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A Dirty Job

Auteur(s): Christopher Moore
Narrateur(s): Fisher Stevens
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Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy. A little hapless, somewhat neurotic, sort of a hypochondriac. He's what's known as a Beta Male: the kind of fellow who makes his way through life by being careful and constant, you know, the one who's always there to pick up the pieces when the girl gets dumped by the bigger/taller/stronger Alpha Male.

But Charlie's been lucky. He owns a building in the heart of San Francisco, and runs a secondhand store with the help of a couple of loyal, if marginally insane, employees. He's married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normalcy. And she, Rachel, is about to have their first child.

Yes, Charlie's doing okay for a Beta. That is, until the day his daughter, Sophie, is born. Just as Charlie, exhausted from the birth, turns to go home, he sees a strange man in mint-green golf wear at Rachel's hospital bedside, a man who claims that no one should be able to see him. But see him Charlie does, and from here on out, things get really weird.

People start dropping dead around him, giant ravens perch on his building, and it seems that everywhere he goes, a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Strange names start appearing on his nightstand notepad, and before he knows it, those people end up dead, too. Yup, it seems that Charlie Asher has been recruited for a new job, an unpleasant but utterly necessary one: Death. It's a dirty job. But hey, somebody's gotta do it.

©2006 Christopher Moore (P)2006 HarperCollinsPublishers
Fantastique Fiction Fiction de genre Horreur Littérature et fiction Effrayant Comédie Humour noir Drôle Paranormal San Francisco

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  • 2006 Quill Award Nominee

"Moore's enthusiasm and skill make it convincing, and his affection for the cast of weirdos gives the book an unexpected poignancy." (Publishers Weekly)

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ive really enjoyed moores writing but the ravings about beta male tendencies and racist portrayals of people really sucked.

unfortunate

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I don’t usually care for sci-fi or bizarro stories but this one got me laughing. The story was unusual to say the least, it was well read and it was funny. It was very enjoyable.

Delightful bizarre story

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I really enjoyrd this book. It made me smile and chuckle many times. I loved all the characters like minty fresh, lily and the women who babysat. The author has quite the imagination! I will look for more by him.

great

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Pretty silly book but in a good way. Easy to listen to, good narration. Out of the box thinking, I wish I had 2 goggies, like bear.

Great book, unique story.

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Though humor (seldomly) gets to be formulaic, quite funny.
About the best narrator performance ever.

Laughed out loud. Funny stuff. Best narrator.

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Love Christopher Moore and he does not disappoint.
Fisher Stevens did an awesome performance! Can’t wait to dive into Secondhand Soles!

Great read

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a guy who owns a second hand shop sees his wife die and see somebody collect her soul. this ends up making him have to join the death merchants who go around collecting souls that are deposited an objects on the subject dies.

relatively humorous, good characters excellent narration, and an interesting take on multiple cultures death mythos

I never considered the concept of death merchants

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A friend told me of this and said I I would probably like it.
This is a funny, intense and very entertaining series!!!! I’ve had a month and listen to it 3x
CAUTION: Be careful while driving !! Several times I was laughing to tears!!

#Audible1 I’m addicted

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The story was really good, amusing however the stereotype characters, which there are several, were a bit over top and with the performances it threw them into the problematic category.

Funny story minus problematic stereotypes

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yet another incredible story by this man. His words take you right next to the characters of the stories. Keeps you engaged from the first word and wanting more at the last.

Christopher Moore never disappoints

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