Does the dog die?
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John Dies at the End
Book • 2007 • Comedy
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[Ch. 13] A character describes in detail the lead-up and aftermath of being assaulted in high school. They refuse to describe the assault itself - but the passage is still quite unnerving.
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thenumbereleven
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[Ch. 13] A character recounts in great detail the leadup and aftermath of being assaulted. They refuse to state what type of assault. [In general] Multiple rape jokes and SA references. A possessed character considers assaulting a woman but doesn't get the chance. Another sequence where a character worries they may have raped someone during a patch of missing memories, though this turns out to be untrue and the possible-victim is entirely fine.
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Does someone vomit?
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Frequent stress-vomiting. A major character is on medication that makes them highly nauseous, resulting in even more vomiting.
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thenumbereleven
A major character was bullied and abused (most likely sexually) by several classmates in high school, which teachers deliberately ignored. While the worst of it is only brought up in Chapter 13, it is referenced by other characters throughout the book.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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At least three accounts, gruesomely described and referenced in later chapters.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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thenumbereleven
Not on screen. A character commits suicide prior to the events of the book, and another is (in his words) "put on suicide watch" towards the end but does not attempt it.
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No, but a character does note that their friends have removed potential self-harm implements from their home out of worry for their safety.
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Is there sexual content?
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Sexual humor (including rape jokes), references to sexual assault, offscreen sex, textual and visual nudity.
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Is there body horror?
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Frequent bug-based body horror. Descriptions of humans, including children, having internal organs harvested while still alive or being painfully transformed into other things.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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I don't know if I'd call it "happy", but John's completely fine if that's what you're wondering about.
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Are there fat jokes?
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No jokes, though the narrator is overweight and very occasionally makes self-conscious remarks. There's also brief story of an overweight child being bullied to an extreme degree in high school.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Frequent use of the f-slur.
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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thenumbereleven
Ehh...? There's a chapter where the narrator cannot stop focusing on a minor character's chest, but he makes it clear he's just being a horny idiot.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Putting aside the "person starts seeing monsters and thinks they're losing their mind" aspects expected of the genre, two main characters were made to attend a behavior disorder youth program in high school. Years later, both are still treated with disdain and called the r-word, and conversations about the program contain descriptions of the orderlies injuring students.
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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Most of the climax involves needing to make a dog poop. And it does. A lot.
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Is there blackface?
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thenumbereleven
The town the book is set in is described as thinking blackface is the height of comedy, but none actually occurs in the story itself.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Dave's mental health is not the best, with PTSD-induced anger issues and violent blackouts. He spends a good chunk of the book worried about hurting others, and at one point beats up an asshole without remembering it. His other violent outbursts are the result of either self-defense, possession, or supernatural weirdness.
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Ehhh...? One chapter includes an argument between the protagonist and his girlfriend during a pregnancy scare. She doesn't want to keep it, but he's worried the fetus's ghost will literally actually physically haunt them. While the girlfriend is not actually pregnant, the argument does trigger their breakup and might be uncomfortable to read.
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Is there copaganda?
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The police frequently break procedure. While this helps the protagonists as often as it hinders them, the narrator is very uneasy at how rights are ignored.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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thenumbereleven
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[Ch.10] The chapter is one sentence long and boils down to this.
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Are there bugs?
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Frequent, graphic, bug-based body horror.
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Is there hate speech?
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thenumbereleven
Used for shock comedy. The antagonists frequently cause the protagonists to hallucinate racist, antisemitic, and homophobic broadcasts, which are printed in full and with all the eloquence of an edgy 13-year old. Frequent use of slurs. A black character recalls a time they were assaulted due to their race.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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thenumbereleven
Supernatural entities are capable of "haunting minds", causing hallucinations and blackouts. There are times that the point-of-view character - and by extension, the audience - are manipulated into believing he's committed sexual assault or worse.
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Is the r-slur used?
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Frequently.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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No, but references to self-harm are made.
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One of the themes of the book. The narrator was abused in high school, and blinded a bully in self-defense. Years later he struggles with anger issues and violent impulses, but ultimately avoids becoming his greatest fear.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Dave, the narrator, never knew his father and was ultimately put into foster care after his mother was committed. His adoptive family also moved away without him when he graduated high school, though he is apparently on good terms with them. Both incidents are discussed periodically throughout the book.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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thenumbereleven
A conversation about a behavioral disorder youth program includes a description of orderlies injuring its students.
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Is someone restrained?
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[Ch. 13] A character describes at length being held down by classmates in high school and being assaulted. He refuses to elaborate on what kind of assault. [In general] Multiple accounts of people being restrained.
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Is there amputation?
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A character recalls the experience of having their hand amputated for medical purposes.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Does the black guy die first?
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"First" is debatable due to how the book is structured, but all three black characters die.
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Does a car crash?
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If someone gets in a car, they're probably not getting out of it until it's been knocked off the road. A major character is also a car crash survivor, and recalls the experience of watching the other passengers die in gruesome detail.
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Are there abortions?
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A discussion on abortions, with a character being against them because he's convinced that will get the couple haunted by a baby ghost. (Not metaphorically.) Ultimately, no-one turns out to be pregnant.
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Are there clowns?
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A nightmarish drawing of Ronald McDonald makes an appearance, but that's about it.
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Does someone overdose?
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A teenager overdoses on painkillers prior to the events of the book. Several characters die from overuse of a fictional, supernatural drug, though instead of the usual symptoms of overdose, they explode.
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Does someone die?
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Shockingly, John is not one of them.
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Is someone possessed?
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A major recurring plot point, shown both from the victim's perspective and bystander's perspective.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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An exorcism is at one point mistaken for a seizure. John also fakes one multiple times throughout the book but given he yells "SEIZURE! I'M HAVING A SEIZURE!" while doing so, it's not terribly convincing.
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Is there incarceration?
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Both main characters are arrested and brought in for questioning by the police. One is strangled by a police officer while the other "dies" during questioning.
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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No, but there is a character who suffers from severe chronic pain and nausea following an accident.
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Does a major character die?
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thenumbereleven
John Doesn't Die at the End, if that's what you're here for. Nor do Amy, Jennifer, or Molly. Most other named characters die. I have no idea how to answer that question succinctly for Dave, and neither do the characters.
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Does a plane crash?
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No, though an entity does threaten to do so towards the end of the book.
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Is there a shower scene?
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[Ch. 1] A character has a shower off-screen and repeatedly draws attention to the fact they're having a shower, in an attempt to lure out a ghost.
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A copy of molly explodes after eating a Testa-Mint.