A review by rainbowofcrazy
John Dies at the End by David Wong

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This was just the wildest fuckin ride, yo. I don’t even know how to begin with this book. I did love the characters. Let’s be real: Dave and John were the ultimate in BFFs. Their relationship, their banter and jokes, they were pure gold together.

This was just a strange blend of weird shit. There’s graphic horror, fantasy/science fiction, dark comedy. I don’t even know if I’m capable of talking about the plot. Would you say there’s a plot? So much shit happened in this book that again, I don’t know if I can tell you what the plot was. I (kinda) say this with love: it’s a big clusterfuck of a story that is practically nonsensical.

I enjoyed the humour, but this totally screamed.. white boy energy.. to the max. It was immature white boys being immature white boys. Making dick jokes, constantly throwing the R word around, being obsessed with breasts and sex. And then smash in a whole clusterfuck of.. *waves hand around* crazy chaos that just didn’t seem to want to end, and you have this book.

No stars for plot. A couple stars for a (mostly) amusing time and making me laugh out loud and cringe.