Dark Humor

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For nine years Lucy has been working as a part-time librarian at a small Arizona university and struggling to complete a Ph.D. program in classic literature.

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"required reading for those who want sour along with the sweet of life."

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“a combination Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer with a generous dash of Maxwell Smart.”

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“Vaseline Buddha is a brilliant example of contemporary South Korean literature.”

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Himself is a classic, feeding the reader through a multisensory smorgasbord of Irish euphemisms.   

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“Listen up, Netanya baby! We’re gonna throw down the mother of all shows tonight . . . Yeah, open up that hook, table ten, set ’em free . . . there you go!”

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A great story transports readers to a milieu with its concomitant sights, sounds, and interesting dialogue. Ideally the plot captures our attention until the final paragraph.

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“The Family Fang is the sort of perfectly idiosyncratic thing that comes along only ever so often. . . . This book should succeed spectacularly. . . .

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“As with all great literary agitators, Mr. Palahniuk tests how far he can take his humor—and then pushes further. . . .

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