It could be seen as a throw away joke, as a cunning torture device aimed to make people. I wanted something light and fun, and this book was perfect. I read the little logline, and it was just amazingly strange. Think men in black mixed with a dash of limitless and a dash of some psychedelic, and you might end up with a movie like this. Ok, so i read through this awesome piece of fiction about 6 months ago. Its irreverent in a way that other books can only dream of.
There are elements of sci fi, noir, hard boiled detective, comedy and a few other genres. A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback. When smart but troubled videostore employee david gets a peculiar latenight phone call from a friend, he assumes john is just having another of his semiregular drug or alcoholinduced freakouts. The main character gets possessed at the end if the book when the doctor. A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. Principal photography began in october 2010, and by january 2011, the project had entered postproduction for a planned theatrical 20 release. Two wisecracking slackers attempt to thwart an invasion by supernatural beings. So basically this is expanding on uxavierfoxshandis theory here tl. I have read a dirty job by christopher moore and it was close to what i am looking for but i have been looking through amazon recommendations and goodreads to a lesser extent and havent found anything that seems worthwhile. One part of the book, in particular, hit me very hard. John mentions that hell take care of it, he was headed there anyway.
It is profoundly intelligent, thoughtful, and full of weird dick jokes. You should not have touched this book with your bare hands. Seriously, dude, dont touch it with david wong real name jason pargin. The book really cannot be described as horror, nor is it really a thriller. The new hardcover edition comes with added text, and its the sort of story thats meant to be read in. John and dave, two perpetual slackers and longtime friends, encounter strange phenomena in an undisclosed small city in the. However, a scene near the end of the book, the fred durst lookalike. A novel, the second book in the zoey ashe series, arrives in october of 2020. Martins press, is kind of like pride and prejudice and zombies, but with five fewer bennet sisters and six dozen more dick jokes.
Fangoria david wong is like a mashup of douglas adams and stephen king. Don coscarelli, director, phantasm iv and bubba ho. With chase williamson, rob mayes, paul giamatti, clancy brown. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. You may have a huge, invisible spider living in your skull. It is both joyously ridiculous and annoyingly indulgent a movie that is engineered for future cultdom but almost a little too tryhard to really deserve it.
Paul giamatti is in the movie version of this book. Director don coscarelli stumbled on david wongs novel as a result of an email product recommendation. David and john are two of the most likeable and fun protagonists ive met in the longest while. David wong dave is on hold with comcast due to a haunted modem having driven him over his data limit, john is running for mayor but his profane yard signs havemore dave is on hold with comcast due to a haunted modem having driven him over his data limit, john is running for mayor but his profane yard signs have drawn protest from locals. Dave is an unreliable narrator to the point of flatout lying, but i think he would get a sick kind of pleasure in telling this one straight. Its available in ebook and physical book format, and you can also get a discount for buying the entire set of digital books. For some reason ive been thinking about that piece and what it means about john and daves relationship ever since i read that. His essays at have been read by tens of millions of people around the world. The tale of nearapocalypse at the hands of two hapless heroes has already caused a cult sensation. This channel was generated automatically by youtube s video. This also is the reason why the book is somewhat episodic at times. I bought about two or three different zombie novels that day so i cant recall which one gave me that suggestion. David wong is actually jason pargin, executive editor of stop.
I know, all you people who read the book will insist its way more clever. Later, john uses the soy sauces properties to convert a super soaker into a proper flamethrower. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Can two college dropouts save humanity from this silent, otherworldly invasion. Long after you find out the truth about sex and santa claus, this other myth endures, this one about how youll always get rescued at the last second and if not, your death will at least mean something and therell be somebody there to hold your hand and cry over you. Thomas dunne books published the story with additional. Its all about the soy sauce, a drug that promises an outofbody experience with each hit.
It starts out with a grandfather dying and the grandson moves him and. On the one hand, horror, guilt, and selfhatred, and on the other hand incredulity, obstinence, and cavalier mockery. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Nov 16, 2012 its all about the soy sauce, a drug that promises an outofbody experience with each hit. This was a struggle to rate between a 2 and a 3 star, id probably settle on 2. Oct 01, 2009 two wisecracking slackers attempt to thwart an invasion by supernatural beings.
The film stars chase williamson and rob mayes, with paul giamatti, clancy. This is the fact the world desperately hides from us from birth. Spoilers inside arson welles registered user regular. Paperback order in the next 28 hours 2 minutes and get it by friday, april 17. In a lot of ways, this book is an experience more than anything else. John also promised to follow through with the last wishes of the two. So at some point he gets 2 more cards having a total of three cards and the. From david wong, the writer of the cult sensation john. The sense of humour in this book is brilliant and theres a lot of really original, insane, and amusing stuff going on throughout. This edition is newly rewritten by the author with additional material. Jason pargin, editorinchief at, started life online, and permuted press published a paperback edition in 2007. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. When john and dave get somewhat famous due to the sauce, people begin sending them bizarre things.
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