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If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe: A John, Dave, and Amy Novel (John Dies at the End, 4) Hardcover – October 18, 2022

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New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s hilarious and horrifying John Dies at the End series continues with If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe.

"Pargin once again delights with scathing social commentary thinly disguised as an outrageous action novel...This is a feast."―Publishers Weekly

"Within the snarky humor is an incisive commentary on social media and the state of our connected world, and a story about trauma and how people lash out when they’re hurt...This isn’t just a funny tale of inept supernatural investigators; it’s a story of people struggling through pain to find a better path. Pargin offers us a welcome note of hope." ― Booklist

If the broken neon signs, shuttered storefronts, and sub-standard housing didn’t tip you off, you’ve just wandered into the city of “Undisclosed”. You don’t want to be caught dead here, because odds are you just might find yourself rising from the grave. That hasn’t stopped tourists from visiting to check out the unusual phenomena that hangs around our town like radioactive fallout. Interdimensional parasites feeding on human hosts, paranormal cults worshipping demonic entities, vengeful teenage sorcerers, we’ve got it all.

Did I mention the possessed toy? It’s a plastic football-sized egg that’s supposed to hatch an adorable, colorful stuffed bird when a child “feeds” it through a synchronized smartphone app. What’s actually inside is an otherworldly monstrosity that’s enticing impressionable wayward youth into murdering folks and depositing their body parts inside the egg as if it’s a hungry piggy bank to trigger the end of the world.

That’s where Dave, John, and Amy come in. They face supernatural threats so the rest of us don’t have to―and sometimes even earn a couple of bucks to so do. But between the bloody ritual sacrifices and soul-crushing nightmares, our trio realizes this apocalypse is way above their pay grade.

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"Pargin once again delights with scathing social commentary thinly disguised as an outrageous action novel...This is a feast." ― Publishers Weekly on If This Book Exists, You're In the Wrong Universe

"Within the snarky humor is an incisive commentary on social media and the state of our connected world, and a story about trauma and how people lash out when they’re hurt...This isn’t just a funny tale of inept supernatural investigators; it’s a story of people struggling through pain to find a better path. Pargin offers us a welcome note of hope." ― Booklist on If This Book Exists, You're In the Wrong Universe

"What the Hell Did I Just Read is reminiscent of Douglas Adams’s work, stuffed with layers of absurd pastiche." ―Washington Post

"Like Jonathan Swift for the internet age. His newest is only more proof that he will be remembered as one of today’s great satirists." ―The Nerdist on Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

"While the story gleefully wallows in absurdity, thoughtful themes of addiction, perception, and the drive to do the right thing quickly emerge beneath the vivid and convoluted imagery. The plot’s rapid pace holds the reader’s attention to the truly bitter end." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review) on What The Hell Did I Just Read

"If you want a poignant, laugh-out-loud funny, disturbing, ridiculous, self-aware, socially relevant horror novel than This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don't Touch It is the one and only book for you.” ―SF Signal

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JASON PARGIN is the New York Times bestselling author of the John Dies at the End series as well as the award-winning Zoey Ashe novels.He previously published under the pseudonym David Wong. His essays at Cracked.com and other outlets have been enjoyed by tens of millions of readers around the world.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press (October 18, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250195829
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250195821
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.55 x 1.55 x 9.7 inches

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Avraham

Another great book from a great series!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

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The plot is as crazy and entertaining as ever. Another John dies in the end masterpiece!

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Amanda

Crazy good

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023

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Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) has a way with writing insanity that is just sublime. You never know what to expect, and that is incredible.

The same can be said for this one. Just when you think you know where it's going, it sends you off on a tangent that you would never expect.

Time travel...a demonic egg toy that feeds off human parts...and the dynamic trio. Pay attention to everything. It's all important, and it will all make sense in the end.

It's a great book. Gratuitous gore...incredible charactors...and a wonderful story. It's a great read!

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Sarah Lumpkins

Less Humor, More Dread

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022

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Where the first three JDATE books combine a sense of Lovecraftian Horror with a dark, sometimes juvenile humor, this one focuses horrifically inward. There's more overt magic (instead of general confusion of is it magic? Is it monsters? Is it gas?) but the inward introspection doesn't deliver except to sandwich, some good at the beginning and some good at the end. I know we want characters to grow and move forward, but this at times felt a lot like reading strangers dressed up in costumes acting in a play.

However, I read the whole thing in a day. While I didn't find David, Amy, and John to be their normal selves, I did feel a deep seated unease the entire time that kept me turning the page. The best way I can describe this is as such: You know where things are going in a sense, even if you don't know where they're going in the exact spot, and you're kinda surprised that any genitals or explosions are unsurprising. Everyone feels like they're just checking in, which in a way is exactly what the characters feel.

Still, a satisfying read. I'll probably visit it again on the next series read through on a long international flight

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Mike

Right up there with "This Book is Full of Spiders"

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023

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Gotta say, this had one of the most incredible endings/climaxes in any book I've ever read. It handled wonky time travel, hellish pocket universes, memory lapses, and multiple dimensions very well and in a very screwy 'John dies at the end' sort of way that made it unique to the interdimensional cosmic horror genre that this series has carved out for itself over the years.

Trust me, you will not figure out the mystery of what's happening until it's explained to you or until the final pieces start falling into place. I absolutely love how they beat the antagonists though, it made the book so memorable and was actually pretty realistic if you think about it, at least from a character standpoint.

The themes of this book almost seemed like a climactic continuation and Part 2 to the themes of depression, defeatism, and suicide of the last book, which were good but honestly really depressing. David talks about his realization that killing yourself is never the end you think it is and it's all just painted exit doors like in road runner cartoons. There's something very refreshing about that dark truth to life - we all have to keep going on whether we like it or not and we might as well make the best of it if we're stuck here. If there's hope for someone like David Wong to turn his life around and change his fatalistic/pessimistic perception of the world, then there's hope for all of us.

In the end, the thing and moment that beats the antagonist, seems like the very thing that metaphorically defeats the trauma that exists in David. Or at the very least, allows him to control his personal demons. These sound like dark themes (which they are) but they amount to one of the most upbeat books of the series on top of one of the most compelling and original mysteries yet.

My rating: 9.5/10

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Patrick Garvey

If you like the series you'll like this addition

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023

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I've been reading the JDatE books since, well JDatE. Jason's signature mix of comedy, horror, and occasionally profound observations on the universe are in full force here. Also this one has a solidly satisfying ending unlike the last one.

Book good 👍

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023

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Kevin

Impossible to describe and impossible to put down.

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022

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I preordered this book despite having no intention of actually reading it. I'm a big fan of the series but am at a point in my life where I just dont have time to sit and read an actual book and havent managed to in at least the last couple of years.

Last Friday I woke up with the plague and ended up taking a sick day. As I was laying on the couch, fighting off death, I happened to glance at my book shelf and the lime green cover caught my eye. I decided to try and see if I could get a couple chapters in before my cold medicine kicked in and I was reduced to being comatose.

Next thing I know it's 1:30 am, my family was all asleep and I was still awake, crushing the last few pages. I literally cant remember the last time I sat down and read a book cover to cover (it was probably one of the other jdate books) but despite my worsening disease and inevitable achyness I had to look forward to after being prone for 15 hours straight, it was absolutely worth it.

There is nothing predictable about this book. It is an insane fever dream of a dying man on a rollercoaster in the dark. I deeply love this series because in a world of remakes and rebrands where every bit of media or content we consume seems like a photocopied version of a million things we've seen before this book is fresh! It is new and something you've never read before.

Now I will just have to manage my dissapointment that it's over and the depressing knowledge that it will be years before the next installment. But it's better to have loved and lost then to never picked up the book in the first place.

10/10 would recommend.

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Francisco Toniazzo Machiavelli

the weakest of the series

Reviewed in Brazil on November 15, 2023

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Didn’t liked it. The story doesn’t make much sense, the last scene is not really explained, and the jokes are rarer and less funny.

marisol roa

Una historia alucinante!

Reviewed in Mexico on March 5, 2023

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Como todos los libros de Jason Pargin, este promete y entrega una historia de horror cósmico alucinante y emocionante, David, John y Amy se han vuelto de mis personajes favoritos en los libros.

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Jenifer Horgan

Love John, Dave, Amy & even Joy!

Reviewed in Canada on October 26, 2022

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Amazing! The John and Dave books are always fun, creative and wacky in a good way. And then just as you’re reading about some bizarre, otherworldly happening – there’s such a well written phrase or sentence that it stops you cold. Or an observation that makes you think, that’s so obvious why have I never thought of that?
Already looking forward to JDATE book 5.

Itzamna Garcia

Amazing, and sort of heartwarming

Reviewed in Germany on August 20, 2023

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Funny, a bit unsettling and hilarious. Could not put this book down and loved the narration.
The author really gets the pacing right and there is nothing mundane about the story.

Lucy

A brilliant sci fi satire on life in the margins of society.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 2, 2023

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I love these books and often laugh out loud even at the gory bits. The author writes with humour and compassion. They're just a cracking good read. Even if the satyrical element doesn't appeal to you give these books a go - you know you want to.

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