This Book is Full of Spiders

In This Book is Full of Spiders David Wong continues the existential craziness that began in John Dies at the End.  In this book our narrator discovers spiders that crawl inside people’s heads and take them over.  Things spin out of control and pretty soon the town is barricaded by the military and the rest of the world is screaming for the death of the zombies (or spider infected people).  David and John with the help of Amy and Molly (the very good dog) must figure something out.  The charm of Wong’s books lies in the joy with which he is continually playing with philosophical & existential questions… the type of thing 19 & 20 year olds obsesses about.  So reading one of his books is like taking a vacation with your younger self.

Anyway this book is recommended to those who like to ponder the imponderable and don’t mind mixing really bizarre plot points into the mix.  The book can be read on its own but you probably do want to read both books, so start with John Dies at the End.