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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,281 ratings — published 2017
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,482,702 ratings — published 1969
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 886,489 ratings — published 1961
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 362,041 ratings — published 1991
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Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,572 ratings — published 2014
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 769,344 ratings — published 1962
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The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 184,646 ratings — published 2000
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As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 186,937 ratings — published 1930
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 570,339 ratings — published 1999
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The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5) The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.01 — 174,030 ratings — published 2000
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 103,176 ratings — published 2011
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 378,304 ratings — published 1971
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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 245,114 ratings — published 1999
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 111,229 ratings — published 2005
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 221,097 ratings — published 2001
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 824,765 ratings — published 1990
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The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3) The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 211,143 ratings — published 2000
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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.31 — 337,216 ratings — published 2012
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 436,866 ratings — published 1963
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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6) The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 159,784 ratings — published 2001
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The Corrections The Corrections (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 198,275 ratings — published 2001
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.87 — 945,172 ratings — published 1955
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The Craziest Book Ever Written The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.52 — 153 ratings — published
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.64 — 352,350 ratings — published 2018
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The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7) The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.97 — 153,791 ratings — published 2001
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Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 35,856 ratings — published 1990
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Survivor Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 123,951 ratings — published 1999
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The Loved One The Loved One (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 13,682 ratings — published 1948
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.11 — 179,032 ratings — published 1993
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The Pillowman The Pillowman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.29 — 18,021 ratings — published 2003
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Deadeye Dick Deadeye Dick (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 31,684 ratings — published 1982
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The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10) The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 135,681 ratings — published 2003
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The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11) The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 124,562 ratings — published 2004
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The Radleys The Radleys (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.57 — 28,500 ratings — published 2010
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.76 — 301,435 ratings — published 1759
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The Suicide Shop The Suicide Shop (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.47 — 24,046 ratings — published 2007
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Vernon God Little Vernon God Little (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.61 — 33,772 ratings — published 2003
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.46 — 98,584 ratings — published 1959
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 642,849 ratings — published 1996
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Horns Horns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 120,312 ratings — published 2010
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Filth Filth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 32,085 ratings — published 1998
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.97 — 22,920 ratings — published 1967
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Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1) Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 20,401 ratings — published 2017
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The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8) The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 128,897 ratings — published 2001
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The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9) The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.01 — 140,329 ratings — published 2002
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The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.04 — 116,706 ratings — published 2006
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The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12) The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.08 — 116,904 ratings — published 2005
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Undermajordomo Minor Undermajordomo Minor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,093 ratings — published 2015
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A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 123,883 ratings — published 2006
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,445,439 ratings — published 2012
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Miles Watson
“But that was the war for you. It was inconvenient, senseless, and it had placed Maurice Mickelwhite directly in the path of two thousand German bombers.”
Miles Watson, The Numbers Game

Philip Kerr
“The colonel stood up. “I hope you enjoy your trip to Uruguay. Its government is stable, democratic, and politically mature. There’s even a welfare state. Of course, the people are entirely European in origin. I believe they exterminated all the Indians. As a German, you should feel very much at home there.”
Philip Kerr, A Quiet Flame

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