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What the Hell Did I Just Read

By: David Wong, Jason Pargin
Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
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Summary

It's the story "They" don't want you to listen to. Though, to be fair, "They" are probably right about this one. To quote the Bible, "Learning the truth can be like loosening a necktie, only to realize it was the only thing keeping your head attached". No, don't put the book back on the shelf - it is now your duty to purchase it to prevent others from listening to it. Yes, it works with audiobooks, too, I don't have time to explain how.

While investigating a fairly straightforward case of a shape-shifting interdimensional child predator, Dave, John, and Amy realized there might actually be something weird going on. Together, they navigate a diabolically convoluted maze of illusions, lies, and their own incompetence in an attempt to uncover a terrible truth they - like you - would be better off not knowing.

Your first impulse will be to think that a story this gruesome - and, to be frank, stupid - cannot possibly be true. That is precisely the reaction "They" are hoping for.

©2017 David Wong, Jason Pargin (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

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Fear and laughter

This book is the third of the series of which I throughly enjoyed thought the past few weeks and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of horror and comedy.

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A crackpot of men in Black, a hitchikers guide to the galaxy, and a 14 year olds sense of humor.
Very amusing.

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10/10 For Wong!

really good narrator for the audio books and a great sequel to This Book Is Full Of Spiders 🕷 😀

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very entertaining and humorous

loved this one while at work brought more than a few grins and the occasional eruption of laughter. highly reccomend

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Better not be the last in the Dave & John saga!

When David Wong (AKA Jason Pargin) released 'Fancy Suits' I, of course read it, as a dedicated Wongian (a term I hope gains traction) and was a little disappointed that the author seemed to be departing from my beloved John, David and Amy! So, you can imagine my delight when 'What The Hell Did I Just Read' dropped and it certainly does not disappoint!

I have always enjoyed and been fascinated by Wong's ability to force his audience to imagine creatures, worlds and powers that should defy all imagination, yet are visualised in such a vivid realism that it is uncanny! There is one scene in 'What The Hell Did I Just Read' that stands out in particular, all about breakfast, that still stays with me now and I am sure that it will stay with you, long after you haver read it.

A few reviews mention that the book is perhaps too dark and depressing in places, but for me these sections gelled with the rest of the narrative and did not awkwardly stand out.

While this is the third book in the series, it is not entirely necessary to have read the first two books, so you can dive right in to this one, if you would like to, but I would definitely recommend reading all three 'Dave and John' books, two of which can be found here on Audible.

If you enjoyed 'Rick and Morty' and you have not read a David Wong novel, the two have a lot of stylistic things in common, so you should definitely consider trying a David Wong book if you liked this animated series!

The only thing that holds this audiobook performance back from full marks is the narrator. Unfortunately, a lot of the voices do sound similar and it can be a little confusing at times, but I would not let that stop you from enjoying an otherwise very funny, clever and entertaining story!

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Not as good as previous but

I loved it, my favourite in the series is 'this book is full of spiders' so it was hard to follow. But always love the things john and dave get up to

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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha This shit yawe darn was funny

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Hilarious, intelligent, irreverent horror comedy

Would you listen to What the Hell Did I Just Read again? Why?

Yes - it was well written, performed and great mix of original thought, tension and humour.

What other book might you compare What the Hell Did I Just Read to, and why?

First book of this genre I've listened to; I'm hoping first in series will also be made into an audible version.

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A little 'grown up' in style of humour so not for young ears - but a really entertaining novel.

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JDATE3 insanely awesome

I love this book. it was more like the first one. 5 very big stars.

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Messed up

In true Wong fashion, this book is messed up. I don’t know how he managed to organise the chaos in this story, but he did it well. There were many potential points in the story where it could have become confusing, mainly where people are being mimicked, but it all followed a logical, winding, loop-do-loop path.

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