The Last Days of Jack Sparks

De: Jason Arnopp

Narrado por: Joe Jameson

"Ingenious and funny . . . Magnificent." -- Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta

Jack Sparks died while writing this book.
It was no secret that journalist Jack Sparks had been researching the occult for his new book. No stranger to controversy, he'd already triggered a furious Twitter storm by mocking an exorcism he witnessed.

Then there was that video: forty seconds of chilling footage that Jack repeatedly claimed was not of his making, yet was posted from his own YouTube account.
Nobody knew what happened to Jack in the days that followed -- until now.

"Wow. Seriously hard to put down." -- M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Takes a frenetic and self-obsessed modern world in its confident stride... gives us ingenious and funny diabolism, repurposed for the 21st Century. A magnificent millennial nightmare."—Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta

"Wow. Seriously hard to put down . . . Chilling and utterly immersive."—M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

"Jack Sparks is a tremendously fascinating, entertaining, and an entirely contemporary movie character. His journey into the supernatural and his clashes with those forces and with himself are hilarious, disturbing, exciting and surprising as hell. I couldn't put the book down and I believe it will be a blast for audiences to experience the movie version."—Ron Howard

"This is one of those books where I'm sad when I'm not reading it. It manages the rare feat of being both horrific and hilarious, which makes me insanely jealous of Arnopp and has me considering how to kill him and consume his mighty power."—Chuck Wendig, New York Times bestselling author

"Wittier than the lovechild of Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker; scarier than watching The Exorcist in an abandoned asylum. Fast, furious, original and most importantly, terrifying."—Sarah Lotz, author of The Three

"This is The Omen for the social media age."—Chris Brookmyre, author of the Jack Parlabane thrillers

"Original, clever, scary and funny...It kept me gripped and guessing from page one."—Rebecca Levene, author of The Hollow Gods series

"A breath of fresh air, vivid and essential."—John Higgs, author of Stranger Than We Can Imagine

"I always suspected Jason Arnopp was a genius, and now, having read his first novel, I know I was right. Jack Sparks is an extraordinary literary creation, clever and awful, loveable and cruel and his story is so terrifying and believable that I could barely bring myself to turn off my lights at bedtime."—Lisa Jewell, international bestselling author

"Funny, creepy and totally nuts."—Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts

"Devour it in one sitting."
—Australian Way

"The Last Days of Jack Sparks was an absolute blast - thoroughly enjoyed it!"—Adrian Selby, author of Snakewood

"A darkly comic, genuinely unnerving, incredibly well-executed horror novel."—B&N

"Savagely humorous and very spooky modern morality tale."—Daily Mail

"Bizarre, funny, and at times downright creepy, Arnopp's debut is a worthy entry in the horror field."
—Booklist

Not sure how this one slipped under my radar....

THIS. BOOK. WAS. AWESOME!!!! Don't skip over this one!! It has biting wit, hilarious moments, and some decent horror as well. I will be trying anything else Mr Amopp puts out. Easily a top pick of the year in my eyes. The narrorator nailed it as well. Thoroughly enjoyable!

MAN! That was wild

At first, I thought that it was slow and I was put off by the MC, but that kind of made me want something to happen to him because he’s such a sack. I never expected any of that though. It was like when the pieces fall into place you become aware of a puzzle you didn’t know you were doing. I’m actually really impressed at how unpredictable that ended up being. I highly recommend going into this title blind because, wow. It was good!!

Prepare to dislike the "author"

Written almost as if it is 'happening' right in front of you, The Last Days of Jack Sparks is an emotional, creepy portrayal of first a realistic egotistical author trying to make a buck and in the end hadn't evolved into much more than he was in the beginning. For instance, when a death occurs (and there are a few) Jack doesn't feel pity or nausea, but instead thinks of how much money this current book will make once released. Jack Sparks didn't learn anything, but we learn plenty about him. All along you feel that he is troubled, misunderstood, and has a needlessly tough exterior because of what he's been through in the past, but really he's just an English git. Exploitive, manipulating, drug addicted git. Despite disliking him, he is an incredibly real, albeit flawed guy who finally caught up to his own misgivings about the supernatural. He knocked on the door and the spirit that answered wouldn't let go. Worth a read, but don't expect Jack to redeem himself as human.

I am entranced

The book was bit choppy on several of the chapters like production value was down however that may just be my phone the story was not taken from and it is a very very good story I do recommend you read this

rare originality

I've been getting into horror literature for the past year or so and have to say that while this isn't my favorite it is definitely the most original. it never bored me and that's quite rare when dealing with novels. I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of any genre for that very reason.