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Title: John Dies at the End
Post by: Suzi on 01 Mar 2008, 09:16: This book, by David Wong is an add on the side of the comic. If you haven't already, read it. It's amazing, and it makes you think that when you think something that you can't see is watching you.. it is.

I've been a fan of john dies for about two years now, and I bought the book in paperback and all that fun happyness. It's going to be a movie soon, very exciting. Read it, you must.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: frunK on 01 Mar 2008, 11:09: I haven't read the whole thing yet, but nit's on my massive pile. what I have read is amazing. It's getting read right after I finish House Infernal by Edward Lee and Berserk by Tim Lebbon
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: ampersandwitch on 01 Mar 2008, 18:12: Disregard my unedited post, I was wrong, the search function is not your friend. We did, however, have a discussion regarding John Dies at the end a few months back with mixed results.

AND HERE IT IS! (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,18004.0.html)
For your reading pleasure.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Suzi on 01 Mar 2008, 21:00: I'm sorry, I didnt' realize.. Oh well.. I still say it's a great book, and I happen to think that cock jokes are funny so :p And besides, everyone should at least click the link to show Jeph some love. It is an add for a reason, if we click it, he gets money! I think.. :p
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: öde on 02 Mar 2008, 10:28: Thanks for bringing that thread back up.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: ampersandwitch on 02 Mar 2008, 12:14: I can't tell if you were being sarcastic, but in any case, I thank you.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: ampersandwitch on 02 Mar 2008, 12:42: It's okay, I made a Ratatouille reference that fell totally flat.
This is probably because everyone thought it was a joke about suckin' dicks.

What I'm saying here is that reading John Dies At The End is like suckin' dicks.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: jimbunny on 02 Mar 2008, 16:09: Quote from: Anyways on 02 Mar 2008, 12:20
Ugh. I was suck a cockbag in that thread. Pardon me.

I'm tempted to sig this.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Jackie Blue on 02 Mar 2008, 16:54: John Dies at the End is fucking horrible. Thanks for telling me they're making a movie of it. Now I think I will stop writing forever.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: est on 02 Mar 2008, 16:58: I actually liked it until about halfway through when they basically got sick of it and started phoning it in.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Jackie Blue on 02 Mar 2008, 21:50: I think my feelings for the writing quality of this "novel" can be summed up in this little gem of a passage:

"I sat heavily on the edge of the bed. Whose room was this? A voice from behind me said, “Are you going to get that?”

I fumbled around and found a button on the alarm. Jennifer Lopez was in the bed. And I mean the actress.

Oh, wait. No, she rolled over and it was just the local Jennifer Lopez. She got out of bed, in a tank top and underwear, and sleepily walked off to what I guess was a bathroom. She had a faint, white scar at the top of her thigh. She farted softly as she closed the door."
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: est on 03 Mar 2008, 01:20: "Creative" writing at its finest
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 03 Mar 2008, 08:47: I think my brain just died a little

That was fuckin terrible
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 03 Mar 2008, 09:32: ::winces at everything::
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Suzi on 04 Mar 2008, 22:08: Well shit.. Every one that I have given my book to.. has like eaten it up within days, and loved it. So I'm sad that nobody on the internet loves it as much as we do. :/
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Joseph on 04 Mar 2008, 23:14: Zerodrone seems to have found some of the worst of it. Everything else I've sampled from it has been pretty dire as well.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Jackie Blue on 05 Mar 2008, 02:17: Quote from: Suzi on 04 Mar 2008, 22:08
So I'm sad that nobody on the internet loves it as much as we do. :/

No, actually, a whole lot of people on the internet love the book.

Then again, a lot of people like 4chan, so clearly the internet's opinion is a bit borked.

I can understand why some people might like this "novel", but if you care to read some examples of a similar style done much better, feel free to send me a private message and I will clue you in.
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: Fletch on 05 Mar 2008, 03:11: Quote from: ampersandwitch on 02 Mar 2008, 12:42
It's okay, I made a Ratatouille reference that fell totally flat.
This is probably because everyone thought it was a joke about suckin' dicks.

What I'm saying here is that reading John Dies At The End is like suckin' dicks.
I'm confused over whether you mean that's good or bad.

I read JD, and it was painful. It did have a couple of amusing points, but I think the only reason I read through was because it reminds me vaguely of Clive Barker. (sorry Clive)
Title: Re: John Dies at the End
Post by: madfast5000 on 17 Mar 2008, 00:58: I Just finished it about a minute ago and man, i don't see how anyone could not enjoy reading this. I mean, sure the authors writing style is casual and silly, but it's also darn clever. And the way he switches between horror and comedy so fluidly, I have never read a book that did that before. In the past couple hours I have rofl'ed as well as nearly pissed my pants in terror. Most entertainging thing I've read in a while.