher Moore.

https://youtu.be/RCSEMpEQWH4

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Lizpixie
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#WinterReadathonDailyChallenge Todays prompt was post something that made you laugh. This audiobook had me giggling to myself in a corner like a madwoman. It‘s a ridiculous story, about a child that gets an angels Xmas wish & ends up creating zombies. But it‘s the whole thing that shines, the place, the characters. I HIGHLY recommend the audiobook, read by a newscaster, the juxtaposition between his voice & the ridiculousness going on is just👌

Andrew65 Sounds a must read. 2y
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
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BookBr
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Christmas crept into Pine Cove like a creeping Christmas thing: dragging garland, ribbon, and sleigh bells, oozing eggnog, reeking of pine, and threatening festive doom like a cold sore under the mistletoe.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ When a bizarre stranger traipses into Pine Cove, odd things happen in the tiny Christmas town. Raziel, indeed The Stupidest Angel, makes a hilarious mistake and chaos ensues. A fun December #bookclub pick! Who needs a cozy romance when you can have pure Yuletide absurdity?

Readergrrl I love all Chris Moore books!! 2y
britt_brooke @Readergrrl I‘ve only read 4 (I think), but I need to read more! 2y
Readergrrl I met a person once who grew up with Chris Moore and is still very close friends with him now. This person said that Chris is just as silly and awesome as he ever was as a kid. This info just makes me so happy!!! 2y
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britt_brooke @Readergrrl I love that!! 2y
TieDyeDude Everytime I see a post of his work, I think I need to read more from him. This one was a lot of fun, though. 2y
KathyWheeler I loved this book, but my favorite is probably Lamb. 2y
britt_brooke @KathyWheeler Lamb was my first by him. It‘s great! ✨ I‘ve read it a couple of times. 2y
BookBr Doing a Christmas reread of this right now! 2y
britt_brooke @BookBr Good choice! ✨ 2y
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BookBr
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Time for an annual holiday read! This book is deftly clever, darkly hilarious, and an old favourite of mine😊🎅🏼

#christmas2022

suvata Love that book 2y
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IamIamIam
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A mediocre angel stops by to perform a Christmas miracle and ends up raising a bunch of zombies to wreak havoc on an unassuming small town. Just enough of a creep factor to be horror but so much fun! Happy to finish this as my first book of 2022!

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Catching up on this absolutely hysterical book!! Christmas was so busy and then I took the covid fall after all this time so quarantine is time to catch up!

TheRiehlDeal Hope you feel better soon! 3y
IamIamIam @TheRiehlDeal Thanks!!! ❤ Luckily, I've felt great! Just some congestion... I've had a harder time with vertigo. 😁 3y
Crazeedi I hope you are back to good health soon! 3y
IamIamIam @Crazeedi Thank you! ❤ 3y
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Addison_Reads
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This book started out strong for me and had me interested and laughing as Moore describes this small town and its bizarre residents and Christmas traditions.

It all kinda fell apart at the end though and turned into a hot mess.

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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/reJH5kCVC9I

Enjoy!

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Skygoddess1
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An entertaining holiday read in true Christopher Moore fashion. #WinterGames2020 #TeamReadNosedReindeer #BookSpinBingo #DashingDecember #ShutdownReadathon +41 pts

DieAReader 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
Soubhiville It had me laughing a bunch! 4y
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Nerdfins
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My life has been all about chronic fatigue recently, but at least my Kindle keeps me company during recharge moments. Stopping at a Tim Hortons is a plus, too. #christmas #holiday #kindle #ebook #ereader

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LitStephanie
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1. Ok, The Stupidest Angel may not be quite old enough to be considered a classic, but I have been listening to it every holiday season for so long it seems classic to me.
2. That is a tough one, but one of my all time favorites is that weird dentist elf from the movie Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. I was recently reminded of him by this very accurate Honest Trailer: https://youtu.be/AP2NzW2k95o
@TheSpineView #two4tuesday

LitStephanie @EadieB thanks for the tag, this has been a crazy day! @Nute and @NeedsMoreBooks I know it is late in the day, but care to post? 😀 4y
LitStephanie Oops, @Nute you already posted, sorry! 4y
KVanRead Lol! That trailer! Poor dentist elf slave😂 4y
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LitStephanie @KVanRead I try to stay out of the Youtube rabbit hole of stuff like this, but that video is perfect. 4y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🎁😍📚🎄 4y
Nute Thank you for thinking of me! Every tag is sweet!💕 4y
EadieB Thanks for playing! 4y
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Coleen_Nieto
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People have recommended Christopher Moore to me for years and I finally read one of his books. One of my coworkers recommended it to me.

I can definitely see his appeal. I think there were a couple of funny posts but I don't know that it's for me.

I'll read another one to be sure.

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Twainy
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🎧 So. I have no idea why I‘m reading this during Spooktober. Oh wait, “terror”? I‘ve had this little hardcover book forever. I just couldn‘t get into it. Then there was a Hoopla audio loan and I listened as I was doing laundry today. 😁😆😆😆😂😂🤣Well it‘s lowbrow, breaks the 4th wall with the narrator and tons of thinly veiled sexual innuendo (not really veiled at all). Watch out for ... everything? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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SW-T
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Listened to the tagged while finishing up another puzzle. Usually listen to it at Christmas, but felt like a good time for some reason. Enjoying it as always. 😊

BookNAround Love this book! 4y
mcipher Oh, that‘s the funniest Xmas book EVER!! ❤️ 4y
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Pickpick

Just updating to say I finished this one, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I think that might be a new #ChristmasTradition in the making!

#WinterGames #TeamFestivus

wanderinglynn 🙌🏻❤️📚 5y
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ads0123
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Currently finishing up this #HolidayRead for the #24B42020 readathon. I‘m enjoying all the ridiculousness so far!

#WinterGames #TeamFestivus

BookNAround This is one of my favorite Christmas reads ever. 5y
wanderinglynn 🙌🏻❤️📚 5y
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Cinsarly
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Hilarious book with everything you need for the holidays - an accidental murder, a B movie star, a talking fruit bat, an incredibly stupid angel, and a stoned constable. Highly recommend!! #WinterGames #SlayBells #HolidayRead 20 pts @MidnightBookGirl @StayCurious @Clwojick

MidnightBookGirl I do love this! 21pts! 5y
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IndyHannaJones
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I am not feeling Christmasy at all. Hopefully, Christopher Moore's heartwarming classic of XMAS terror will hit the spot.

BehindthePages Lamb was awesome too ;) 5y
IndyHannaJones @Letora love that book 5y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Just finished this audio, and definitely not your typical #HolidayRead. Lots of sex/gender based jokes that is dating the writing quickly, but some was fun. Picture is my favorite chapter - made me laugh out loud while driving! #WinterGames #TeamNutcracker

Bookworm54 21 points :) 5y
AkashaVampie Is that the whole chapter? If it is... That's funny! 5y
Sarahreadstoomuch @AkashaVampie it is! 🤣😂🤣 5y
AkashaVampie @Sarahreadstoomuch I think that's the shortest chapter I've ever seen! 5y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Thinking this might be my “adult” #holidayread for #wintergames #teamnutcracker

BookNAround Loved this one! 5y
Bookworm54 I have heard such good things about this. I really should give it a look! 1 point (edited) 5y
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Blueberry
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I remember this book having a funny scene in a #graveyard.

#screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

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Lizpixie
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Congratulations @Megabooks on reaching this Litsy milestone! Summer in Australia means Christmas & my favourite Xmas read is The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore & it has to be the audiobook which is hysterically funny. The angel Raziel is sent to Pine Cove to grant a childs Xmas wish. The kid has witnessed what he thinks is Santa being murdered so Raziel ends up resurrecting an entire graveyard of zombies that attack during Xmas Mass. #25Etsy

Megabooks That sounds like an interesting take on Christmas!! Thanks for entering! 5y
SW-T I listen to this on audio every Christmas! 5y
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SW-T
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#ManicMonday

The Stupidest Angel
Dogma
Angel, Simply Red

@JoScho

JoScho 😇💙😇 6y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#ManicMonday 😇

#BookNerd 💙📚🤓

JoScho 😇💙😇 6y
Readergrrl Loved The Stupidest Angel! 6y
SW-T 😊😊😊 6y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
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#SnowAngel ❄️ 😇 #SeasonsReadings 🎄🎁

#BookNerd 📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I want to read this!! ❤️ 6y
JuliaTheBookNerd @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Christopher Moore books are always a fun read, as long as you are not easily offended 😊😂 6y
Soubhiville This was really fun. 6y
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wen4blu
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"A heartwarming tale of Christmas terror".....sounds about right for this month's first holiday read.

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Soubhiville
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Pickpick

If you‘re looking for a light, fast paced, completely irreverent and silly Christmas story, this one‘s for you. Especially if you like your characters a little crazy with a side of ridiculousness. Typical Christopher Moore.

Suet624 Love him. 6y
dariazeoli I cannot wait to read this one later this week! 6y
Lizpixie Oh yes! My favourite Xmas story of all time. I highly recommend the audiobook, the narrator is fantastic. Just be prepared for side-eye from people when you start giggling to yourself in a corner🤪 6y
SW-T I listen to the audiobook every year during Christmas break 😊 6y
mcipher First we feast.... and then my whole family bursts into laughter. 😂😂That‘s our favorite part. I‘m glad you loved it!! 6y
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dariazeoli
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Thank you for these two books, @AmyG - the tagged one is on my list to read this holiday!

And thank you @Susannah - I‘ve been eyeing the Stevie Nicks biography for awhile!

#jb #kindlitsy

AmyG And The Band Played On...what an excellent book. Enjoy them both!!😘 6y
Susannah I love Stevie Nicks! I hope it‘s a good read. 🎁📚❤️ 6y
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Soubhiville
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Just a few pages and a bit of snuggle time before work 😸💜. This book is hilarious. Only Christopher Moore would bring Zombies to a Christmas story! Or Tim Burton I guess. 🧟‍♀️🎄🦇
#Froedrick #CatsOfLitsy

monalyisha Omg, your cat‘s little fur hat. 😅 6y
AmyG 💕 6y
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Mitch Great way to start the day xxx 6y
Leftcoastzen Cute ! Morning reading and snuggles start the day right. 6y
TheWordJar Zombies and Christmas??? How have I not read this book yet?? Stacked! 6y
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Soubhiville
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Ok, this is the best author‘s warning ever! My grandmother would have enjoyed this! I don‘t know about yours...

Mitch 🤣🤣🤣 6y
BethM That's fantastic! 6y
coffeenebula 😂😊😂 6y
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Craftylikefox 😂 that‘s the kind of warning that will have me reading more! 6y
CoffeeNBooks 😂🤣😂 6y
sprainedbrain I bought this book for my kindle a couple of years ago around Christmastime... I should probably read it! 😂 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣🤣 6y
Soubhiville @sprainedbrain it‘s the right time! I‘ve read 2 chapters and laughed quite a bit already 😊🤣😂 6y
TheBogwitch This has been on my list since reading Lamb (hysterical.) thanks for the reminder to take it off the shelf. 6y
Sleepswithbooks Yay for 40 year olds having sex 🙋🏻‍♀️ 6y
Soubhiville @Stacypatrice haha, yes, yay! 🙌 6y
britt_brooke 😆 6y
LazyDays Yes very much so😄 6y
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Soubhiville
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When Froedrick isn‘t getting attention, he‘s willing to go to any length to distract me from whatever I‘m doing. I was sitting on the floor opening yesterday‘s Xmas cards... he wanted supper. Not comfortable. Good thing we love him!

I‘m starting The Stupidest Angel this morning as he sleeps in my lap. I‘ve been looking forward to this book! Thanks @mcipher !

SkeletonKey Oh my goodness, what a lovely, mischievous cat! 6y
Chrissyreadit 🤣 funny! 6y
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CoffeeNBooks That's great! 😹 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣🤣 6y
AmyG Ha!!! He‘s a funny guy. 6y
Aimeesue Oh, cats! 😂😂😂 6y
JoScho Funny cat! 6y
mcipher Cats will do whatever is needed to get your attention! 😆 I hope you enjoy the book - I think it‘s hilarious!! 6y
Eyelit Lol! That‘s one way to demand food, for sure - tho I‘m not sure he realizes he‘s impeding the process. 😂 6y
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Kerrioke
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🌲Oof, I have so many books on my TBR that I want, lol. Let‘s see... we‘ll say Americanah, I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark, and Norse Mythology.
🌲 Candy canes!
🌲 Not yet, but probably this weekend 😊
🌲The one tagged always makes me laugh, lol.
🌲 We have an Elf on the Shelf, but no other established traditions yet. I usually end up working either Christmas Eve or Day so... 🤷🏾‍♀️

#Christmas2018 Repost from @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choices!!! 6y
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lauren.lerner I‘m so glad to see my hashtag/challenge is still going! 6y
Thndrstd @lauren.lerner 👍 6y
MuddyPuddle @Lauren.lerner And I want to do it again – I can think of seven more! I‘ve lived a long life, LOL. 6y
lauren.lerner I want to do it again too! I might bring it back in a bit so we can all share more of our faves. 😉 6y
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Lizpixie
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#GetMovin #day5 #LetsGetRidiculous It‘s Xmas & the angel Raziel has finally been given a task, to find a child & grant their Xmas wish. A bit short of brains, he causes a zombie invasion in the town of Pine Cove & the only people to fight it are a pot smoking sheriff, his schizophrenic wife whose alter ego, the Warrior Babe Of The Outlands has taken over due to stopping her meds to buy her husband a bong for Xmas & a DEA pilot with a talking bat🦇

Cinfhen I‘ve heard Chris Moore is ridiculously funny but I have not read any of his books 6y
Lizpixie @Cinfhen I highly recommend listening to the audiobook narrated by Tony Roberts. He was a news anchor & the combo of his sublime voice & the ridiculous story is a match made in heaven! 6y
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