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John Dies at the End
John Dies at the End | David Wong
David Wong has updated the Lovecraft tradition and infused it with humor that rather than lessening the horror, increases it dramatically. Every time I set the book down down, I was wary that something really was afoot, that there were creatures I couldn't see, and that because I suspected this, I was next. Engaging, comic, and terrifying.-- Joe Garden, Features Editor, The Onion"Wong is like a mash-up of Douglass Adams and Stephen King... 'page-turner' is an understatement."--Don Coscarelli, director, Phantasm I-V, Bubba Ho-tep"That rarest of things--a genuinely scary story."--David Wellington, author of Monster Island, Vampire Zero"JOHN DIES AT THE END has a cult following for a reason: it's horrific, thought-provoking, and hilarious all at once. This is one of the most entertaining and addictive novels I've ever read."--Jacob Kier, Publisher, Permuted Press STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me.The important thing is this: The drug is called Soy Sauce and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do. I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.
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Blueberry
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Bailedbailed

I didn't even make it through the prologue.

Sace I‘m sorry you had a bad experience, but this was at the top of my feed and it made me laugh. Not even through the prologue! 🤣 2w
rwmg I got about 1/3 of the way through before I realised I just did not care about any of the people or the horrible interdimensional whatsits. 2w
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Staci
John Dies at the End | David Wong, Jason Pargin
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Mehso-so

This book was like HP Lovecraft on LSD and Shrooms. Over the top weirdness.

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MidnightBookGirl
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I really love this book so I‘m using it for the #Skeleton/Bones prompt for #Scarathlon It‘s also a fun movie if you‘re looking for something funny. #SkeletonCrew @Emilymdxn @Clwojick @StayCurious

Emilymdxn This looks so cool you‘re making me really want to read it 14mo
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Cfschiltz
Pickpick

I kept saying “ehhh I don‘t know if I‘ll keep reading,” but I did so that says something.

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Vanessa
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Panpan

I really wanted to like this book. I read it with my husband, thinking it was up both our alleys - his for the horror and mine for the weird sci fi.

It was good until about halfway through. Then it became a slog to the finish for both of us. Have you ever played Candy Land with a small child who kept adding rules so that the game would never end? This felt exactly like that.

Vanessa I don‘t want to say I‘d never read another Pargin book. This was his first novel, and I would guess his books get better from here. He is an imaginative, funny writer, and he does horror and sci-fi well. I do think he likes d*ck jokes a little too much, but otherwise, the writing is not the problem. We both just really felt like this one could have ended right in the middle and we would have been happy with it. 2y
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suvata
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Pickpick

#StoryGraph: fiction fantasy horror adventurous dark funny

My first book of 2023 was a doozy!

This is one of the strangest books I have ever read, and I couldn‘t have enjoyed it more. It‘s creepy, fantastical, horrific, and completely unique — picture a humorous Lovecraft novel. I know it won‘t appeal to everyone but, if you like weirdness, this is your book.

“STOP. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages.”

Twainy The soy sauce 😆 2y
suvata @Twainy 😂🤣😂 2y
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IamIamIam
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Got a bunch of busy work to do in the office today & my boss isn't in so I'm going to hopefully ignore as many people as possible and listen up!!!

5feet.of.fury 😂 good luck! 2y
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Holliereads
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New friends to add to my home library! #thrifthaul #bookhaul #thriftbooks #usedbooks

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kricheal
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Mehso-so

This book was such a weird crazy fever dream!

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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 233.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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kricheal
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Starting this audio next!

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magyklyXdelish
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Next up is my #DoubleSpin 🤗🤗

Roary47 I like your choice of bookmark for this. This sounds like a movie I‘ve seen. Is there a movie to this book? 3y
magyklyXdelish @Roary47 there is a movie! I haven‘t seen it yet I‘m waiting until I‘m done with the book 3y
Roary47 Oh awesome! I am the same way. It‘s pretty funny from what I remember of the movie. 😊 3y
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Kristelh
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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anniebannanie
Panpan

Really wanted to like this book :(

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TheRiehlDeal
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Day 16: Evil Dead

#horrorseason
@Klou

Klou OMG! This sounds amazing!!! 4y
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Auntynanny
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Pickpick

I've been meaning to read this book for a while, so I couldn't resist when I saw it in a little free library. It was fun and weird and I look forward to reading the next in the series.

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Artifice
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I think it's safe to say that if this happens on any account, trust is the least of worries. lol

TobeyTheScavengerMonk The John & Dave Adventures is one of the few trilogies that gets exponentially better with each book. See also The Magicians trilogy. 4y
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Artifice
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Do you think Jim made himself clear enough? lol

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Artifice

Let's say you have an ax. Just a cheap one, from Home Depot. On one bitter winter day, you use said ax to behead a man. Don't worry, the man was already dead. Or maybe you should worry, because you're the one who shot him.

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Artifice

Fred said, “Man, I think he‘s gonna make a fuckin‘ suit of human skin, using the best parts from each of us.”
“Holy crap,” said John. “He‘ll be gorgeous.

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esurient
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Bailedbailed

Hello, killscene. No. Bailed in Chapter 1.

Summary: Twenty-year-old stoner dudebros fight Lovecraftian creatures. John is not the narrator's name. This reader thinks it's all stupid. News at eleven!

esurient Also of note, Wong -- the name of the narrator and author, is not Asian. The name is a disguise and a pseudonym, respectively. (edited) 4y
esurient I, the reader, is bummed because this was a catchy title. Fans of stream-of-conscious, experimental novels would best be suited for this one. 4y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I bailed too. Too bro for me. Oh well. 4y
NotCool His books kinda remind me of Dogma, the movie, where there are wonderful moments and then pages of a specific type of bro-ness. 4y
esurient @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @NotCool Definitely sliding scale of individual interest with this one! The people who have loved it are so enthused about it that it makes me sad I had to bail so quickly. (edited) 4y
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esurient
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Hm. Prologue down. Seems very unstructured.

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Artifice
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Pickpick

I read this book back in 2007 when it came out and just read it again after all that time. It‘s a crazy story that pretty much makes no sense at the same time as making all the sense in the world. From the soy sauce and the freezer meat monster, to the bratwurst incident and parallel dimensions, this book messes with your head. Great book!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LitHappens
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Pickpick

For my first quarantine read, I wanted something odd, and boy did this book deliver. It‘s both funny & dark, & much of what happens is never fully explained. But that‘s also the charm of it. We as the reader only know what the characters know and let‘s face it, neither John nor David are the smartest or most reliable narrators. However something about them and the memorable supporting characters is still endearing enough to keep you invested.

ErinSBecker Welcome to Litsy! I joined about a month ago, hope you love it here as much as ido! #LitsyWelcomeWagon 5y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 👏🏻📚🥳 5y
LitHappens @ErinSBecker & @Eggs thank you!! (edited) 5y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Welcome to Litsy!! 🎊🎉🎊🎉 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 🎉 5y
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reading_rainbow
Panpan

i‘m panning! ugh i hate to do it but i‘m not in the mood for something so all over the place (does this book even have a plot?) i promise i‘ll revisit u later

DaveGreen7777 I enjoyed this book, but yeah... the stream of consciousness writing style really made it feel all over the place at times, and the endless potty humor got old, too. I think the writer has talent, but I found he him got in his own way by trying too hard to be quirky and shocking sometimes! 😕 5y
reading_rainbow @DaveGreen7777 yes exactly! i love the idea of this book but sometimes it felt a little forced. i definitely want to come back to it later but at the moment i couldn‘t stay focused. did you happen to read the other 2 in the series? 5y
DaveGreen7777 @reading_rainbow I have book 2 on my Kindle but I haven‘t read it yet. So many books, so little time! 🙈📚 5y
reading_rainbow @DaveGreen7777 totally know the feeling lol😅 5y
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reading_rainbow
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okay, i‘m only at the forward and preface and it‘s already really good 😂

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Tex2Flo
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#thoughtfulthursday @moonwitch94
Best this week: Work bonus was announced!!
Weekend plans: Book club and plant shopping
Reading today: tagged--John Dies at the End (hysterical so far!)

@KarenUK @cinfhen

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing! Yay bonus! ☺️ 5y
Cinfhen Thanks for the tag!!! I‘m always excited for upcoming bookclub and bonus is 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 5y
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MidnightBookGirl
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Day 7 of #30DayBookChallenge is a book to listen to on a trip. The Hubs and I have done the Potter books, but this is a more recent one we both enjoyed!

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CorgiBooks
Pickpick

Wonderful, confusing and humorous. Has similar existential elements to Kraken while mixing it with fast-paced action and comedy

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Brandon_Lee_Hayes
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Pickpick

What a fun story to go through. It's both terrifying and hilarious. After finishing this one I just had to start the next in the series.

If you like horror (and probably a few penis jokes) give this a read!

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DGRachel
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Panpan

The image on the bottom right corner of the cover accurately reflects how I feel about this book. It was not for me. I can see its appeal for others and maybe it would have been better in print rather than audio. I listened to the second half at 1.5X speed, so maybe I would have bailed in print. I was just annoyed by the “drunk guy” humor and mad I bought the whole series. 🤦🏻‍♀️ At least it counts for MountTBR and #Screamathon.

alisiakae Doesn‘t sound like one I would like either. Too bad it was a bust. 5y
DGRachel @4thhouseontheleft I was disappointed, but at least it managed to take three books off my TBR. I know I don‘t want to bother with the other two in the series. 5y
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DGRachel
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Starting this one today on audio. So far, it‘s cracking me up, even though it‘s not at all what I expected and is a little rude. 😂

#screamathon

alisiakae 🤗 ☠ 5y
LazyDays This book had me in tears at one point! Hope you enjoy! Second book is tagged if you enjoy this one enough 5y
DGRachel @Bookishthoughts I own all three in print! I grabbed this one on audio as my next listen because it was part of Audible‘s 2 for 1 sale. 😊 5y
LazyDays I hope you enjoy! Didn't know there is a 3rd. Must go 🔎 now 5y
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Brandon_Lee_Hayes
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Saw the movie some time ago and enjoyed it. Started reading the book and I think I enjoy it even more. Can't wait to get deeper into it!

Outofcontroltbr I love this series it‘s so funny and it‘s a great story :) 5y
Dyslexicon13 All 3 books are great. I think the 3rd is my favorite 5y
Brandon_Lee_Hayes @Dyslexicon13 I can't wait to read them all! 5y
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Brandon_Lee_Hayes @Outofcontroltbr I'm only a few chapters in and I have to hold back laughs while i'm reading it at work! 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hope you're enjoying Litsy so far 💖📖💖 5y
Readswithcoffee Welcome to Litsy 👍🏻📚📖📚 5y
CoffeeNBooks Welcome to Litsy! 📚 5y
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Lexeegee
Pickpick

I loved the off the wall humor. Reminds me of Douglas Adams, just more vulgar.

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Patchshank
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Or sometimes longer 😩

Birdsong28 Or sometimes the author won't write the 3rd book in a trilogy you are enjoying! 📚📖 5y
julesG @Birdsong28 So annoying. If it's that Wind-guy you're talking about 😁😁, he's probably feeding ducks. 5y
Birdsong28 @julesg Wind guy? Mine is Mayandree Michel she did the tagged book and Sacrifice which was planned to be a trilogy and it left it open to be another one. It's about a girl who discovers she is a Greek god and has to gain her powers and work with the other gods. It was really good. 5y
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julesG @Birdsong28 Patrick Rothfuss, enjoys feeding ducks but book 3 doesn't have a publishing date yet. 5y
Birdsong28 @julesg I get you now. Those ducks won't feed themselves lol😂 📚📖 5y
julesG @Birdsong28 oh no, Iied. It seems we only have to wait for one more year for the third. At least that's the publishing date on the amazon website 5y
Birdsong28 Never trust the date on Amazon! @julesg I'm not anti Amazon but they just put a date that looks ok and just change it when they get proper information. 5y
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Lexeegee
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My next audiobook.

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ReadingRobyn
Mehso-so

There are no words lol 😂 this book was insane

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ReadingRobyn
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This is a wild ride

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Stephaniereads1
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Mehso-so

It‘s over the place and funny. Not really my kind of book but a friend recommended it.

E.r.joy 💤💤💤💤💤💤💤👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎 6y
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Stephaniereads1
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Reading this per my friend‘s recommendation. I don‘t know about it yet. I‘m not far in but it‘s weird lol.

RamsFan1963 Tell me if you like it. I'm reading it soon, it's my "J" pick for #LitsyAtoZ 6y
Stephaniereads1 I will let you know. 6y
E.r.joy 👎👎👎👎👎🤨 6y
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mcipher
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I started this book around midnight last night, then read today for an hour in a really hot bath with a sinus headache and a beer. I watched the movie a while back and I can‘t tell if I‘m remembering that or if I‘ve actually read this before, and it‘s kind of unsettling because it‘s a weird book. I really I shouldn‘t read it when I‘m not quite with it. Pictured with my unfiltered real life messy weird living room situation.

Soubhiville This is a banana pants book. 🍌👖 Hope you feel better soon! 6y
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amyrohn
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Mehso-so

So I have mixed feelings about this. I don‘t read a lot of horror, but I really liked this for the wackiness and the humor. However, the plot was ALL over the place (you can tell it was self published), and all the offensive language kinda ruined it for me a bit. In context, maybe it makes sense to have it, but I didn‘t feel like it added anything.

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krissylovesbooks75
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Pickpick

This book is the funniest, weirdest, grossest, most ridiculous (in a great way!) book I think I've ever read. And I've loved every word of it! On to the second one... #JohnDiesAtTheEnd #ThomasDunneBooks #WeirdBooksMakeMeHappy

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JoScho
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Soubhiville This book was so weird! 6y
JoScho @Soubhiville lol I haven‘t read it but found the quote to be intriguing. 6y
sudi Very true!!! 6y
BiblioLitten Spot on! 6y
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LummoxJR
Pickpick

My favorite October read of all time! If you want something both incredibly funny and disturbing, this book is the one.

I first read this back in 2006 when it was a web serial. It's still great.

GypsyKat I still need to read this one. Is it October or Halloween themed? (edited) 6y
LummoxJR Nope, just some soul-shivering horror... with dick jokes and chair puns. You know I'm no horror fan but this book delivers the goods. 6y
LummoxJR Basic premise: two losers in a dead-end town are exposed to a substance that opens their perception across dimensions and likewise makes evil entities aware of them. 6y
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Reita325
Pickpick

Wacky premise with two likable frat boy types who have a truly offbeat friendship and are tasked with saving the world. You will either find this funny and engaging or think it‘s stupid.

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Squidapus
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Pickpick

Spoilers! Geez! A very well written, insane journey of messing with eldritch powers beyond our mortal ken all while maintaining a hilarious tone and sense of humor. Still at times dark without pulling too much mood whiplash and a very clever twist that will have you going back to read and see if you missed the signs along the way. Squidapus found this book had just enough tentacles to keep him satisfied and was solidly consistent beginning to end.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk Squidapus should keep going with this series. Each one is a bit more polished than the last and they all balance dark and funny well. 6y
Squidapus He's read the next one, This Book is Full of Spiders but didn't know there were more! 6y
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rwmg
Bailedbailed

About 1/3 of the way through, I just don't care about any of it