John Dies at the End

terriblecanyons · 09.27.2008, 05:07 AM

By David Wong.
Apparently there have been 'incidences' surrounding this 'fictional' 'story' by some guy named 'David Wong'.
All those quotation marks are unnecessary, I know.

Anyway, he takes it down on the 30th of this month, so read up while you can. It's actually really really interesting.

http://www.johndiesattheend.com/

!@#$%! · 09.27.2008, 10:45 AM

looks horribly undreadable.

i mean, anything that starts "Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, " well, makes me wanna shoot the author in the face.

so, can you summarize?

terriblecanyons · 09.27.2008, 10:46 AM

The riddle has absolutely nothing to do with the story.
Trust me.
It's just an opening to the story.

!@#$%! · 09.27.2008, 10:47 AM

i skimmed through the first page. bad prose all over. come on. life is short. move on to better things i say.

terriblecanyons · 09.27.2008, 10:48 AM

Nah, I'm on the 14th page and I'm really enjoying it.

!@#$%! · 09.27.2008, 10:49 AM

ok.

for me though, i also hate stories in the 2nd person.

"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.'

no, i don't have a fucking ax. i don't behead people. don't tell me what i do. it's a worthless narrative technique.

--

you are on the 14h page. you are really enjoying it. suddenly, a noise outside your window.

--

shoot me now.

terriblecanyons · 09.27.2008, 10:51 AM

Actually... it's not in the 2nd person. It's first person.
That part is just hypothetical.
Like I said, the riddle has nothing to do with the story!
Read past the riddle and then you can say how much it sucks, k?

!@#$%! · 09.27.2008, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terriblecanyons

Actually... it's not in the 2nd person. It's first person.
That part is just hypothetical.
Like I said, the riddle has nothing to do with the story!
Read past the riddle and then you can say how much it sucks, k?

mmm no. i hate the way he writes. it makes me cringe.

i also dislike the tv of j.j. abrams.

i am a picky bastard!!!

picky picky picky. oh so picky.

!@#$%! · 09.27.2008, 11:04 AM

you know what's a delicious book?

max · 09.27.2008, 03:07 PM

you know what's a fucking good book, also?

09.27.2008, 05:07 AM	#1
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	By David Wong. Apparently there have been 'incidences' surrounding this 'fictional' 'story' by some guy named 'David Wong'. All those quotation marks are unnecessary, I know. Anyway, he takes it down on the 30th of this month, so read up while you can. It's actually really really interesting. http://www.johndiesattheend.com/
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09.27.2008, 10:45 AM	#2
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,591	looks horribly undreadable. i mean, anything that starts "Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, " well, makes me wanna shoot the author in the face. so, can you summarize?
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09.27.2008, 10:46 AM	#3
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	The riddle has absolutely nothing to do with the story. Trust me. It's just an opening to the story.
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09.27.2008, 10:47 AM	#4
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,591	i skimmed through the first page. bad prose all over. come on. life is short. move on to better things i say.
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09.27.2008, 10:48 AM	#5
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	Nah, I'm on the 14th page and I'm really enjoying it.
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09.27.2008, 10:49 AM	#6
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,591	ok. for me though, i also hate stories in the 2nd person. "Let’s say you have an ax. Just a cheap one, from Home Depot. On one bitter winter day, you use said ax to behead a man.' no, i don't have a fucking ax. i don't behead people. don't tell me what i do. it's a worthless narrative technique. -- you are on the 14h page. you are really enjoying it. suddenly, a noise outside your window. -- shoot me now.
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09.27.2008, 10:51 AM	#7
terriblecanyons invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: the land where large fuzzy dice still hang proudly like testicles from rear-view mirrors Posts: 5,949	Actually... it's not in the 2nd person. It's first person. That part is just hypothetical. Like I said, the riddle has nothing to do with the story! Read past the riddle and then you can say how much it sucks, k?
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09.27.2008, 11:04 AM	#9
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,591	you know what's a delicious book?
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09.27.2008, 03:07 PM	#10
max expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sardinia, italy Posts: 1,262	you know what's a fucking good book, also? __________________ A Dance Of Shadows - Kingdom Of Night
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