This Book is Full of Spiders
by David Wong · first published 2012
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"Fan favorite David Wong takes readers to a whole new level with this blistering sequel to the cult sensation John Dies at the End, soon to be a movie starring Paul Giamatti Originally released as an online serial where it received more than 70,000 downloads, John Dies at the End has been described as a "Horrortacular", an epic of "spectacular" horror that combines the laugh out loud humor of the best R-rated comedy, with the darkest terror of H.P. Lovecraft. The book went on to sell an additional 60,000 copies in all formats.As the sequel opens, we find our heroes, David and John, again embro
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on “Ask HN: What is your favorite fiction book?” ↗I'm a huge fan of John Dies At The End. It's really not for everyone but I found it incredibly entertaining. The follow-up, This Book Is Full of Spiders is also worth reading.
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” ↗…and tried: Mort - Terry Pratchett My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness - Kabi Nagata Gender Trouble - Judith Butler and in the search results I got: The Far Side comics "This Book Is Full of Spiders" Douglas Adams Kurt Vonnegut Brian Lee O'Mally Calvin and Hobbes All of these works I have enjoyed quite a lot -- I used to be able to quote the radio show of The Hitchhikers Guide to…
on “Show HN: An anti-book recommendation tool, to help you escape your echo chamber” ↗Taking a break from tech books and stumbled across... This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It.
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