Lamb vs Sweet Thursday: Which Should You Read?

Lamb Christopher Moore · 2002 ★★★★☆ 4.4 412 pages · ≈ 7 h 38 m · Moderate

“You think you know how this story is going to end, but you don't.”

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except…

Sweet Thursday John Steinbeck · 1954 ★★★★☆ 4.1 256 pages · ≈ 4 h 44 m · Moderate

In Monterey, on the California coast, Sweet Thursday is what they call the day after Lousy Wednesday, which is one of those days that are just naturally bad. Returning to the scene of Cannery Row—the weedy lots and junk…