I enjoyed the first half of this book-- it was funny, irreverent, and entertaining. And then the book begins to drag. There are entire chapters that basically list opinions on various sports, celebrities, pop culture, which got old very quickly. The book starts becoming interesting again as he talks about Jesus' life on earth, but in the end, I think this just wasn't really a good book to read cover to cover. It serves better as a coffee table book that you can pick up every once in a while and read a few funny quotes. Still, there were some really great parts, and I love the inclusion of a 'pre-misinterpretations' page-- so you don't need to do the work of misunderstanding God's words and translating them into a totally different meaning, he's already done it for you! ( )

Gut wrenchingly funny. ( )

humor but surprisingly meaningful; sequel to the New Testament ( )

Funny and quite creative...

...but a little long. ( )

God, eager to repeat the bestseller status of his previous books, has released this new volume in which he shares behind-the-scenes information about familiar Bible stories, dishes up celebrity gossip, offers his opinions on human history, corrects a few misconceptions about his earlier work, and reveals his plans for the upcoming apocalypse (although the book must have sold well enough for him to decide to delay it so he could write a sequel, since it was originally scheduled for 2012). Among other interesting tidbits, we're presented with the never-before-told truth about Adam and Steve, given an explanation for where God's been lately (he was off having a "midternity crisis"), and told who God's favorite sports teams are.

The humor here ranges from the mildly silly to the bitingly satiric. Which is perhaps unsurprising, as the author -- uh, co-author -- David Javerbaum was once the head writer for The Daily Show, and is thus a guy who clearly knows his satire. Needless to say, those who lack a sense of humor about religion or a tolerance for blasphemy are bound to disapprove, but atheistic me thought it was pretty darned funny. ( )