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A review by berrycade
Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human
4.0
This was a fun book to read, and it's been a while since I've actually sat down to read a book (or lie down to read one till 4 am, I should say). It was a binge read, but the atmosphere of the book doesn't really let you go until the end.
It's definitely Gaiman-ish, with its dark humour, atmosphere and supernatural entities and logic. In that, it also quite resembles the book John Dies At The End. For a large part, especially in the second half, you feel like you can't really trust the plot. The book also has the well-written, easy-to-read style that I find in John Green's books.. and with this book featuring a teenage kid trying to find his girlfriend, it felt quite like Paper Towns in particular.
There are a lot of references to pop culture, there are witty similes and there are references to good music (favourite band on the third page I read).
This was a very fun read and I think it could work really well as a comic book.
It's definitely Gaiman-ish, with its dark humour, atmosphere and supernatural entities and logic. In that, it also quite resembles the book John Dies At The End. For a large part, especially in the second half, you feel like you can't really trust the plot. The book also has the well-written, easy-to-read style that I find in John Green's books.. and with this book featuring a teenage kid trying to find his girlfriend, it felt quite like Paper Towns in particular.
There are a lot of references to pop culture, there are witty similes and there are references to good music (favourite band on the third page I read).
This was a very fun read and I think it could work really well as a comic book.