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All You Can Kill [electronic resource] : by Malla, Pasha.aut; cloudLibrary;
White Lotus meets Shaun of the Dead in this absurdist take on the wellness retreat. Our narrator and his accidental companion, K. Sohail, find themselves on an island wellness retreat impersonating the Dhaliwals, who have probably been killed in a helicopter crash. After being welcomed by Jerome the robot, the intrepid imposters eagerly partake of the all-you-stomach buffet, the motivational speechifyings of self-help guru Brad Beard, and Professor Sayer's uncomfortably erotic couples counselling. But things quickly take an ominous turn when an excursion to a nearby deserted village reveals a guillotine and a haunted chapel. And then one of the retreaters is murdered and the real Dhaliwals show up. Accusations, counter-accusations, and counter-counter-accusations are made, until the whole retreat is caught up in a bizarre trial. In All You Can Kill, Pasha Malla, with his inimitable absurdist style, collides horror and humour into an utterly unforgettable satire. "Smart, hilarious, original, All You Can Kill is a feverish, one-of-a-kind, unhinged journey into the absurd shams of modern life. No one writes satire, or anything else, like Pasha Malla." – Iain Reid, author of We Spread "Malla is a fabulously gifted writer." – Publishers Weekly "I don’t really know how Malla gets away with what he does … but it is astounding to watch him do it." – The Rumpus
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Satire; Absurdist;
© 2024., Coach House Books,
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The Wedding People A Novel [electronic resource] : by Espach, Alison.aut; Laser, Helen.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick A propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew. It’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She's immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years—she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other. In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Black Humor; Contemporary Women;
© 2024., Macmillan Audio,
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She's A Killer [electronic resource] : by McDougall, Kirsten.aut; cloudLibrary;
'Satire at its best' ELEANOR CATTON 'Outrageous, comic, disturbingly timely' THE GUARDIAN Bold, darkly funny and brilliantly bizarre, She’s a Killer is the story of what happens when a stubborn slacker is forced to confront a very weird world. Thirty-something Alice has an IQ of 159 (almost a genius) and lives at home with her mother, with whom she communicates only by Morse code.  Meanwhile, the climate is in crisis. Wealthy immigrants are flocking to New Zealand for shelter, stealing land, driving up food prices and taking over.  When Alice meets attractive wealthugee Pablo, she thinks she has found a way out of her dull existence. But then in walks his teenage daughter, Erika, an actual genius with impeccable eye makeup, and Alice finds herself drawn into action of the most radical – and dangerous – kind. Just what is a slacker to do?General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Contemporary Women; Satire; Science Fiction; Dystopian;
© 2023., Gallic Books,
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What a Way to Go. by Mackie, Bella.;
One wealth-obsessed man - who is also dead. One status-obsessed woman - who is the perfect accessory. Their four inheritance-obsessed children - each with a killer instinct. And a murder-obsessed outsider looking to expose them all. Bella Mackie is back with a brilliantly funny and twisty mystery about dysfunctional families, awful rich people, and true crime obsessives - and a murder or two, of course. From the author of 'How To Kill Your Family' (a RADD pick).Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / City Life; FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor; FICTION / Literary;
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I Might Be in Trouble. by Aleman, Daniel.;
'I Might Be in Trouble' is a suspenseful dark comedy and adult debut about a struggling writer who wakes up to find his date from the night before dead - and must then decide how far hes willing to go to spin the event into his next big book. Daniel Aleman lives in Toronto, ON. A RADD Pick. Book Club.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Hispanic & Latino; FICTION / Humorous / Black Humor; FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone A Novel [electronic resource] : by Stevenson, Benjamin.aut; cloudLibrary;
Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this “utterly original” (Jane Harper), “not to be missed” (Karin Slaughter), fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery. “A witty twist on classic whodunits… Stevenson not only 'plays fair,' he plays the mystery game very, very well.” -- Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I’m Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I’d killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it’s a little more complicated than that. Have I killed someone? Yes. I have. Who was it? Let’s get started. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE My brother My stepsister My wife My father My mother My sister-in-law My uncle My stepfather My aunt Me
Subjects: Electronic books.; Black Humor; Amateur Sleuth; Crime; Traditional; Crime;
© 2023., HarperCollins,
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Severance / by Ma, Ling,1983-author.;
Subjects: Satirical literature.; Black humor.; Epidemics;
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Catch-22 / by Heller, Joseph.;
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Subjects: War stories.; Black humor (Literature); Classics; Literary; Bombardiers; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2011, c1989., Simon & Schuster,
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America fantastica : a novel / by O'Brien, Tim,1946-author.;
On a quest to settle a score with the man who destroyed his life, Boyd Halverson robs a bank and takes a hostage.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Black humor.; Satirical literature.; Novels.; Bank robberies; Hostages; Man-woman relationships; Revenge;
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Hurricane girl / by Dermansky, Marcy,1969-author.;
"The story of a woman on the run from catastrophe, searching for love, home, healing, a swimming pool, and perhaps someone who can stop the bleeding from her head"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Black humor.; Psychological ficition.; Novels.; Psychic trauma; Women; Wounds and injuries;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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