A review by mnemosyne139
John Dies at the End by Jason Pargin

adventurous funny medium-paced

1.75

The rating I gave this book is purely due to my enjoyment of the plot. And I actually wish o could bring myself to continue the series. But I CANNOT get behind the author's repeated use of the R and N (with a hard r) words (and to a lesser extent, but still very noticeable and not addressed, homophobic slurs). They didn't add anything to the story, and they could have been edited out. There's even an addendum in the special edition where he states the language is the most common piece of negative feedback he has received, but for some reason only addresses traditional cursing and not the actually offensive words. And even then he just says it's a product of the time and he's not going to change it. In no time were these terms NOT offensive, so I honestly see that response as total BS. I'm really sad that I won't be able to continue the series because I actually enjoy the story, but the author definitely "gives me the ick" and I will not be reading anything else from him.
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