Oddjobs
- 4.3 out of 5
- 2,293 ratings
- 348 pages
Overall Content Rating: Restricted R
This comic science-fiction and horror adventure follows a secret team managing an uneasy truce with powerful alien gods while ordinary life in Birmingham turns dangerous. Expect frequent strong language from humans and invented alien swears, dark humor about the end of the world, and crime plots involving underground adult filming. Parents should know the book describes violent deaths, bloody churches and factories, grotesque monster kills, and characters who threaten and injure one another. Sexual material is mostly referential and satirical, with a subplot about adult movies and reader mentions of a funny intimate scene that is not constant soft-core. Brief dialogue touches lesbian identity; horror and torture themes appear in prophecies and monster lore rather than only in action scenes.
Reviews first uploaded September 30, 2026 12:48 am. Revised October 8, 2026 11:56 am. Page updated October 8, 2026 11:56 am.
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Crude Mild
3Apart from broader profanity, humor includes yo-mama-style exchanges among young criminals and occasional blunt insults; most mild labels for foolish behavior are not vulgar.
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Specific words
- idiot: 2
- suck: 1
Fbombs Heavy
24Strong swearing appears regularly in high-stress scenes, arguments, break-ins, and comic rants, including directed insults and repeated emphasis when plans go wrong.
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Specific words
- fuck: 24
LGBTQ+ Mild
2Lesbian identity is mentioned briefly in conversation about rules and personal history; it is not a main focus of the book.
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Specific words
- lesbian: 2
Profanity Heavy
62Characters often swear when scared, angry, or joking, including gendered insults, mild exclamations, and frequent rough language in banter among agents, criminals, and aliens. Some insults are partially censored in dialogue as if broadcast standards applied.
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Specific words
- hell: 19
- shit: 14
- bitch: 11
- ass: 5
- bastard: 5
- damn: 5
- dick: 2
- bullshit: 1
Sex Moderate
13The plot includes criminal adult-film production, parody titles, and shop settings described in general terms rather than lengthy explicit play-by-play; reviewers note one notable comedic intimate scene that is more implied or summarized than graphic. Crude jokes and harsh sexual insults occur in gang and studio dialogue.
Specific words
- porn: 8
- dick: 2
- cunt: 1
- porno: 1
- smut: 1
Violence Heavy
45The story mixes comedy with bloody set pieces: shootings described in dialogue, splatter and gore from monster attacks, choking and broken bones, smashed property during chases, and recurring crime-scene blood. Apocalyptic horror imagery includes eternal torment and mass catastrophe.
Amazon reviews mentioning violence
Specific words
- blood: 27
- kick: 5
- smash: 4
- bleed: 3
- gore: 3
- punch: 3
Racism Mild
Reader notes describe social chaos and racism as part of the backdrop; sampled text for slurs or targeted racist speech is not included here, and another review contrasts the tone with older horror that relied on casual bigotry.
About this book
Step into your first week in the strangest workplace imaginable. Everyone thinks Morag has a boring job in another boring government department. The truth is, she's working for a secret organisation tasked with keeping ancient gods under control and making sure the end of the world doesn’t come any earlier than it must. In her first week in a new job, she must face impossible creatures, supernatural murders, and a prophecy that says she'll be dead before the weekend. Morag really wishes she had a different job. Welcome to the world of Oddjobs. Read more