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BooksadventureJohn Dies @ the End
Cover of John Dies @ the End by David Wong
№ 1 · John Dies at the End

John Dies @ the End,

by David Wong

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Rating3.8/ 5
Ratings498
Pages464
Reading Hours10h
Published2011
LanguageEnglish

§Synopsis

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John Dies at the End is a genre-bending, humorous account of two college drop-outs inadvertently charged with saving their small town―and the world―from a host of supernatural and paranormal invasions.

This updated special edition includes commentary from the characters and the author!

"[Jason Pargin] has updated the Lovecraft tradition and infused it with humor that rather than lessening the horror, increases it dramatically. Every time I set the book down, I was wary that something really was afoot, that there were creatures I couldn't see, and that because I suspected this, I was next. Engaging, comic, and terrifying." ―Joe Garden, Features Editor, The Onion

"[Pargin] is like a mash-up of Douglas Adams and Stephen King... 'page-turner' is an understatement." ―Don Coscarelli, director, Phantasm I-V, Bubba Ho-tep

STOP. You should not have touched this book with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me.

The important thing is this: The sauce is a drug, and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do.

Unfortunately for us, if you make the right choice, we'll have a much harder time explaining how to fight off the otherworldly invasion currently threatening to enslave humanity.

I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.

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§Genres
adventure1dark humor1fantasy1fiction1friends1horror1horror tales1
§Moods
adventurous2dark1fast-paced1funny1lighthearted1mysterious1slow paced1
§Tags
#a mix driven1#abandonment1#audible1#bullying1#car accident1#cursing1

§About the Author

David Wong
David Wong

6 books in catalog

Jason Pargin (born January 10, 1975), known by his pen name David Wong, is an American humor writer. He is the executive editor of humor website Cracked.com, a recurring guest in the Cracked Podcast and has written four novels, John Dies at the End (2007), This Book Is Full of Spiders (2012), Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (2015), and What the Hell Did I Just Read (2017). John Dies at the End was adapted into a film of the same name in 2012.

Source: David Wong on Wikipedia.

§Featured Series

John Dies at the End

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John Dies at the End

David Wong, 2010
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What the Hell Did I Just Read

Jason Pargin, 2017

§Other Editions

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John Dies at the End

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Blackstone Audio20119781609982416
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John Dies at the End

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Titan Books20119780857686220
§Genres
adventure1dark humor1fantasy1fiction1friends1horror1horror tales1
§Moods
adventurous2dark1fast-paced1funny1lighthearted1mysterious1slow paced1
§Tags
#a mix driven1#abandonment1#audible1#bullying1#car accident1#cursing1

Metadata

ISBN-139781609985103
ISBN-101609985109
ASINB004Q7FZPS

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