Charlie is annoying the hell out of them with his overbearing concern and niceness, caused by his certainty that all this bliss (which, because he’s Beta Male, is surely the result of nothing but luck) is going to be taken away. When we meet him, Charlie is annoying the hell out of his wife, the entire nursing staff of the maternity ward, and likely even his newborn daughter, Sophie. And where the Alpha Male believes that the world is his oyster, the Beta Male is certain that the world is out to get him. Publishers Weekly Moore’s signature tossed-off humor is in full effect, and it’s easy to care about his warm, lumpy, honest characters. Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Son of a Witch A wonderful, whacked-out yarn. Where the Alpha Male uses sheer force of will (if not force itself) to get what he wants, the Beta Male uses cunning where the Alpha Male is cocky, the Beta Male doubts everything about himself. Dizzyingly inventive and hypnotically engaging, A DIRTY JOB is. With a hilarious cast of irreverent (there is an unwritten rule requiring that word to appear in any Christopher Moore book review) supporting characters, including one of my personal favorites. Moving on…Ĭharlie Asher, the protagonist of Christopher Moore’s A Dirty Job and purveyor of used goods, is a self-described Beta Male. Comment on this title Synopses & Reviews ISBN13: 9780060590284 ISBN10: 0060590289 Condition: Standard. This is likely why I have no clever, creative Pajiba name. I’m an unknown Pajiban, so, howdy! You don’t know me because I rarely comment on Pajiba, although I read it faithfully.
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