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Jon 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.

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―Don Coscarelli, director,
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You should not have touched this flyer 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.

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:

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John Dies at the End…[is] a case of the author trying to depict actual, soul-sucking lunacy, and succeeding with flying colors.” ―Fangoria

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

“[Jason Pargin] has managed to write that rarest of things---a genuinely scary story.” ―
David Wellington, author of Monster Island and Vampire Zero

“The rare genre novel that manages to keep its sense of humor strong without ever diminishing the scares.” ―
The Onion AV Club

“Sure to please the
Fangoria set while appealing to a wider audience, the book's smart take on fear manages to tap into readers' existential dread on one page, then have them laughing the next.” ―Publishers Weekly

“When it's funny, it's laugh-out-loud funny, yet when the situation calls for chills, it provides them in spades.” ―
Kirkus Reviews

“The book takes every pop culture trend of the past twenty years, peppers it with 14-year-old dick and fart humor, and blends it all together with a huge heaping of splatterpunk gore…. Successfully blend[s] laugh-out-loud humor with legitimate horror.” ―
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About the Author

DAVID WONG is the pseudonym of Jason Pargin, New York Times bestselling author of the John Dies at the End series as well as the award-winning Zoey Ashe novels.He previously published under the pseudonym David Wong. His essays at Cracked.com and other outlets have been enjoyed by tens of millions of readers around the world.

JASON PARGIN is the
New York Times bestselling author of the John Dies at the End series as well as the award-winning Zoey Ashe novels.He previously published under the pseudonym David Wong. His essays at Cracked.com and other outlets have been enjoyed by tens of millions of readers around the world.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1250035953
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Griffin; Media tie-in edition (December 24, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781250035950
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250035950
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 1.3 x 8.25 inches
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Customers find the book humorous and enjoyable. They describe it as a delightful read with imaginative horror elements. The characters are relatable and the writing style is fun. Readers appreciate the creative ideas and imagery. However, opinions differ on the plot - some find it interesting and suspenseful, while others consider it confusing at times.

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641 customers mention "Humor"569 positive72 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book. They find it quick and humorous, with a penis joke or two. The humor is dark and imaginative, with fun worlds and creepy crawlies. Readers appreciate the cleverness, quirkiness, and creativity of the writing.

"...The characters were fully fleshed out people; deeply flawed, funny, with just the right pinch of heroism to make you root not just for their survival..." Read more

"...That being said, the comedy is great (if somewhat immature at times) and while I didn't quite laugh out loud like other reviewers, I did snicker to..." Read more

"...However, it's also some of the best humor I've ever read. Not just any comedy though - EXTREMELY bizarre and nerdy comedy...." Read more

"...truly create suspense and tension while at the same time making the reader laugh out loud. Jason (David Wong) Pargin makes it look effortless...." Read more

549 customers mention "Readability"491 positive58 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it delightful, brilliant, and a good story with unabashed humor. The first-person narrative works well for them, with its creative plot and unique vision of horror.

"...that blossomed between her and David was unexpected and rather sweet...." Read more

"...At best, you'll get a great, unique story and at worst you'll have supported a true indie project." Read more

"...Our two heroes, John and Dave, are brilliant and lovable deadbeats...." Read more

"I love this book. It is really hard for an author to truly create suspense and tension while at the same time making the reader laugh out loud...." Read more

320 customers mention "Scariness level"279 positive41 negative

Customers find the book imaginative and creepy. They appreciate the dark humor and gore. The book is described as a good read for horror fans, with strange tales of monsters and ghouls.

"...The energy and comedy would've had more impact and there wouldn't have been as much an issue with the plot dragging or the overuse of certain..." Read more

"...out is that this book works extremely well on two levels: it is a horror story, and a very effective one...." Read more

"...If you are a fan of urban fantasy, science fiction, horror, buddy comedies, video games, mystery, and just plain weird fiction, then you are going..." Read more

"...The book jacket promises "actual, soul-sucking lunacy," and if there's one thing that this tale successfully delivers on, lunacy is it...." Read more

102 customers mention "Likable characters"74 positive28 negative

Customers enjoy the relatable characters and engaging writing style. They find the satire humorous and relate to the protagonists.

"...The characters were fully fleshed out people; deeply flawed, funny, with just the right pinch of heroism to make you root not just for their survival..." Read more

"...The characters are loveable losers that you really cheer for, and their lame jokes and sense of humor are as endearing as they are funny...." Read more

"...narratives and vast, hyper-real situations, but with an unreliable narrator to boot...." Read more

"...Unrealistic and unbelievable characters can make or break a story like this, and I'm happy to say that this aspect of the story is pitch-perfect...." Read more

94 customers mention "Creativity"94 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's creativity. They find the ideas and imagery from Don Coscarelli delightfully original. The writing style is eye-catching and enjoyable. Readers appreciate the brilliantly nutty imagination and wild imagery. The paperback is beautiful, easy to read, and overall a good buy. While there are some similarities in style and text, the main difference is the American style and unique vision of what makes a good horror story.

"...Wild Imagery: Whether or not you agree with me will likely depend on the genres you read the most, but I found much of Wong's imagery to be fresh..." Read more

"...I can see some of the similarities in style and text, but the main difference here is that John Dies at the End is in first person and LJ and Rom..." Read more

"...(snicker out loud uncontrollably at points), snappy dialogue, very gross out graphic and no surprise that this one is becoming a movie...." Read more

"...to read the book though, I found Wong’s style of writing to be extremely eye catching and enjoyable...." Read more

233 customers mention "Plot"142 positive91 negative

Customers find the plot interesting and suspenseful. They appreciate the steady and consistent plot, with odd scenarios and believable characters. However, some readers feel the storyline is confusing and lacks cohesion in certain parts.

"...Thankfully the twists don't define the story and even without them, JDATE would be an enjoyable read. CONS..." Read more

"...this is exhausting and off-putting, and since the story feels so hastily slapped together, I am left without the desire to care too much about all..." Read more

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"...The story straddles vast levels, from the interpersonal to the interdimensional, and it's being filtered through someone who isn't entirely sure..." Read more

206 customers mention "Writing style"138 positive68 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style. Some find it genius and casual, with a natural flow and proficiency at different styles. Others mention some parts are poorly written, the characterization is light, and the writing could use more polish.

"...Jason (David Wong) Pargin makes it look effortless. The words just have a natural flow that brings everything together and no sentence seems..." Read more

"...His years of writing humor have allowed him to create a very distinctive voice for the narrator of this book, also named David Wong, who is telling..." Read more

"...Overuse: About halfway through I began noticing a few sentence constructions used over and over -- certain similes constructions, double negatives..." Read more

"...One thing I really like is how they use The Unreliable Narrator because it's left to the audience whether we want to believe every word or not...." Read more

125 customers mention "Premise"41 positive84 negative

Customers find the premise silly and lighthearted, avoiding horror cliches. The tone stays fun and lighthearted as the author reveals the secrets. However, some readers find the humor dark, irreverent, crazy, and a bit sick. Others describe the humor as bizarre, absurd, and utterly insane.

"...The horror was so kitschy yet grotesque that you're just chuckling uncomfortably, like this shouldn't be funny, and on some level you're really..." Read more

"...just have a natural flow that brings everything together and no sentence seems wasted. Most important though is that the book is just so..." Read more

"...It felt pretty flat and non-committal, not to mention that I kept expecting John to die. And, from what I can tell, he did not...." Read more

"...Not just any comedy though - EXTREMELY bizarre and nerdy comedy...." Read more

Timeless mayhem and a quick page turner!
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Timeless mayhem and a quick page turner!
If you were to mish-mash the American party scene with the supernatural and an anything goes story of impending doom you get John Dies at the End. It’s a satirical, quick page turning parody adventure with plenty of humor and supernatural scares and it tackles these two with a main over-arching theme of science fiction. It’s punchy, sarcastic, fun and the best part – unpredictable. Wong creates fresh ideas that include, just like the blurb says – bratwurst in a special kind of configuration that is not well. With twists galore on not so common life turned into fiction, like characters with celebrity names, but aren’t celebrities and these are executed with finesse and David Wong gets away with literary murder via pen and paper.This book doesn’t provide much in the department of extra complex thought, concepts to rack your brain intellectually or poetic writing. However, it does keep your brain busy dealing with all these out there experiences and mishap interactions.David Wong is a pen name for Jason Pargin, the former executive editor at cracked.com, but that isn’t even the most interesting thing about it. David Wong is the main character of the book and first person narrator throughout. The writing is simple, great and snarky, so even though there is strong themes and language, I think the comprehension level here is relatively low which makes it a virtually effortless read and nice change of pace with some of the other stuff I have been reading.However, don’t be mistaken because there’s a ton of detail that goes into the world of John Dies at the End and that is in every corner, however the books presents these details by sneaking them in with action and inner dialog which is a great way to explain a detailed world in literature without being verbose. I could tell that Wong was much more adept in the department of humor that he was in horror, but succeeded at both by combining the two. Nothing in the book was scary to me ( I believe my tolerance for horror is pretty high, so it may be scary for you ) besides the fact that this is somewhat of a close relation to reality, even if it’s in a metaphorical sense.The reason I picked this book up was because of this review on LJ and Rom book #1. I had never heard of this book or author before then. I can see some of the similarities in style and text, but the main difference here is that John Dies at the End is in first person and LJ and Rom was in third, along with the story lines being completely different. LJ and Rom don’t use drugs or cuss anywhere near as much. Although, the books are similar in randomosity and flavor. I enjoyed this venture into comparison in not only the film to the book, but also author to author and book to book. It’s nice to know there is a writer out there just as wacky.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2012
    David Wong and his best friend John are slacker college dropouts who find themselves the unwilling saviors of the world from evil forces beyond our understanding (theirs, too). The suck at it pretty bad but, you know, they try. Some new drug called soy sauce gives its users the ability to do really cool, bizarre things like time travel, know really obscure information about people, and dimension hop. It also uses the person as a portal to allow things from the other side to enter our world. John Dies at the End chronicles David and John's completely messed up journey of discovering just how nasty their new enemy is, and trying to figure out how the hell a couple of twenty somethings are supposed to defeat evil incarnate.

    They do not know. At all. Ever. But they try, because nobody likes it when people try to come through the television.

    This book was the closest I'll ever come to a trippy acid experience. It's sheer lunacy on every other page, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I understand now why a lot of people say it's hard to summarize what happens in this book without sounding like you're out of touch with reality. The book is basically David's recount of past events to a reporter who thinks he's full of it. David as a narrator is pretty fantastic. Sometimes unreliable, but bitingly sarcastic, self deprecating and self aware, and hilarious. I enjoyed viewing the story out of his headspace. He's a bit of a coward, except when he's not and doesn't give himself enough credit, has a love hate relationship with his best friend, and genuinely tries to do the right thing most of the time.

    There's some much unbelievable WTFery going on, and it's so over the top that you just can't even believe what you're reading, but you're kind of laughing because it is so over the top...until you realize how gross it actually is. I just kind of went with it after awhile, and the characters basically did, too. David and John became so blase towards the paranormal goings on around them that their lack of reaction was funny in and of itself. `Oh, the dog imploded? Whateves. There's a giant floating jellyfish hanging out in someone's bedroom? We'll deal with that later. Cockroach man driving my car away? NOTHIN' BETTER HAPPEN TO THAT CAR, ALL I'M SAYIN.'

    I haven't laughed that much since reading Good Omens. The horror was so kitschy yet grotesque that you're just chuckling uncomfortably, like this shouldn't be funny, and on some level you're really disturbed and grossed out, but that nervous laughter keeps bubbling up.

    I also enjoyed the fact that I really didn't know what to expect. I could not guess what would happen next (did not see wig monsters coming), who was going to die, what was going to explode or visit the characters any time of the day. I also didn't know what obscure little reference or weird...thing might be important later, so I absorbed everything, and it paid off. I felt David's paranoia at being constantly watched, not knowing where the shadow people were or who was compromised by the other side, having no one to confide in except his crazy best friend. Since it was so campy (Meat monsters. Phone bratwurst. Elton John and Co. Jellyfish. Kittens. Molly.) there weren't a lot of genuine scares, but there were a few solid creepy moments that struck a chord. Waking up knowing you lost an entire night - with no recollection of what you did or where you went - has to be a bone chilling experience. And I can't talk about the television.

    The characters were fully fleshed out people; deeply flawed, funny, with just the right pinch of heroism to make you root not just for their survival, but their happiness. We all know someone like John; heck, I dated someone like him. At first I didn't understand why David hung out with him, since he was such an astounding screwup, but I got it the further I read. He's the friend you feel a little responsible for, that you can't shake because you really care about them even when you want to punch them in the face. Who might be the only friend you have. I liked how there's no blatant info dumps on any one character. Amy was kind of refreshing, and the relationship that blossomed between her and David was unexpected and rather sweet. David's background was revealed slowly, peeled back bit by bit through occasional self reflection and relayed to other characters when he was good and ready to tell them.

    Excellent, one of a kind read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2012
    I've structured this review in a PROS/CONS format, with a final verdict afterwards. Where applicable, I will use [SPOILER][/SPOILER] tags. Throughout, I will abbreviate "John Dies at the End" as JDATE and I will refer to the author by his pseudonym, David Wong. If necessary, I will differentiate between the pseudonym David Wong and the character David Wong with either a (p) or (c) suffixing the name, although context should determine the differentiation.

    PROS

    Energetic Writing Style: While I wouldn't call Wong's writing style prolific, it certainly is inlaid with momentum and energy, leading JDATE to be one of those books where I kept saying, "just one more page, just one more chapter." The writing style makes sense given that JDATE was first released as a web serial, but I think it works (for the most part) for the full-length release. Rarely did I feel Wong was dragging his feet with description or details that needed to be edited out.

    Wild Imagery: Whether or not you agree with me will likely depend on the genres you read the most, but I found much of Wong's imagery to be fresh and unique, with only the occasional over-the-top tidbit here or there. By using a casual, comedic tone, Wong is able to draw comparisons between the images in the story to facets of our everyday lives that a more "academic" writer might avoid.

    Narration Voice: As mentioned above, the voice Wong uses is casual and comedic, with some healthy sarcasm and self-deprecation thrown in. In many ways it's a suitable voice for those of Wong's generation and for the off-the-wall story of JDATE, it's a perfect fit. After reading JDATE, you'll feel as if you know both Wong(c) and Wong(p) personally and I wouldn't be surprised to find that Wong's(p) personal communications have a very similar voice.

    Twists: There are twists. I won't mention them here, but there are a good number of them. Considering how M. Night Shyamalan really neutered the idea of the twist, I was relieved to see Wong do a decent job with them. Thankfully the twists don't define the story and even without them, JDATE would be an enjoyable read.

    CONS

    Construction Overuse: About halfway through I began noticing a few sentence constructions used over and over -- certain similes constructions, double negatives spring to mind immediately. In a web serial format, this is excusable but I'm not sure how I feel about it in the full-length release. On the one hand, I like the idea of reading the original (although I'm sure some editing happened) but on the other, I think Wong missed an opportunity to tighten up his writing.

    Sloppy Middle: From the halfway mark through the 80% mark or so, the story really began to drag. My motivation to keep turning pages shifted from the energetic writing to a desire to rediscover "the good stuff". And that's the problem -- some of Wong's best stuff is in the first leg of the story and it's *so* good that it makes later chapters look weak in comparison. Once again, I wonder if massive edits would've been appropriate or if some better approach to the partitioning of the story could've prevented comparing later chapters with earlier ones in an unfavorable way.

    Twists: Yes, I mentioned 'Twists' as a PRO above but they were also a bit of a CON. Wong takes some healthy risks with his twists, but in doing so treads *very* closely to rewriting earlier parts of the story by using a "It really happened like this" type approach. I enjoyed the rest of the book so I'm able to excuse these revisionist twists, but other readers may find themselves frustrated by feeling like they aren't being told the entire story (a.k.a. What's the point of reading if it's essential a lie?).

    [SPOILERS TO FOLLOW!]

    Uneven Resolution: I wasn't crazy about the ending. It felt pretty flat and non-committal, not to mention that I kept expecting John to die. And, from what I can tell, he did not. Which either makes the book's title a playful joke (everyone does die... eventually) or a cheap trick. I'm still searching online for some other thoughts on this because I *want* to believe it's the former, but at the moment I'm feeling more of the latter. Beyond that though, the end of JDATE simply sputtered out without making good on the stakes raised throughout the story. My guess is that because Wong(p) is planning to write more, there wasn't a need for a full on ending but regardless, it was disappointing.

    [/SPOILERS OVER!]

    FINAL VERDICT

    JDATE is a blend of comedy and horror (as is JDate, incidentally), though I did find that the comedy weakened the horror. That being said, the comedy is great (if somewhat immature at times) and while I didn't quite laugh out loud like other reviewers, I did snicker to myself quite a bit.

    In general, I thought JDATE needed to be a little shorter. The energy and comedy would've had more impact and there wouldn't have been as much an issue with the plot dragging or the overuse of certain sentence constructions. That being said, I enjoyed it quite a bit regardless and would recommend it to others (if you're on the fence try a sample first). At best, you'll get a great, unique story and at worst you'll have supported a true indie project.
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  • SpanishJoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars So very weird (and funny)
    Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2024
    Fun, gross, profane and weird, this nightmare of a book is a marriage between Stephen King and Douglas Adams. A lot of it reads like a strange dream, threads and characters appear and disappear at random. Still, it does build a world and by the end you get a feel for the world building and the “logic” behind it, but it takes time and a specific sense of humour. Looking forward to reading the next instalment!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Mistura fantástica entre comédia, filosofia e horror cósmico! Queria uma edição em Português!
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 5, 2024
    Um dos melhores livros de ficção que já li, mesmo com alguns problemas (vou tratar abaixo). A prosa é muito envolvente, com boas técnicas de prender a atenção e dificultar que você largue a leitura — e isso vindo de alguém que só tem conseguido ler raramente, por cansaço mental de trabalhar com leitura e escrita. Além disso, a mescla de um estilo de comédia absurda e esperta estilo Douglas Adams, uma marca própria de terror cósmico que vai para muito além de uma simples paródia de Lovecraft, e o suspense psicológico que lembra Stephen King (com um pouco mais de conteúdo "quinta-série" politicamente incorreto) geram uma obra muito diversa, que te faz gargalhar alto e logo depois cravar as unhas na pele por alguma descrição grotesca ou sanguinolenta.

    Os pontos negativos que eu destacaria são principalmente o humor politicamente incorreto que comentei acima. O livro foi escrito no início dos anos 2000, e a quantidade de termos ofensivos incomoda um tanto quase 25 anos depois. Apesar disso, o livro tem momentos de vulnerabilidade emocional dos mesmos personagens responsáveis pelas piadas e comentários horrorosos (John e David), o que indica que talvez o coração deles (e do autor da obra) esteja "num lugar certo". Boa parte do conteúdo mais "mundo real" do livro está focado em condenar preconceitos e conservadorismo incoerente, então creio que a linguagem odiosa não venha de uma mente alinhada com discursos de ódio. Ainda assim, é difícil recomendar a leitura pra pessoas mais sensíveis a esse tipo de """piada""", o que fica ainda mais difícil ao levar em conta que quase nenhuma personagem feminina no livro tem alguma profundidade (mas a Amy é muito bem escrita, apesar de mais rasa do que os dois principais).

    Outro ponto fraco é que, por se tratar de uma história publicada serialmente ao longo de vários anos, a coesão do texto não é exatamente um primor. Mas, ainda assim, os três arcos de história funcionam muito bem, e o livro atiça a curiosidade de saber o que virá nas continuações, que foram escritas de forma mais convencional.

    Eu adoraria que esse livro e suas continuações tivessem uma versão em Português, pois isso facilitaria recomendar / presentear amizades que poderiam gostar do livro, mas têm uma barreira linguística total ou parcial (entendem o idioma, mas se cansam bem mais rápido da leitura). A ponto de que, mesmo com os problemas, eu penso que seria um trabalho de ouro fazer a tradução destas obras eu mesmo, caso alguma editora se interessasse (XD).

    Aguardando as próximas férias do trabalho para continuar essa tetralogia.
  • C.A.Raaven
    5.0 out of 5 stars Krank aber geil
    Reviewed in Germany on September 30, 2020
    Eine Autoren-Kollegin brachte mich auf diese Story, indem sie bei einem Treffen einen Teil der ersten Szene vorlas. Ich war sofort infiziert von dieser aberwitzigen Geschichte und dem lockeren Schreibstil des Autors. Nun habe ich sie durch und kann mit Fug und Recht behaupten: Was für eine grandiose Art und Weise seine Lebenszeit zu verbringen.
  • Diego Arroyo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Suculento
    Reviewed in Mexico on November 30, 2017
    La combinación perfecta entre dulce y salado. Algunas notas agrias que sólo hacen de éste un manjar de épocas.

    10/10 volvería a lamer mi Kindle.
  • T.N
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tales of the strange
    Reviewed in Australia on February 13, 2019
    This book isn't for everyone. Let's get that out of the way first.
    The next thing that I usually get to is what I like, so that the author doesn't go out and find me in order to enact some bloody revenge.
    Plot: David Wong talks to a reporter about the strange things that happen around him. The book is broken up into several novellas that are strung together into proper novel to give a type of origin story.
    The first story gives a basic description of his life and the types of people that he has to deal with. The story picks up on his friend, John delving into a new drug called soy sauce and the story quickly goes from 2 to 11 on the weird scale. Monsters appear, we meet some new characters and we get the first hand look of the coming of the shadow men, a recurring monster.
    This is only part one of the book and it is difficult to not give the story away without discussing the other two stories or the ending.
    Characters: David Wong is pretty average American living in one of the most haunted towns in the world. To explain his character in a nut shell, reluctant hero. He wants a normal life, he is a cynic, and has bad decision making skills.
    John: John is that eternal college party guy. The type of person who lives the life that people think rock stars have, if they were poor. He functions as the comic relief but also the person who pushes the plot on.
    Style: First perspective narrative. The comedy in the book is a little hit or miss but for me I found myself openly laughing several times. It isn't the kind of book that you can read through in one go. The book takes a modern day go at the Lovecraft style of horror with cosmic beings that either don't like us or see us as cattle.
    The writer does make an assortment of interesting original monsters and creatures with different powers, but the characters also try to make light of the situation, mostly because they don't know what they are doing or they are frightened.
    What I like: I think that there are good parts to this book with interesting characters, interesting monsters, and some mystery thrown in. If you like horror and comedy I would suggest that you read it.
    What I don't like: Is this book going to change you life? No. To me it felt like a one off read, but I also don't regret buying it. What I don't like is that this book isn't on audible despite that the sequels are.