Geordie's review
A Dirty Job: A Novel
by Christopher Moore
Geordie's review
A Dirty Job: A Novel by Christopher Moore
Geordie's review
rating:
recommended for: people who liked 40 yr old virgin and dick jokes
SUMMARY: funny dialogue. great premise. filled with plot leaks, story holes, and characters who start off strong and end weak.
The book started off with great premise: for some unknown reason a guy assumes the office/duties of DEATH. It was reminiscent of "On a Pale Horse" by Piers Anthony. It's hilarious for the first 2 sections. It reads like an action screenplay. I pictured Paul Rudd (40 year old virgin) as the main character, Asher. All was well and then the book tanked in section 3. I don't know what happened to the plot and characters. The characters had life and personality then they became wooden versions of the same characters in sections 1 and 2. and the plot started to smell like a Tarantino/Rodriguez action script complete with tall badass black man with big guns.
One character, Lily, is a 16 year old in the beginning and then a 21 year old later and she goes from goth to chef sex therapist... from witty bantress to banal and pointless to the plot.
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The book started off with great premise: for some unknown reason a guy assumes the office/duties of DEATH. It was reminiscent of "On a Pale Horse" by Piers Anthony. It's hilarious for the first 2 sections. It reads like an action screenplay. I pictured Paul Rudd (40 year old virgin) as the main character, Asher. All was well and then the book tanked in section 3. I don't know what happened to the plot and characters. The characters had life and personality then they became wooden versions of the same characters in sections 1 and 2. and the plot started to smell like a Tarantino/Rodriguez action script complete with tall badass black man with big guns.
One character, Lily, is a 16 year old in the beginning and then a 21 year old later and she goes from goth to chef sex therapist... from witty bantress to banal and pointless to the plot.
At o...more
