A Dirty Job, Christopher Moore
A Dirty Job, Christopher Moore
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A Dirty Job

Author: Christopher Moore

Narrator: Fisher Stevens

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/28/2006

Synopsis

Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy with a normal life, married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normalcy. They're even about to have their first child. Yes, Charlie's doing okay—until people start dropping dead around him, and everywhere he goes a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Charlie Asher, it seems, has been recruited for a new position: as Death.It's a dirty job. But, hey! Somebody's gotta do it.

About Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore is a literary mischief-maker, delighting readers with his signature blend of satire, absurdity, and heart. With a career spanning over three decades, he's the mind behind cult classics like Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Practical Demonkeeping, and A Dirty Job. Moore's novels often straddle the line between the sacred and the profane, delivering laugh-out-loud moments alongside surprisingly profound insights. Hailing from Toledo, Ohio, and having dabbled in everything from rock band roadie to insurance broker, he brings a unique everyman charm to his fantastical tales. When he's not writing, Moore splits his time between exploring quirky small towns and tormenting his social media followers with puns.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Linda on 2007-09-28 18:05:02

It took me longer than usual to get into this book, but once I did, I thought it was very funny. If you have kids, don't listen to it around them. The language and some of the content is not for children.

AudiobooksNow review by Tanisha on 2008-12-03 10:41:59

This book had me lol from page one. It's a great book to relax with and enjoy. I love a book that will leave me with a smile on my face.

Goodreads review by Federico on September 11, 2023

It's hard enough to be a parent that you also have to be Death incarnate. One day you are a parent trying hard to make things work, the next thing you know, you receive the big book of the dead and unwillingly become a taker of souls. Charlie Asher is a highly insecure owner of a modest second han......more

Goodreads review by Will on October 26, 2022

Christopher Moore - image from the Portland Mercury Charlie Asher is a pretty regular guy having a regular life, until he sees death hovering over his wife following the birth of their first child. Strange things begin to happen and it takes a while before Charlie learns that he has been selected a......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on October 16, 2021

As if upbringing wasn´t hard enough, a metaphysical, forced second job doesn´t really make it any easier. It would be interesting to know where Pratchett took his inspiration for DEATH and if Moore was inspired by him, very probably, or by some other author who thought that personifying death or maki......more

Goodreads review by ttrygve on September 22, 2008

Go read this book. Now. It's hilarious, you will not regret it. That is all the review it requires. =)......more

Goodreads review by Todd on October 26, 2007

It seems to me that Moore wants to be a cross between Stephen King and Dave Barry, and for the first half of this book, he nearly succeeds. But once he reaches the midway point, he falls into the trap of trying to squeeze in every one-liner he can -- the result is that all of his characters end up s......more

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