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Albeit, it’s like a text-formatted acid-trip, but absolutely incredible, and well written. The movie does the book justice, if you’ve seen the movie before, and are wondering if you sound also read the book. Easy to create the images from the vivid descriptions laid out before you. Prologue in, and it’s easily, already, one of my favourite books.
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Amazing book !! great story !! I bough it as the movie isn't being released in Australia and wanted to read the story even if it was being released as a movie. The author is funny and the book will have you laughing on second and then thinking oh wow that's the truth about life as we know it and String Theory and the facts about other dimensions, realms, beings, and the end of the universe as we know it !! You wont be disappointed if you do buy it !! Will def be buying the sequel !!
If you can't get on with warped humour this is not the book for you. If on the other hand, you think your supernatural horror needs drugs, an undead dog, doorknobs that turn into penises, fighting demons with 80's power ballads and more dick jokes than you can shake a stick at? This really is THE book for you.
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I bought David Wong's 'John Dies At The End' because I liked Wong's comedy work at Cracked.com and I wanted to experience something that combined horror and comedy. Wong delivers a simply astounding hybrid that will have you laughing and then chilled to the bone. The testimonials on the book that state Wong perfectly blended horror and comedy seemed a little exaggerated, but thankfully they weren't. At the time of writing there was one other review for this book, and the reviewer mentioned they stayed up until 5am to finish it. That was my exact experience too. I am not a big reader, I last read a novel abut two years ago. I could not put this down, and spent an entire, sleep deprived night getting to the end of an unforgettable story. One of the aspects of horror in John Dies At The End is the idea that what you see lurking in the shadows in the corners of your vision are real. When you are sleep deprived and start imagining the shadows around you are alive, the immersion and experience of reading this book become like no other that I've read. It was fantastic to become so drawn into a world of horror and to feel the same sense of 'was that actually a spider scuttling up my leg, a shadow cast from a fluttering curtain or my brain playing tricks on me?' that some of the characters experience. As I mentioned I am not a big reader. I often read the first few chapters of a book and then put it down, never to be touched again. The last horror book I read was American Psycho which was good but disgusting. Jon Dies At The End likely won't tickle your gag reflex, but if you have trouble with descriptions of gross bugs or creepy crawlies you might find the book a bit too much. I could see how someone who would get chills at the thought of a cockroach crunching under foot would find the book less enjoyable. Then again, horror isn't about being comfortable, so if you have a fear of insects it'll likely ramp up the horror factor. It isn't a huge issue, as said the book is hilarious and well written, so don't let this put you off unless you have a severe fear, the kind where you scream and wail at the sight of a moth fluttering about a lightbulb. John Dies At The End has also been adapted into a film, and has a sequel titled 'This Book Is Full Of Spiders, Seriously, Don't Open It.' I haven't seen or read either of these, but am very keen to do so as John Dies At The End is excellent. 'John Dies At The End' and 'This Book Is Full Of Spiders, Seriously, Don't Open It' are the kind of titles where you know you'll enjoy the story immediately if you find the titles makes you smile. Really, if you saw the title of this book and thought 'that's clever and funny', you'll like it. If you like ridiculous situations, hilarious characters, and a horror story that is more than strong enough to complement the comedy, David Wong's John Dies At The End is for you.Read full review
This enthralling novel instils three basic emotions in the reader: excitement and anticipation, apprehension and fear, and constant laughter. I first discovered the existence of this novel through Cracked.com, of which the pseudonym David Wong is editor-in-chief. This book is filled to the brim with simple dick jokes, clever anti and meta humour, and spine-chilling unrealities. It's got laugh-out-loud humour for everyone, and the thrill of adrenaline and horror throughout, which is remarkable in a novel. I stayed up until 5am to finish reading this, and I was not at all disappointed. This genre is very difficult to write, I am sure, but David Wong (Jason Pargin) has written a horror novel very much worthy of remembering and passing on to your friends.
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