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If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe by Jason Pargin

6 reviews

eedle_cacleberry's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse and Grief

mardana's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Alcohol, and Sexism

laurenvoice's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Shockingly, I have not read the first three books in this series! I went into this unaware of how weird it can get, but I loved it!

If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe was weird, funny and, at times, downright disgusting; in the words of John, it was "da filthy"!

Now all left to do is read the first three books in the series, and I hope the first three books are just as weird and fun as If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, and Death

Minor: Misogyny, Self harm, Murder, Classism, and Suicide

inknote's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I think the is the most confusing one yet, but don't let that stop you. As always, jdate baffles and amuses. Some genuine reflection towards the end on what the world is, and that not all meaningful experiences are true, or vice versa. Adventure packed, with at least 3 (three) jokes about Satan's erection. Amy shines, as do some of our new characters. 

It's just as good, just as horrifying, and just as stupid as the rest of the series. Enjoy! And remember, You Are Meat!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence

fraeyalise's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I think this book might be my favorite one out of the series. It's exhausting to read, they all are, but it's filled with humor and sadness and the realities of the human condition, and a little bit of things going right. 

I can tell Jason Pargin just wants to make people laugh, and at the end of it all he wants to write things that bring light into the world, in his own fucked up way. His books are very unique for that- wholesome, yet terrifyingly real, covered in absurdist humor and existential dread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

If you know who Jason Pargin/David Wong is, you know what you are getting into with regards to content warnings. If this author is new to you, go read some of his old Cracked articles (David Wong is his pen name) and if you can't get through those, these books aren't for you.

steamypmcgee's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Child abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, and Child death

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Mental illness, Bullying, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder