--- product_id: 53701557 title: "What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End 3): David Wong Paperback – 3 Oct. 2017" brand: "david wong" price: "NZ$50" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/53701557-what-the-hell-did-i-just-read-john-dies-at store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End 3): David Wong Paperback – 3 Oct. 2017 **Brand:** david wong **Price:** NZ$50 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End 3): David Wong Paperback – 3 Oct. 2017 by david wong - **How much does it cost?** NZ$50 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/53701557-what-the-hell-did-i-just-read-john-dies-at) ## Best For - david wong enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted david wong brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End 3): David Wong Paperback – 3 Oct. 2017 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Gyu0iZ25L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviewers throw out comparisons - horror writers like King or Lovecraft because of the portrayal of cosmic ... *by S***A on 15 October 2017* David Wong is a unique author with a unique voice. That is a very rare thing to say. Oh sure, reviewers throw out comparisons - horror writers like King or Lovecraft because of the portrayal of cosmic horrors lurking beneath the surface of small-town America, and Gaiman or Adams for deadpan descriptions of fantastical things, but...nothing quite covers it. Wong (Jason Pargin) is unique, and can write uniquely. Some authors can make you laugh, some can make you soil yourself, and some can do it in the same book; Wong can do it in the same sentence. And his setting really makes it, too - not for him the quaint New England environs of his horror ancestors, nor the agreeable London suburbs of his comedy forebears; Wong's 'John Dies At The End' novels (of which WtHDIJR is the third, and seriously buy the other two) take place in a mostly-derelict dead-end rust-belt meth town somewhere in middle America, and he makes the setting his own, grounding the narrative in verisimilitude both for the characters and the undercurrent of bubbling horror. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A funny mess full of incoherent nonsense (which is how it should be) *by B***E on 6 October 2017* Of the four books David Wong has published this is probably the weakest. It’s still very good. His absurdist, making it up as he goes along stupid silliness is funny. It’s not big and it’s not clever, but it works for me. Basically you either like this stuff on first contact or you hate it. I can’t imagine there’s much middle ground. Read the Look Inside and you can tell if it’s for you after reading a paragraph or two. If you like Douglas Adams then you should enjoy David Wong.The ending was weak. It doesn’t bother me but the climax has issues.* It feels like he wrote himself into a corner and he didn’t have the inclination to write another fifty chapters to get out of it. The book is all about the ridiculous journey so the weak destination is not a big deal.Incoherence is built into these books. It moves along so fast with so much weird content that the bits that don’t add up get quickly forgotten. I’ve added a few bits of incoherence I can recall at the end of this review.** I think the answers to any questions is just that in the making it up as he goes along writing over many months, the various bits and pieces didn’t cohere and things weren’t edited out. It’s a sloppy piece of writing and editing, but that’s part of its charm. The messiness is not a bad thing. It might even be the point. There’s no benefit in thinking about these logic issues. It added up into a vaguely coherent story with a few rough edges. I was satisfied and entertained, and the weak climax made me shrug with indifference.* SPOILERS: They don’t actually stop the creature and its plans. At best they delayed it. So it’s not much of a climax.** SPOILERS: I remember Marconi physically fighting Joy Park before turning up at the mine, but this wasn’t referred to again and he and Joy Park were on good terms when they turned up. So what happened there? How did Joy Park end up living with John, and why? What was the purpose of all the concrete snowmen for the plot, specifically what did the one in Dave’s junk room do? Why did the NON organisation not load the sulphur shotgun when they put Dave in the room with the giant maggot? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best books I’ve ever read *by O***N on 24 March 2022* Hands down. These books speak to me as a twenty something adult in our ever declining planet. It perfectly balances comedy, whacky fun and the ever creeping terror of existential dread. Mix in some monster mysteries and I am one happy dude. Honestly though, these books changed the way I view prose. It’s unconcerned with appealing intellectual and yet has some of the deepest insights about life and our universe that I’ve had the privilege of reading. Buy everything this man writes because I’ve read them all and they’re all bangers and mash baby! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/53701557-what-the-hell-did-i-just-read-john-dies-at](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/53701557-what-the-hell-did-i-just-read-john-dies-at) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-04-27*