I always go ga-ga over these books, and for a really great reason. They're FUN AS HELL.It bends all genres, has some of the absolutely most delicious wry comments and commentary on our modern f***ed-up life, and is consistently over-the-top when it comes to action, monster mashing, and total reality crushing.Did I mention that this is to UF as Evil Dead is to Horror? It's not a bad comparison. But then, it's sure as hell not complete, either, because this stuff is in it's own league.Think slacke...

I didn’t think it was possible to get any crazier than the first two books in this series but the third book takes it to a whole new level of crazy and weird and wild and I soaked up and adored every single second of it! Right from the beginning I was sucked into what felt like the wildest, fastest and scariest rollercoaster ride I’ve ever been on. This book really doesn’t let up, it just ramps the energy level higher and higher until I felt like I was going to explode with the need to find out

5 Stars What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong is the third book in the John Dies at the End series. It is a serious blast and a hell of a fun ride. This book is equal to the brilliance of the first book and it really makes up for a flat second one.This book is written for me. From the first page to the last it is a bizzaro, freaky, science fiction romp that is filled with characters that I love. The funny thing about these strange books is that the story really doesn't matter. David Wong h...

David Wong manages to pull you into his "world" for the third time - it is a bumpy ride, but - Damn! - isn't it fun?!The three main characters are David, John and Amy, who still live in Undisclosed. Their lives has not changed much:David lost his job at the video store when they close and has been unemployed ever since, so they live on Amy's income on top of a dildo store.John is...well, still just John, which is not really a compliment, but what can you do, right?The worst possible thing happen...

David Wong always knows how to deliver enjoyable, surprisingly deep, and universally unsettling sci-fi/horror books with his John Dies at the End series. This installment had a very monster of the week feel to it as Dave and John and Amy find themselves pitted against a foe capable of distorting their memories and minds in unsettling ways. Not a ton of references to the previous books and that is fine by me. I think this series makes more sense as a series of standalone adventures that slowly bu...

Review: WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST READ?: A NOVEL OF COSMIC HORROR by David WongI laughed throughout this book, especially gleeful because I usually take everything seriously, even solemnly. I couldn't help but chortle at the antics and consequences of this feckless trio of semi-nitwits, well-meaning but imperfect. This was the first of the "David Wong" novels I had read (JOHN DIES AT THE END; THIS BOOK IS FULL OF SPIDERS) but now I intend to rectify that. John and Dave remind me of boys on the cu...

This is by far one of the wackiest books I've ever read, and I absolutely loved it. I've been in one hell of a reading slump lately. I've read some excellent nonfiction, but the fiction has been bad to pretty good. This knocked my socks off. It's not anything I would normally read, and the humor is everything I hate....The monster is named the Millibutt....It's babies are fuckroaches. Dildos and silicone butts are made into weapons of m"ass" destruction. Oh and they live over a sex toy store. So...

The title is of this book is so appropriate and only David Wong could have such hysterical titles that also somehow fit the theme of the book. This is one of the most fun series that I’ve ever read, and even though I think I liked the last one a little bit more, What the Hell Did I Just Read was so entertaining. It had the elements of mystery and horror paired with that laugh out loud type humor that I’ve come to expect from this series, and I love it every single time I pick it up. In this entr...

****Dildo Launchers, a Vaginapond, and Where did I get that Dog???****‘What the Hell Did I Just Read’ is perhaps the most aptly titled books of all books thus far written. In fact, it’s the question I asked myself, chapter after chapter after chapter.After finishing the book, I’m still not sure of the answer – but I did enjoy the book.If this is your first experience with David Wong, I can only say: STOP NOW!!!! Seriously, go back and read John Dies at the End. First, because you’ll then have so...

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ “You want to hear a story? Well, buckle the fuck up.” You’re probably wondering how someone who incessantly and annoyingly occasionally mentions how she doesn’t read past the first book in a series ended up reading a #3. Well, the answer is simple . . . . But in this case I want free books. Here’s the part where I publicly out myself and admit that I have had a hard copy of What The Hell Did I Just Read in ARC format for EIGHT

Believe it or not, the Sauce didn’t bring this book to my doorstep. Shocking? Definitely. I mean, how else could it have found me? Perhaps Molly’s ghost could have brought it by. Or maybe Amy thought it might come in handy when [REDACTED] comes looking for me. But no, believe it or not, it was the hooded figures at St. Martin’s Press that sent it my way, in exchange for a review. I have yet to figure out their true motivation for sending this book to find me, but find me it did….I am going to ke...

John and Dave are growing up. But don't worry, this doesn't mean that they've changed too much. If you want to be reassured that they're still the same people they ever were, then know that John has a side hustle selling JDATE merch on the internet, and Dave's too principled to get involved in it.And yet this book is darker than the earlier novels. If the existential horror can't get any worse, then the mundane horror of everyday life can. Dave's resume is now worthless, as all his experience is...

review coming soon.A young girl goes missing in Undisclosed. since strange elements are suspected Dave and John are called into the case. of course Amy, Dave's girlfriend ia soon entangled in the plot. speaking of the plot if you thought once Maggie was returned to her parents it was case closed, you may not have read any Wong before. it is once the girl is returned that the story gets stranger and stranger in magnificent David Wong fashion.This third title in the JDATE series is on my opinion t...

Definitely the best book David Wong has written. A very mature (did I really just say that?) and polished entry in the JDatE saga that still retains the sophomoric humor and zaniness of its predecessors. I have no idea how this book was not monumentally confusing but he writes and explains things in such a way that I never felt lost and I always knew who was who. There were laugh out loud moments but also scenes that poke your heart and make you feel your feelings, did I mention how mature this

4.5 stars. Another excllent novel from Mr. Wong. Filled with highly imaginative plot twists, monsters, villians and just the right mix of humor and terror. I have thouroghly enjoyed this entire trilogy, which I hope will add another book to the series. Once again, David, John and Amy find themselves involved with another "otherwordly" occurance in Undisclosed (the author NEVER reveals the name of the town the stories occurs in) that, naturally, lands them in trouble with the police, the FBI, an

David is an unemployed collector of cursed objects. The savvy Amy is his sweet girlfriend who supports the household. And then there's John, the apocalyptic friend. These are the characters- and the story, unreliably-Mach 8.David and John do not know their way around a nine to five job. But they do know how to battle monsters and ghoulish evil. Amy is the grounded one on the team. They are the ones the cops calls when children go missing. And one does. Can these two find the Maggie while fightin...

I've been waiting on this book for years, so I admit I'm a tad disappointed. There were a few things that really annoyed me when I was reading, so even though this was ridiculous and funny, it wasn't nearly as good as it could have been.First, I don't need the political arguments. I'm reading a book about illusion making maggots, I don't really care about the author's view on the healthcare system. Anyway, it wasn't as if the political views were subtle, they were utterly glaring and sort of too...

The most consistent and straight forward book in the series so far. That ended up being both a curse and a blessing. The first book had the highest highs but also had large chunks of dull, repetitive and complete misses. The second book while overall better than the first had large dull patches but a killer beginning and end. Here with the third book the story starts off well enough but the narrative style feels different and the wackiness feels a little more forced here. 3.5/5.

What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End #3) is solid step up from the second JDATE book, This Book is Full of Spiders, which I found to be enjoyable but flawed. And WTHDIJR is an even bigger step up from his last book, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits, which I did not enjoy much at all.In my opinion this is David Wong's second best book, not far behind the original. It is definitely his most cohesive and well-plotted book yet. It never reaches the giddy heights of the best parts o...

I've been a fan of David Wong for a while now. I started reading his articles on cracked, then found out he had a book published online that I could read for free. I read it in one sitting, staying up all night. The next day I went to my local book store and bought a hard copy of John Dies at the End and read it a second time. I pre-ordered The sequel, This Book is Full of Spiders, and devoured it when it eventually arrived at my doorstep. When I found out That Mr. Wong was writing a Sci-fi nove...