WK14: John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End by David Wong is interesting, but I'm not sure how.  The book is written for a college-party audience and is out there enough to be appealing.  The story doesn't really pull you in and the story gets bogged down by the author being and author.  I didn't finish it on time, but I will finish it to see what happens at the end; the story is engrossing enough for that.

FINISHED: 5/6/11
John Dies at the End is very wordy.  While the author paints a very descriptive picture, the extra details become tedious and slow the story down.  I can visualize the scene,awesome; continue the story.  The novel is broken into three connected stories that move well on their own and are complementary in way that doesn't stop and restart between focuses.  The story line was initially a web-book back in-the-day so I think the extra illustration was to bring the reader back between postings.  Great for a short story, but unnecessary with a longer book.  This book stands on its own, though I think a sequel is in the works and I can see an easy connection into that.  I'll read the sequel to see what happens.