| 词条 | This Book Is Full of Spiders |
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| name = This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It | image = File:This Book Is Full of Spiders.jpg | caption = | author = David Wong | title_orig = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = | published = 2012, Thomas Dunne Books | media_type = Print, e-book, audiobook | pages = 416 pages | isbn = 0312546343 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = John Dies at the End | followed_by = What the Hell Did I Just Read | wikisource = }}This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It (also known under its working title of John and Dave and the Fifth Wall) is a 2012 comic horror novel written by Jason Pargin under the pseudonym of David Wong.[1] The novel is a followup to Wong's book John Dies at the End, which was initially published as a webserial and later as a printed novel. This Book Is Full of Spiders was first published in hardback on October 2, 2012 through Thomas Dunne Books and chronicles the further adventures of John and Dave.[2] SynopsisA year has passed since the events of the previous novel. John and David still live in UNDISCLOSED. David continues to work in the video store, and John works at whatever jobs he can temporarily hold down. In the opening pages of the book, David and John witness what appears to be a large military convoy driving through the outskirts of town. The last truck in the convoy crashes, and the pair go to investigate. They discover a strange box guarded by G.I. Joe like action figures in the back of the truck. One night while asleep in his bed, David is attacked by a spider-like creature. When a police officer arrives to investigate the disturbance, he is unable to see the creature, which then turns on him. The creature takes control of the officer’s body, inducing a zombie-type infection. Despite the efforts of David, John, and a detective named Lance Falconer, the infection spreads throughout the town, panic ensues, and the town is cordoned off in an attempt to stop the spread of the infection. David and John become separated. David is captured and, assuming he may be infected, authorities imprison him in the hospital along with several hundred other presumed-infected. The hospital grounds are fenced off as a quarantine zone. Meanwhile, John makes his way to a town two hours away, where David’s girlfriend, Amy, goes to school. John and Amy eventually make their separate ways back to UNDISCLOSED, each with the intention of finding and rescuing David. Meanwhile, David and several other hospital prisoners discover a tunnel in the basement of the hospital that will potentially lead them to freedom. David is prevented from escaping, which turns out to be fortuitous, as all of the escapees are slaughtered at the other end of the tunnel by untrained over-armed doomsday-prepers who believed the escapees to be zombies. John rescues David from the hospital by “ramping” his car over the quarantine fence and driving off. They eventually meet up with Amy, who has discovered the recently abandoned command center of the authorities supposedly responsible for stopping the infection. She has uncovered their plan to destroy the entire town. Despite the severity of this plan, it is accepted by the rest of the country, as the media has led people to believe that the entire population of UNDISCLOSED is infected. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, the heavily-armed citizens have kept the chaos relatively under control. The box that John and David discovered at the beginning of the book contains a supernatural gun capable of creating whatever the holder imagines when fired. With this weapon in tow, the three of them manage to gain access to the authorities’ new command center at the outskirts of town, where they are captured. Fortunately, Amy had attempted to get a message to one of the drone pilots surveying Undisclosed, and they discover he got the message when he attacks the command center, destroying the communications blackout device isolating the town. This, combined with help from a disguised Falconer, lets them turn the tables on their captor. The mysterious gun finally comes into play - when Dave has a chance to fire, it summons an ugly picture of Jesus that Amy owned, which uses deadly laser eyes to destroy the remaining supernatural threats. This overstresses the gun, destroying it also. John, David, and Amy are now almost out of time, desperate to somehow demonstrate to the aerial bombing personnel in their approaching aircraft that the citizens about to be destroyed are not hopelessly infected zombies. To accomplish this within a very limited amount of time, John organizes several dozen people to arrange themselves into a universally recognizable shape: a giant penis, visible from the air. The aerial bombing is averted, however, approaching military ground forces are still firing at anyone that might be leaving town, believing they are all infected. Amy is almost hit, but her life is saved by her dog, Molly, somehow diving into the path of the bullet. John records Amy crying, uploading it to the web live. The sight of a small, harmless, definitely non-zombified woman sobbing over the dead body of the animal who saved her life breaks the spell, and the soldiers stop firing. The video has the same effect nationwide, giving a face to the events and cutting through fear of infection spreading. Calls for Undisclosed to be sterilized go quiet and actual aid is finally sent. ReceptionCritical reception for This Book Is Full of Spiders has been predominantly positive.[3][4] Publishers Weekly and Tor.com both praised the novel, Tor.com highlighting the character of Amy as one of their favorite parts of the book.[5][6] SF Signal gave This Book Is Full of Spiders an overwhelmingly positive review, stating that it was "Kevin Smith's Clerks meets H.P. Lovecraft" and that "this exceptional thriller [...] makes zombies relevant again."[7] SequelA third book in the series was released on October 3, 2017, under the title What the Hell Did I Just Read: A Novel of Cosmic Horror. References1. ^{{cite web|title=This Book is Full of Spiders (review)|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-wong/this-book-full-spiders/|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Ayers|first=Jeff|title=Wong returns in 'This Book Is Full of Spiders'|url=http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-10-10/wong-returns-book-full-spiders#.UszrzNJDvA0|publisher=Lubbock Online|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=This Book Is Full of Spiders (REVIEW)|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/This-Book-Is-Full-of-Spiders-Seriously-Dude-Don-t-Touch-It-David-Wong/pid=5619705|publisher=Booklist|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=This Book Is Full of Spiders (review)|url=http://bookverdict.com/details.xqy?uri=Product-05-14294-56097540.xml|publisher=Library Journal (Book Verdict)|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Fiction Book Review: This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don't Touch It|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-54634-2|publisher=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=Fisher|first=Ali|title=You Can Go Ahead and Touch This Book is Full of Spiders|url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/10/you-can-go-ahead-and-touch-this-book-is-full-of-spiders|publisher=Tor.com|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 7. ^{{cite web|last=Sharps|first=Nick|title=BOOK REVIEW: This Book is Full of Spiders by David Wong|url=http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2012/10/book-review-this-book-is-full-of-spiders-by-david-wong/|publisher=SF Signal|accessdate=8 January 2014}} 5 : 2012 American novels|American comedy novels|American horror novels|Works published under a pseudonym|Zombie novels |
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