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Book Review of A Dirty Job

A Dirty Job
A Dirty Job
Author: Christopher Moore
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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I LMAO more than once in this book (actually, at least once every page). The ending was a little unnecessary, I thought, but it was still good. ALL the way to the end, it was good.

Charlie, the main character, is a Beta Male. In other words, average. And content to be so. Until his wife dies after giving birth to their daughter and he sees a tall man in a mint green suit over his wife's body. After that, he starts seeing objects glowing red, hearing voices speaking to him from the sewers no one else can hear, and names of dead people keep appearing on his agenda by his bed (with numbers, no less). Not to mention, his daughter has a slight problem when she says the word "kitty" and his gay sister keeps stealing all his good suits.