A Dirty Job

Now this is entertainment. There is a little bit of everything here–hellhounds, sharpies, goth chicks, death merchants, and as an added bonus, re-animated squirrels. Tying it all together is the tale of a slightly neurotic, but deeply devoted father of a little girl, Charlie Asher. He is a rather simple guy who is struggling to raise his new daughter under conditions that would give anyone a little stress: he has a seriously complicated new job, his support system is unconventional at best, and his daughter's emerging, but limited, vocabulary might literally kill things. And with a seemingly impending apocalypse on the way; it all may be a little bit more than he can handle.

How this is all resolved is charmingly clever and surprisingly poignant.

“A Dirty Job” might be one of the most surreal and absurd novels that I have ever read. It is easily one of the funniest. Highly recommended.