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This was a wonderfully diverting book with just the right balance of zany characters and situations with real heart and something to say about death in our society. I liked this the best of the Christopher Moore books I've read (which include Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal, Practical Demonkeeping, and The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror). The book teeters on the edge of being a bit too clever for its own good, but it won me over with it's obvi
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This was my first time reading anything by Christopher Moore and I totally loved it. It's whacked out and crazy and totally hilarious. Charlie Asher learns that he is a Death Merchant and must collect the soul items of the recently departed within a certain timeframe or the dark forces of the underworld will rise again (sounds insane, I know, but it works-trust me.) The characters are quirky, the dialog is laugh out loud funny-it's great.
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Christopher Moore is fast becoming one of my favorite humor writers--and one of my favorite over all writers.
Oct 20, 2008
Lynlee4
marked it as wishlist
Oct 08, 2009
Gaijinmama
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Sep 11, 2010
Lisa
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Sep 24, 2012
Heather
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Feb 01, 2013
Kim DeCina
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Oct 20, 2015
Tank
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Jan 19, 2016
Cora
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Jan 25, 2018
Carrie
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