Ein todsicherer Job

, #1

Paperback, 477 pages

German language

Published Nov. 13, 2006 by Goldmann.

ISBN:
978-3-442-54225-3
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ASIN:
3442542251
4 stars (52 reviews)

Charlie Ashers Welt ist perfekt, bis seine Frau Rachel bei der Geburt ihres ersten Kindes stirbt. Über Nacht ist Charlie nicht nur Vater, sondern auch Witwer. Und darüber scheint er den Verstand zu verlieren anders kann er sich das Wesen in Minzgrün nicht erklären, das ihm immer wieder erscheint. Dann fallen auch noch wildfremde Menschen tot vor ihm um, und es stellt sich heraus, dass Charlie von ganz oben eine neue Aufgabe zugewiesen bekommen hat: Seelen einzufangen und sicher ins Jenseits zu befördern. Ein todsicherer Job, aber trotzdem nichts für Charlie.

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reviewed A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (Grim Reaper, #1)

Review of 'A Dirty Job' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Christopher Moore is very good at bridging the gap between a serious story and an absurd farce, and out of all of his books that I've read so far, this one is probably the best at mixing the humor with the drama.

The story is about Charlie Asher, a second-hand store operator who finds himself as a "minor death": not able to kill people at their appointed time, but responsible for caring for their soul until it can find a new home. Unfortunately, Charlie obtained this role the day his daughter was born, and the day his wife died. As a new, single father who must bear the responsibilities of a "Death Merchant", Charlie has a lot on his plate.

What makes this book different from the other Moore books I've read is that it deals with death both as a serious subject (Charlie quickly obtains a deep respect for …

reviewed A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (Grim Reaper, #1)

Review of 'A Dirty Job' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A nobody becomes, one day, a "death merchant".
I've found a new favourite author, someone who makes me laugh as much as Terry Pratchett, Tom Robbins, or Douglas Adams yet wears his learning very lightly.
I never felt that I was being lectured at, but saw underneath the hip cynicism a sacred respect for the dying.

reviewed A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (Grim Reaper, #1)

Review of 'A Dirty Job' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Moore gives Death his quirky humor treatment, following the struggles of newly-chosen "Death Merchant", Charlie Asher. Moore has an amazing ability of making lovable characters that are just odd enough to be believable.

The only disappointing thing in the book was the Luminatus - I thought it was completely obvious, but all the characters were oblivious up until the end.

Review of 'A Dirty Job' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I saw Christopher Moore read from this book at Wordstock. The protagonist finds himself responsible for collecting souls. The book's tenderness and focus on mortality is inspired by the author's personal experience caring for a dying relative. Mind you, it's still a Christopher Moore book, with double helpings of humor and suspense.

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Subjects

  • Death
  • Hypochondria
  • Fiction
  • Humor
  • Speculative fiction