Darkly Humorous Works of Fiction

Chuck Palahniuk, 2011

Survivor is an innovative and erudite social commentary, brimming with satirical observations. Amongst the targets for its irreverent dark humour are death, The Bibleand suicide hotlines. This is one of the author’s best books.

Irvine Welsh, 2016

This is a work of Transgressive Fiction with a hint of crime caper. Although there is some sinister content entailing incest and necrophilia, this is one of Welsh’s lighter books. Its seediness, humour and bawdy Leith vernacular dialogue appealed to me.

Oyinkan Braithwaite, 2018

The intriguing premise, darkly humorous elements and dialogue-heavy content make for an enduring combination. I was impressed by this compactly written, first-person female-character driven novel.