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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,315 ratings — published 2017
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,487,636 ratings — published 1969
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 888,532 ratings — published 1961
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American Psycho (Vintage Contemporaries) American Psycho (Vintage Contemporaries)
by (shelved 25 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 364,291 ratings — published 1991
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Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade Assuming Names: A Con Artist's Masquerade (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.66 — 26,590 ratings — published 2014
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 772,202 ratings — published 1962
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The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4) The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #4)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.86 — 185,138 ratings — published 2000
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As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 187,690 ratings — published 1930
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 571,988 ratings — published 1999
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The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5) The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.01 — 174,515 ratings — published 2000
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 103,432 ratings — published 2011
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 379,504 ratings — published 1971
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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 10 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 826,983 ratings — published 1990
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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.02 — 245,834 ratings — published 1999
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 111,484 ratings — published 2005
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 221,557 ratings — published 2001
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The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3) The Wide Window (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.95 — 211,727 ratings — published 2000
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The Casual Vacancy The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.31 — 337,506 ratings — published 2012
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 438,277 ratings — published 1963
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The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6) The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 160,191 ratings — published 2001
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The Corrections The Corrections (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 198,936 ratings — published 2001
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.87 — 949,214 ratings — published 1955
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The Craziest Book Ever Written The Craziest Book Ever Written (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.52 — 153 ratings — published
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My Sister, the Serial Killer My Sister, the Serial Killer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.64 — 355,067 ratings — published 2018
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The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7) The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.97 — 154,206 ratings — published 2001
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Hocus Pocus Hocus Pocus (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.83 — 35,914 ratings — published 1990
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Survivor Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 124,163 ratings — published 1999
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The Loved One The Loved One (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 13,725 ratings — published 1948
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.11 — 179,890 ratings — published 1993
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The Pillowman The Pillowman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.29 — 18,119 ratings — published 2003
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Deadeye Dick Deadeye Dick (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.84 — 31,791 ratings — published 1982
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The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10) The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 135,989 ratings — published 2003
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The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11) The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 124,869 ratings — published 2004
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The Radleys The Radleys (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.57 — 28,771 ratings — published 2010
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.76 — 302,489 ratings — published 1759
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The Suicide Shop The Suicide Shop (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.46 — 24,305 ratings — published 2007
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Vernon God Little Vernon God Little (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.62 — 33,812 ratings — published 2003
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.46 — 98,835 ratings — published 1959
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 645,186 ratings — published 1996
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Horns Horns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 120,541 ratings — published 2010
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Filth Filth (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 32,164 ratings — published 1998
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The Third Policeman The Third Policeman (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.96 — 23,028 ratings — published 1967
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Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1) Sweetpea (Sweetpea, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.82 — 20,616 ratings — published 2017
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The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8) The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 129,263 ratings — published 2001
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The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9) The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.01 — 140,666 ratings — published 2002
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The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13) The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #13)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.04 — 117,012 ratings — published 2006
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The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12) The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.09 — 117,221 ratings — published 2005
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Undermajordomo Minor Undermajordomo Minor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 3.75 — 16,121 ratings — published 2015
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A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1) A Dirty Job (Grim Reaper, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.03 — 124,081 ratings — published 2006
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Gone Girl Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as black-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,459,304 ratings — published 2012
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Sándor Márai
“لم أكتفِ بعد من الضحك علي الحماقة البشرية”
Sándor Márai, Casanova in Bolzano

“Social media is basically standing at a bucket filled with other people’s vomit and you suck the vomit through a straw, and gag and wince at the unbearable taste of other people’s vomit. Yet strangely we continue to suck through the straw as if we’ve never tasted such lovely vomit. And then before you know it you’re old and you’re grey. And that’s the end of you. A lonely death. Your gravestone is marked with the six saddest words:

Social Media Drained My Soul Away

And they all mourn your loss at a budget funeral service while updating their social media statuses on mobile phones apps. And in years to come nobody remembers any of your updates; even those updates that you deep-down believed were going to bring about world peace. The Digital Age is more disposable than nappies and just as full of shit.”
Rupert Dreyfus, The Rebel's Sketchbook

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