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Don't Read This Book (2012)

by Chuck Wendig(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1613170122 (ISBN13: 9781613170120)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Evil Hat Productions, LLC

review 1: Don't Read This Book is a compendium of short stories based on the tabletop roleplaying game Don't Rest Your Head, a brilliant little number based on the idea that when you stay awake for a sufficiently prolonged period of time, you begin to operate on the wavelength of the Mad City, where the nightmares live. And then you're never safe again.The collection is a bit uneven. There are some very good lesser-known authors involved, folks like Greg Stolze, Chuck Wendig, and Harry Connolly. And generally speaking, those authors turn out some genuinely interesting, nightmarish ideas. On the other hand, some of the stories, especially those very early in the book, read like a tutorial on the RPG's concepts and little more. Still, it's cheap, and when it's good it's very ... moregood.
review 2: This anthology was AWESOME. Each author's voyage into the nightmarish derangement of the Mad City was extraordinarily imaginative. I had high hopes for this anthology, because I hold so many of the contributors in high regard, and it wildly exceeded my expectations!My favorite stories, in order of appearance: "Don't Lose Your Patients," Stephen Blackmoore"Don't Toot Your Horn," Laura Anne Gilman"Don't Bleach Your Memories," Mur Lafferty (ooh, isn't she nominated for the Campbell this year? I think I know who just became front-runner for my vote.)"Don't Chew Your Food," Harry Connolly less

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