Dark Comedy Books

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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,500,839 ratings — published 1969
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 894,044 ratings — published 1961
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Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1) Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 651,893 ratings — published 2023
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.45 — 346,898 ratings — published 2019
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 370,689 ratings — published 1991
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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,373 ratings — published 2017
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.63 — 363,819 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 — 26,599 ratings — published 2014
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.60 — 586,316 ratings — published 2018
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 222,655 ratings — published 2001
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,088,651 ratings — published 2023
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 651,920 ratings — published 1996
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Uck It List Uck It List (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.55 — 7,451 ratings — published
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 576,342 ratings — published 1999
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 442,028 ratings — published 1963
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.47 — 344,537 ratings — published 2020
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Battersea Parker Battersea Parker (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.54 — 7,575 ratings — published
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 104,155 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 — 124,555 ratings — published 2006
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Scythe & Sparrow (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #3) Scythe & Sparrow (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.08 — 208,834 ratings — published 2025
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Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1) Lights Out (Into Darkness, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.08 — 658,197 ratings — published 2024
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Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2) Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 320,498 ratings — published 2024
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How to Kill Your Family How to Kill Your Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.51 — 186,801 ratings — published 2021
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Survivor Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 124,716 ratings — published 1999
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,198,044 ratings — published 2024
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 779,997 ratings — published 1962
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Boy Parts Boy Parts (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 86,426 ratings — published 2020
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As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 189,832 ratings — published 1930
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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 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 85,451 ratings — published 2007
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.28 — 432,357 ratings — published 1967
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Tourist Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy, #1) Tourist Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.14 — 89,193 ratings — published 2025
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Battersea Parker 2 Battersea Parker 2 (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 4,414 ratings — published
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 302,180 ratings — published 1980
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 282,593 ratings — published 1973
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 832,680 ratings — published 1990
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,538,442 ratings — published 2022
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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 247,808 ratings — published 1999
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Diary Diary (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.65 — 81,329 ratings — published 2003
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Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 152,710 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 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 239,851 ratings — published 2022
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.50 — 226,842 ratings — published 2021
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 112,120 ratings — published 2005
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Lullaby Lullaby (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 104,174 ratings — published 2002
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Listen for the Lie Listen for the Lie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.07 — 573,773 ratings — published 2024
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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 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 50,422 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 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 93,730 ratings — published 2021
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My Best Friend's Exorcism My Best Friend's Exorcism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.92 — 155,614 ratings — published 2016
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 103,130 ratings — published 1996
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The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 186,585 ratings — published 2000
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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6) The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 161,334 ratings — published 2001
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“This isn't where I intended to be. Killing a person has a funny way of getting your life off-track.”
Erin Mitchell

Ian  Kirkpatrick
“Alex tossed the towel onto the counter. “Part on the left or right?” he said. “No middle parts though. Only future serial killer victims part their hair in the middle.”
Ian Kirkpatrick, Dead End Drive

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