A Dirty Job: A Novel
Worth buying if: You enjoy Christopher Moore’s irreverent blend of supernatural premises, emotional stakes, and broad comedy.
Skip it if: You want a restrained treatment of grief, death, or family responsibility rather than comic exaggeration.
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Summary
When Charlie Asher becomes an accidental collector of souls, his ordinary life takes a supernatural turn. The novel mixes San Francisco, mortality, family responsibility, and Moore’s irreverent humor.
Why this book now
A comic confrontation with mortality feels timely whenever ordinary responsibilities start looking absurdly high-stakes.
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Good fit if you want...
- You enjoy Christopher Moore’s irreverent blend of supernatural premises, emotional stakes, and broad comedy.
- You like novels that turn parenthood, work, and death into material for darkly playful fantasy.
- You want a restrained treatment of grief, death, or family responsibility rather than comic exaggeration.
- You prefer realistic fiction without supernatural disruptions, bawdy humor, or deliberately outsized situations.
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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780060590284
Worth buying if: You enjoy Christopher Moore’s irreverent blend of supernatural premises, emotional stakes, and broad comedy.
Skip it if: You want a restrained treatment of grief, death, or family responsibility rather than comic exaggeration.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Steady Needs some room
At 416 pages, this is a substantial comic fantasy best suited to readers ready for a full-length, joke-dense novel.
What stands out here
This record identifies the 2007 HarperCollins edition of Christopher Moore’s 416-page novel.
Best way to approach it
Follow Charlie’s escalating responsibilities closely, while letting the jokes, supernatural mechanics, and emotional turns work together.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780060590284
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