Audio Book Review: A Dirty Job

 

Reviewed by Christel

Narrator: Fisher Stevens

Audio Length: 11 hours and 49 minutes

 

I will warn you now, I LOVE Christopher Moore! This is gonna sound like one big Chris Moore love fest.

A Dirty Job is one of the funniest, most disturbing, imaginative books I have ever read/heard. In an effort to absorb as many stories as I can, I will occasionally go to the library and check out an audio book. Listening to audio books makes my 1 hour drive to work a little bit more bearable. This book was a delight to listen to. Of course, it was well written by Mr. Moore, but it was also masterfully read by Fisher Stevens (Number 5 is alive!).

Charlie Asher is about to become a father. As if this momentous life change isn’t enough for our neurotic hero, his life is about to undergo a change larger than he could have imagined. After loosing his wife in childbirth, he is left to raise his newborn daughter alone. Worse, Charlie will soon find out that he is a Death Merchant. In addition to raising a daughter and collecting souls, he taunts and battles with the Orcus and the Morrigan who live in the storm sewers. And this is only the beginning…

What I liked: Mr. Moore is a master at writing humorous horror. A Dirty Job is extremely funny, unique, and insightful all at the same time. The characters are all fantastically written. I enjoyed every minute of my time spent in my car with Asher, Sophie, Minty Fresh, the Emperor, Lily, Ray, the Morrigan and countless other characters that make up this wonderful story. I liked it so much I am going to buy this book just so I can have my own copy to read again.

What I didn’t like: It ended…. No really, there isn’t anything that I didn’t like.

Last Word: A dirty Job is extremely entertaining and hilariously funny. But at the heart of it all, this book is about death and how we deal with it. Broaching such a serious subject with humor and wit takes serious talent. I am fairly new to reading Mr. Moore’s books, as I have only read 2 so far, but I plan to read them all. Up next, I will be reading the Stupidest Angel. I can’t wait!

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