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Complete World Knowledge by John Hodgman

brookamimi's review

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4.0

This book surprised me. There were the usual Hodgman witticisms and excellent guest voices, but after a while I was just kind of waiting for it to be over. Near the end, it picked up again and had moments like the last episodes of a season of BoJack Horseman--it's weird and sudden but hollows you out (in a good way, if that's even possible). Hodgman, however, helps you fill out again because this is the end of his trilogy.

aspeed's review

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4.0

I think the audio performance may enhance several points of the book. Not only are there surprising celebrity cameos, and even more surprisingly songs, but the narration also enhances some of the horror qualities of the material. Yes, this is a comedy, but there are actually some decent threads of a horror story buried in here. (Especially in the "This Day In Ragnarok" section that closes out the recording. Poor Stephen King.)
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