The Last Testament: A Memoir by God

The Last Testament: A Memoir, by God (with David Javerbaum), 364 pages

Where to start with this fantastically irreverent, wholly sacrilegious book... The premise of The Last Testament (set up in the prologue) is that God, having not published a serious book in 1,400 years (the Book of Mormon is apparently too sci-fi), decides to write a memoir. The rest of the book is that memoir, covering the the creation of the universe and the founding and holy books of the three major monotheistic religions.

While there are undoubtedly legions of people who will find the very premise of this book morally offensive, I loved it. The book's filled with "God's" memories of some of the big moments in the Torah and the Bible (it's worth reading for the story of Cain and Abel alone); the back story of Jesus' time on Earth; God's thoughts on celebrities and favorite sports teams; and a full list of signs of the apocalypse, which will happen Dec. 12, 2012, just as the Mayans predicted (God always had a "people-crush" on them, according to the book.

This book totally cracked me up with all of the pop cultural references, silly jokes and wordplay (for example, Jesus chose John to baptize him because while there were three rabbis that were bapt and performed baptisms, John was by far the baptest.) I had a ton of fun reading this, although I'm definitely going to be a bit reserved in recommending this to people I don't know (or know too well). But if you can laugh at religion, it's a good one.