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A review by terminalfin
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
5.0
Oh, the life of a death merchant. Charlie Asher has met with a terrible fate (but is it really terrible?). This book paints the picture of a man who is tasked with collecting and distributing soul vessels. Fresh off the death of his wife, and now a single father, Charlie has to quickly adapt to his new responsibilities in maintaining the established order of things, preventing a dark evil from overtaking the world.
This book has humor that can be seen as crude at times, witty at others, and just plain "dumb for the sake of dumb". None of these are a knock at Mr. Moore's writing as each style helps contribute to the story. Ray and Lily definitely compliment the story and I found Ray's innate distrust for Asher to be a great side-story.
I would love to see some artwork from this book that paints a picture of the main cast, to include the sewer harpies. After all, one can only wonder what a character which refers to Asher as "new meat" would look like, especially after some of the elaborate sequences and interactions described within this novel.
This was my first work of Moore's and I will definitely be looking into more. Secondhand Souls is next on my list. This book was easily a 5/5. One must be prepared for humor which can be considered crude at times. Don't worry, it doesn't detract from the story. This is a very enjoyable listen/read. I would love to have my paperback copy autographed.
This book has humor that can be seen as crude at times, witty at others, and just plain "dumb for the sake of dumb". None of these are a knock at Mr. Moore's writing as each style helps contribute to the story. Ray and Lily definitely compliment the story and I found Ray's innate distrust for Asher to be a great side-story.
I would love to see some artwork from this book that paints a picture of the main cast, to include the sewer harpies. After all, one can only wonder what a character which refers to Asher as "new meat" would look like, especially after some of the elaborate sequences and interactions described within this novel.
This was my first work of Moore's and I will definitely be looking into more. Secondhand Souls is next on my list. This book was easily a 5/5. One must be prepared for humor which can be considered crude at times. Don't worry, it doesn't detract from the story. This is a very enjoyable listen/read. I would love to have my paperback copy autographed.