Dark Comedy Books

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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,512,119 ratings — published 1969
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 898,695 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 — 671,468 ratings — published 2023
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Bunny (Bunny, #1) Bunny (Bunny, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.45 — 357,447 ratings — published 2019
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.80 — 375,089 ratings — published 1991
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Red Russia Red Russia (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,500 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 — 369,650 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 — 26,651 ratings — published 2014
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 600,051 ratings — published 2018
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Choke Choke (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 223,542 ratings — published 2001
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Yellowface Yellowface (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,123,119 ratings — published 2023
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
by (shelved 20 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.45 — 451,126 ratings — published 2020
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.18 — 656,974 ratings — published 1996
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.15 — 445,212 ratings — published 1963
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Uck It List Uck It List (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.55 — 7,488 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 — 579,877 ratings — published 1999
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Battersea Parker Battersea Parker (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.53 — 7,623 ratings — published
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.85 — 104,747 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 — 125,063 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 4.07 — 218,241 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 4.07 — 701,780 ratings — published 2024
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The Wedding People The Wedding People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,301,033 ratings — published 2024
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How to Kill Your Family How to Kill Your Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.51 — 189,717 ratings — published 2021
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Survivor Survivor (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.93 — 125,210 ratings — published 1999
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Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2) Leather & Lark (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.00 — 331,519 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 — 785,367 ratings — published 1962
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Boy Parts Boy Parts (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.71 — 88,514 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 — 191,747 ratings — published 1930
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.89 — 304,714 ratings — published 1980
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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 — 86,266 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 — 439,307 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 4.13 — 103,429 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 — 4,422 ratings — published
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 284,196 ratings — published 1973
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Good Omens Good Omens (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 837,815 ratings — published 1990
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.49 — 297,031 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 1,575,164 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 — 249,339 ratings — published 1999
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Diary Diary (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.65 — 81,552 ratings — published 2003
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Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.99 — 153,472 ratings — published 1999
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Listen for the Lie Listen for the Lie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.06 — 604,064 ratings — published 2024
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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 — 248,026 ratings — published 2022
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.40 — 241,823 ratings — published 2021
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.25 — 104,286 ratings — published 1996
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Haunted Haunted (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.59 — 112,629 ratings — published 2005
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Lullaby Lullaby (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.74 — 104,509 ratings — published 2002
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 4.01 — 726,865 ratings — published 2000
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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 — 52,087 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 — 96,794 ratings — published 2021
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as dark-comedy)
avg rating 3.67 — 397,780 ratings — published 2016
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Aimee Conner
“We all walk through the nightmare, I choose to keep dreaming.”
Aimee Conner

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“He had no idea that people thought he was clowning. It was Fate, of course, which had costumed him--Fate, and a feeble will to survive.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse 5: The Children's Crusade A Duty-Dance With Death

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