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  • Okay, I will confess that there were a few laugh-out-loud moments for me (and it takes a lot to get that out of me), but on the whole, I think that maybe this author just isn't my cup of tea. I can see why he is popular, but you really have to have a dark sense of humor to appreciate him. Those ea ... Continue

    Okay, I will confess that there were a few laugh-out-loud moments for me (and it takes a lot to get that out of me), but on the whole, I think that maybe this author just isn't my cup of tea. I can see why he is popular, but you really have to have a dark sense of humor to appreciate him. Those easily offended should probably pass this one up. But if you can find humor in the macabre, then it's probably worth a try. It's a fairly "easy" read, and I'm glad I gave it a try.

    

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• ― Bashful said on Mar 20, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Alternately sad, hysterically funny, and just plain bizarre. I loved it. LOL Especially the ending. Wow.

    

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• ― Miraclesmommadesigns said on Feb 11, 2009 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • A darkly humorous look at death, good and evil. I did not really get the whole alpha/beta male thing, but it was not such a big part of the novel that I couldn't get past it. The rest of this novel is so enormously amusing and quirky that you won't want to put it down! I can not wait to read more ... Continue

    A darkly humorous look at death, good and evil. I did not really get the whole alpha/beta male thing, but it was not such a big part of the novel that I couldn't get past it. The rest of this novel is so enormously amusing and quirky that you won't want to put it down! I can not wait to read more of his work!!

    

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• ― Jamie Gemuend767 said on Nov 17, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • The Death Merchants retrieve sould vessels when people die and hang onto them until the right person comes along needing a soul. Very funny!

    

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• ― Missmath144 said on Sep 21, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Excellent! Fantastic! So funny! I really, really enjoyed this book tons. I am going to run out and get all the other books by Christopher Moore because this one was just awesome. Grabbed my attention and didn't let go. This goes on my short list of favorites from this year.

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    Excellent! Fantastic! So funny! I really, really enjoyed this book tons. I am going to run out and get all the other books by Christopher Moore because this one was just awesome. Grabbed my attention and didn't let go. This goes on my short list of favorites from this year.

    There are 2 small issues with this book and one is that a lot of animals die. Generally I have a HUGE problem with this, but in this book the author was so flip about it that it didn't bother me too much, but if I stop to think about it it will bother me. The other is that he constantly harps on about beta males and I didn't feel like it added anything to the story line. If you can get past these 2 small things, it's a great read.

    

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• ― Deanna Kyre said on Aug 22, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • This was a funny and poignant novel about finding life in death. I liked the characters Charlie Asher, Sophie, Minty Fresh, and the Emperor of San Francisco. I especially liked how Charlie finds courage to face his fears as he both confronts the "sewer harpies" and learns how to be a good father to ... Continue

    This was a funny and poignant novel about finding life in death. I liked the characters Charlie Asher, Sophie, Minty Fresh, and the Emperor of San Francisco. I especially liked how Charlie finds courage to face his fears as he both confronts the "sewer harpies" and learns how to be a good father to Sophie.

    

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• ― krin5292 said on Dec 3, 2007 | Add your feedback

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.

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