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What the Hell Did I Just Read by David Wong

5 reviews

bswltywb's review against another edition

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

2.0

This book certainly lives up to its name. It was funny, suspenseful, and well written. However I cannot in good conscience call anything that made me think “thank god that’s over” once I’ve put it down successful. It felt more like an action movie than a book, but if an action movie spit the same banal hellish freuidian viscera at you over and over again. The disgust just plateaus after a certain point. I didn’t like it, but I’m sure the things I didn’t like it for are things it did on purpose, so for what it was trying to be it was quite good.
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snackattackisback69's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A very fun story that strikes the right balance between horror and comedy. Even though the plot was absurd, the characters felt extremely realistic which grounded the ridiculousness around them. 
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violetturtledove's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ok, wow. For a start I am absolutely loving this series, and the temptation is strong to just dive straight into the next one (but i know the next one is the last... For now?)
The same entertaining characters from the previous books are back with a bunch of new ones (both human and other), more wackiness and more apocalyptic horror. I thought the ending was a little... loose...with regards to resolution of the monster plot, but I think I can forgive that for the resolution of the emotional plot. The handling of mental health issues is spot-on and I am feeling things I never expected to with these books.
Wait, what's that, the funny horror book made me feel emotions? Sorry, maybe I can't forgive that after all 😄
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cbess's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

this was definitely a popcorn book. definitely not the best book i have ever read but it didn’t take up a lot of mental real estate and i had a good time with it.
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fraeyalise's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

4.75

First read: Not my favorite John Dies book, but still pretty hilarious. I definitely enjoyed it and will read it many more times, I think. David Wong is an amazing author and he is really good at hitting that sweet spot of comedy horror I love.

Second read: I think I liked it a lot better the second time around. It's aged a bit better than the first two, though.
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