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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,272 ratings — published 2017
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,480,363 ratings — published 1969
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 885,540 ratings — published 1961
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 361,137 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 — 26,565 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 184,398 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 — 186,637 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 — 569,467 ratings — published 1999
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 768,210 ratings — published 1962
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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 — 173,797 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 — 103,062 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 — 377,755 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 — 244,774 ratings — published 1999
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 111,137 ratings — published 2005
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 220,913 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 — 823,750 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 — 210,859 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 — 337,101 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 — 436,325 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 — 159,566 ratings — published 2001
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The Corrections The Corrections (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 197,991 ratings — published 2001
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.87 — 943,287 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 — 351,353 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 — 153,605 ratings — published 2001
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Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 35,820 ratings — published 1990
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Survivor Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 123,839 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 — 13,664 ratings — published 1948
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.11 — 178,749 ratings — published 1993
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The Pillowman The Pillowman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.29 — 17,984 ratings — published 2003
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Deadeye Dick Deadeye Dick (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 31,646 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 — 135,512 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 — 124,403 ratings — published 2004
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The Radleys The Radleys (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.57 — 28,362 ratings — published 2010
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.76 — 300,974 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 — 23,974 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 — 33,762 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 — 98,496 ratings — published 1959
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 641,820 ratings — published 1996
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Horns Horns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 120,198 ratings — published 2010
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Filth Filth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 32,047 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 — 22,887 ratings — published 1967
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Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1) Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 20,303 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 — 128,735 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 — 140,158 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 — 116,551 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 — 116,755 ratings — published 2005
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Undermajordomo Minor Undermajordomo Minor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,085 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 — 123,803 ratings — published 2006
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,438,255 ratings — published 2012
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“Social media is basically standing at a bucket filled with other people’s vomit and you suck the vomit through a straw, and gag and wince at the unbearable taste of other people’s vomit. Yet strangely we continue to suck through the straw as if we’ve never tasted such lovely vomit. And then before you know it you’re old and you’re grey. And that’s the end of you. A lonely death. Your gravestone is marked with the six saddest words:

Social Media Drained My Soul Away

And they all mourn your loss at a budget funeral service while updating their social media statuses on mobile phones apps. And in years to come nobody remembers any of your updates; even those updates that you deep-down believed were going to bring about world peace. The Digital Age is more disposable than nappies and just as full of shit.”
Rupert Dreyfus, The Rebel's Sketchbook

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“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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