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A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

thepostman96's review against another edition

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Full of toxic masculinity and misogyny. Not even remotely funny.

rcpope's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

lmskikun's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

crazylady_usmc's review against another edition

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5.0

After finishing the trilogy of Pocket's explorations, and enjoying Lamb, I decided to dive into this piece. Absolutely hilarious, the nervousness of the main character in his new found role in life, and the comedy from his daughter. The voices are read wonderfully by Fisher Stevens. Would like to thank my local public library for bringing the works of Mr. Moore to my attention. Highly Recommend!

whirl's review against another edition

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slow-paced

5.0

adriennemcc's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

wildreaderkim's review against another edition

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Had to read it for book club. Thought I would still finish, but after discussion, decided it wasn't worth it when I had books I was looking forward to 

tarawe's review against another edition

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4.0

Still a great book

marieintheraw's review against another edition

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1.0

If I never hear the phrase "beta male" ever again, it'd be too soon. Plot wise, it feels like it took literally forever for anything to develop which is unfortunate because the premise was promising.

dajoyofit's review against another edition

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3.0

There were plenty of laughs and some eye-rolling. At times the jokes/humor were at the expense of stereotypes and personally, it left me feeling uncomfortable. An example are the references to one of the Chinese elderly neighbors and disappearing animals making their way into her kitchen pot. Other times, the humor I think would best be appreciated by 13yo boys or among guys.

Half way through the book, the story started to drag and soon I lost interest. I set the book aside for several days before returning to it again. It didn't make a difference. The jokes were just as lame and the snail pace of the storytelling sapped the joy out of me. But wanting to find out how things would end, I plowed through it.