Amazing Stories of the Flying Spaghetti Monster [Paperback]

Cameron Pierce (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2011

On the seventh day, the Flying Spaghetti Monster said, "Read me, for I am good."

In Amazing Stories, the Flying Spaghetti Monster goes on trial to earn his godhood among a council of deities that includes Jehovah, the Buddha, Ganesh, Cthulhu, and Charlie Sheen. He is interviewed for an exclusive episode of the celebrity talk show In the Monster's Studio to discuss his relationship with Godzilla and other famous monsters. He rears his head at an archeological dig in a desert wasteland and dines with a horde of food demons in Hell. He rescues pirates, authors, and prisoners from the cold hand of death while banishing children to suffering and starvation. He is a just god, but only if you compliment his vodka sauce.

Like an all-spaghetti evening of Adult Swim, Amazing Stories of the Flying Spaghetti Monster will show you the many realms of His Noodly Appendage. Learn of those who worship him and the lives he touches in distant, mysterious ways.

Enjoy with Italian food and a side of Darwinism.

Featuring stories by John Skipp, Stephen Graham Jones, Kate Bernheimer, S.G. Browne, Cody Goodfellow, Mykle Hansen, Kevin L. Donihe, Bradley Sands, Jeffrey Thomas, Kelli Owen, and many more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Eraserhead Press (October 4, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1936383977
• ISBN-13: 978-1936383979
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #52 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Humor > Limericks & Humorous Verse

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If an Italian dinner was made of words... November 19, 2011

By Emory B. Pueschel

Format:Paperback

Religion makes a great many assumptions about the workings of the universe. Many throw rational thought out of the window, delivering dogma as fact. While this can cause some very heated debates with non-followers, none do it quite so humorously as the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

If you are unfamiliar with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, wikipedia has a nice article on His Noodly Goodness, or you can go to the Church's website at venganza.org. In short, the FSM is a divine being who does not issue commands, rather "I really rather you didn'ts". He flies, and is made of spaghetti. He is a lovable deity, even if some of his key bits of dogma are not very family friendly (heaven features beer volcanoes and stripper factories, for example).

In the collection "Amazing Stories of the Flying Spaghetti Monster" (edited by Cameron C. Pierce, author of Abortion Arcade) we see interpretations that somewhat stray from the core image that His church presents. They are weird, funny, and engaging. From the light-hearted "Grumpy Old Gods", to the more serious "Hot Dogma", and even some self-deprecation in the form of Mykle Hansen's "How I Became a Famous Author", we see the FSM through other meatball eyes. It is enlightening, but fills the stomach nicely.

Each story paints a different Sistine ceiling of His Noodly Goodness: at times He is very human, just another sentient being getting on in the universe (Adam Bolivar's "Down and Out in Mythos City, e.g.) In other stories He is strictly divine, all mystery and enigma (Kirsten Alene's "23, 28"). All of the tales collected here are sure to delight those both new to His word and faithful Pastafarians alike.

Like a made-from-scratch Italian dinner, "Amazing Stories..." is sure to leave you satisfied. You can't go wrong with this anthology. In the words of the Pastafarians: RAmen.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Buffet of Delicious Lunacy. January 20, 2012

By Steven R. Shroyer

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Let me just say this off the bat, I am not a devout follower of "His Noodly Goodness", I am a Methodist. That being said I do relate to the followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, because in essence it is a religion based on pointing out the stupidity of the religious right here in the US. But I am not going to discuss my political beliefs here, I want to talk about this book, and what a book it is.

Bizarro Fiction auteur Cameron Pierce has assembled a cavalcade of authors to create what can only be described as a block of Adult Swim's most surreal shows by way of Timothy Leary and a 42nd Street grindhouse. This book has a combo of haunting, almost lyrical stories, and off the wall lunacy that will make any reader without a stick up their behind laugh and contemplate the universe.

Among some of the best works in here, and there are a lot of them, are Steve Lowe's Monty Python meets Rod Serling take on a man's search for the secret behind a haunting vision of FSM, Kirsten Alene's Egyptian tale of an archeologists breathtaking discovery, and Adam Bolivar's take on what defines a deity that features a cameo by none other than Charlie Sheen. If that doesn't sell you on this book then you obviously need your head examined.

I don't think I have read one book last year that was as fun or reveled gleefully in it's lunacy as this one. If you want to read a book that will keep you hooked for hours, pick this one up. Trust me, this is one book you'll gobble up and ask for another helping.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny book and great for laughs. January 18, 2012

By John

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This is one of the coolest books I've read yet. Looking for a good book that provides some good laughs then this book is for you.