Comments on: REVIEW: Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:30:38 +0000

I love Chris Moore’s work. So far, the only ones I haven’t really been into are FLUKE and YOU SUCK. I still have to read THE STUPIDEST ANGEL and ISLAND OF THE SEQUINED LOVE NUN.

By: Kalen Hughes

Kalen Hughes — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:28:00 +0000

Moore says that he deliberately changes locations and other facts about SF in it (and I would assume other books as well).

Well it comes off not like an alternative SF, but like the books are written by someone who was here once on vacation and has nothing but fuzzy memories to go by. Very off-putting to all the locals, who might otherwise be much bigger fans.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:04:35 +0000

Moore seems to let his endings get away from him a lot. I remember it (though not to the same degree) in “Bloodsucking Fiends” and also “Island of the Sequined Love Nun” (which has to be one of the best all time titles). I think when I eventually reread this book, I’ll skip the squirrel scenes.

By: Jennifer Estep

Jennifer Estep — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:00:07 +0000

I read this book a couple months ago after reading all the rave reviews about Moore. I enjoyed a lot of things about it, especially the whole Beta Male worldview.

I gotta agree with Leslie, though. It fell apart for me as soon as those squirrel people showed up. The whole third act got just a little too bizarre, like Moore felt he had to keep adding more and more and more …

By: TeddyPig

TeddyPig — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:44:43 +0000

Rolled in off the bay? Huh? Where? Why?

Everyone knows the fog mugs downtown by launching itself gracefully over Twin Peaks like Bruce Lee in Return of The Dragon.

Welcome to the city of the inevitable,
welcome to these streets of fog.

PS: Dead Like Me rocked!

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:46:28 +0000

Kalen, at the end of Dirty Job, Moore says that he deliberately changes locations and other facts about SF in it (and I would assume other books as well).

I haven’t read You Suck! yet but I do have the ebook.

I loved DLM and thought it was really finding itself by mid season 2. Right before it got axed. Bastards!

The squirrel people kind of sent the book slightly OTT for me too. Strange that the Death Merchants, the Morrigan, the hellhounds, and Jodie the vampire hadn’t by that time, but there you go.

By: Kalen Hughes

Kalen Hughes — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:05:04 +0000

Also descriptions of SF (while Charlie patrolled), while nice, added too much length — something needed to be edited, tightened a bit.

After Blood Sucking Fiends opened with the line The fog rolled in off the bay . . . (which is incorrect/impossible) I've been afraind to read any of his books set here in SF (which is a shame, cause he's funny).

By: Leslie Kelly

Leslie Kelly — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:49:30 +0000

I liked this one quite a lot…until we got to the dead stuffed squirrel people or whatever that was.

You Suck was very cute…but Lamb is still my fave.

By: Jessica Inclan

Jessica Inclan — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:30:48 +0000

This novel was funny and weird and interesting– one because I am from San Francisco–and then I was bored–skimming and cheating and getting myself to the end just to see how the characters all ended up.

However, I know quite a few people who loved it. Many recommended it, so I will try his next one, too.

I love the idea, though, the concept of the souls.

Jessica Inclan

By: DS

DS — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:08:34 +0000

love Dead Like Me. They are going to do a straight to DVD movie. I understand that Mandy Patinkin has walked out of Criminal Minds so maybe they could lure him back. (oops, I meant lure him back to DLM) The first notice had him out of this project which had me wondering how good it could be.

By: bam

bam — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:55:58 +0000

hey, Jayne, have you read “You Suck” yet?

P.S I loved Dead Like Me. Stupid Showtime for cancelling it. I have the 2 seasons on DVD.

“Hey, it’s Toilet Girl!”

P.P.S. There’s a new show this fall on the CW called Reaper. It’s supposed to be like DLM, directed by Kevin Smith.