A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore

Charlie is living a pretty normal life; he owns his own business, has a beautiful wife and a baby on the way. However tradegy strikes and when his wife dies he is left holding the baby and also having to cope with the fact that he is now the new Death.

Christopher Moore is adept at taking strange, surreal situations and making them seem well, almost normal. Like Tom Holt he uses fantasy elements to explore the failing and strengths of the average Beta Male in a funny touching way. Its been a while since I have read this book (forgot I hadn't reviewed it!) and still I can remember key scenes, most memorably the two huge guard dogs protecting Charlie's daughter, and eating everything in sight.

"No one was out on the streets tonight except the junkies, the hookers and the homeless. After the f***ed up day in the City, most everyone had decided that it was just a better idea to stay in, safer. To the Morrigan (for all they cared) they were safer in their homes the same way a tuna fish is safer in a can, but no one knew that yet."


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