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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,536,459 ratings — published 1969
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 908,303 ratings — published 1961
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 709,093 ratings — published 2023
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.43 — 379,778 ratings — published 2019
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.63 — 386,974 ratings — published 2018
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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,534 ratings — published 2017
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 385,923 ratings — published 1991
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.58 — 632,567 ratings — published 2018
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Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 28 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,852 ratings — published 2014
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.41 — 714,904 ratings — published 2020
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 225,330 ratings — published 2001
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 1,191,633 ratings — published 2023
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 451,622 ratings — published 1963
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Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 782,027 ratings — published 2024
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,499,731 ratings — published 2024
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 589,426 ratings — published 1999
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 667,529 ratings — published 1996
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Uck It List Uck It List (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.54 — 7,680 ratings — published
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Scythe & Sparrow (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #3) Scythe & Sparrow (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.07 — 234,911 ratings — published 2025
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Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2) Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 351,548 ratings — published 2024
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Battersea Parker Battersea Parker (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.53 — 7,812 ratings — published
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 106,200 ratings — published 2011
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A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 125,936 ratings — published 2006
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How to Kill Your Family How to Kill Your Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.51 — 197,775 ratings — published 2021
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Boy Parts Boy Parts (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.70 — 92,744 ratings — published 2020
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Tourist Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy, #1) Tourist Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 131,685 ratings — published 2025
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 796,451 ratings — published 1962
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 310,533 ratings — published 1980
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John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1) John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 88,213 ratings — published 2007
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Survivor Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.92 — 126,287 ratings — published 1999
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.27 — 456,686 ratings — published 1967
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.46 — 476,222 ratings — published 2021
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As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 196,279 ratings — published 1930
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 287,477 ratings — published 1973
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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 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 850,782 ratings — published 1990
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,646,939 ratings — published 2022
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Battersea Parker 2 Battersea Parker 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 4,516 ratings — published
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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 252,913 ratings — published 1999
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Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 154,995 ratings — published 1999
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1) Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunningham, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 264,142 ratings — published 2023
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How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (Kitty Collins, #1) How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (Kitty Collins, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 56,235 ratings — published 2023
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 113,774 ratings — published 2005
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Too Old for This Too Old for This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.77 — 64,230 ratings — published 2025
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Victorian Psycho Victorian Psycho (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.53 — 69,766 ratings — published 2025
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Listen for the Lie Listen for the Lie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 654,695 ratings — published 2024
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.36 — 389,965 ratings — published 2021
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Big Swiss Big Swiss (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.67 — 172,197 ratings — published 2023
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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 103,503 ratings — published 2021
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 106,790 ratings — published 1996
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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6) The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 164,212 ratings — published 2001
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Warren  Moore
“The train hit her with the sound of a meat-filled hefty bag smacking the pavement, and the effect was much the same, I guess. (Dark City Lights)”
― Warren Moore

Alistair McHarg
“In Chestnut Hill money didn't talk, but it drank, and played a lot of golf.”
― Alistair McHarg, Moonlit Tours

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