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The Quest for Truth: A Crazy, Wonderful, Hilarious Sequel (Paranoia Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jonathan-David Jackson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 13 ratings

Book 2 of 3: Paranoia

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In a world gone mad, only the truth can set them free.

Oscar's orderly paranoid world has been turned upside down by the Red Fist Army and he now lives in exile. With the help of Penelope, Jim, and Mr. Hodge the hedgehog, he must free their hostage town, take on the Red Fist, and discover the truth about Dr. Boggs' sinister war against those who don't fit in.

"A great series. ... and you won't think twice about staying up waaaay past your bedtime to finish it." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Amazon Customer

However, when things go wrong and Oscar loses his closest friends, he has to rely on an unlikely group of refugees with surprising mental abilities. As he continues on his journey to freeing the town and himself, he finds out more of his own truths than he ever imagined, and absolutely nobody shoots lasers out of their eyes.

"...as bonkers and wonderful as the first." ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Kindle Customer

To find the truth, Oscar Well must first face his fears.

With persecution and danger around every corner, the Quest for Truth becomes a matter of life or death. Can this mismatched group survive long enough to find what they're looking for?

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J05DK76
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kipling Books (March 13, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2455 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0615972152

Best Sellers Rank: #616,309 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #251 in Humorous Dark Comedy
- #1,485 in Dark Humor
- #3,511 in General Humorous Fiction

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Jonathan-David Jackson was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, at 3 in the morning on May 14, 1987. At first, he could not walk, talk, or indeed use the toilet. After a year of intensive training in NC, he moved his family to Kingsport, Tennessee, where he finally overcame those early disabilities. Soon, he was walking and talking as good as anyone, and perhaps better. Walking and talking wasn't good enough, though, so he also learned to write.

He wrote and wrote, and with gentle encouragement from his wife, he finally wrote a book. Then he wrote this biography. Then he wrote other books. Perhaps he'll do more things; that would certainly be exciting.

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Mia

Not as bomb as the 1st book in the series but still great!

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2022

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Mr hodge has my heart and soul. Also this book made me feel minty kind of like an altoid.

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2015

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LOVE LOVE LOVE.... one of my best reads so far this summer... ( The ENTIRE TRILOGY 5 STARS)

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'chelle

Funny and Good but Lagged a Bit in Places

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020

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The Quest for Truth was every bit as funny as its predecessor. I had many laugh out loud moments and quite a few snorts. However, the story lagged just a bit here and there. In the main, this seemed to me to be because a bit too much time was spent on the protagonist waffling between hiding and fighting. Doubtless this is realistic, but it's not terribly fun reading. Overall, still a good read though, and I look forward to the third book.

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Trish (I read too much!)

Gives a totally new meaning to the term egging...

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014

The Quest for Truth is book two in the Paranoia trilogy by Jonathan-David Jackson. Oscar Well, having narrowly survived the hostile Red Fist takeover of his town and state through shear luck and paranoid overreaction, is hiding out with his new best friend, Hodge, and his new girlfriend, Penelope. But they cannot hide forever. Red Fist is searching for them. In fact, they could be watching right now.

When I read the first in this series, I wasn't sure which direction a sequel might take. The Quest for Juice went from the ramblings of a paranoid man trying to track down the mysterious man named Ron, who stole his favorite orange juice off the shelves, to a surreal conspiracy proving to Oscar that his paranoia may not be all that far off. Now that I've read number two, I'm happy to report that it did in fact take a direction, and that direction was just as twisty, unpredictable, and absurd (in a good way) as the first.

Before getting into my favorite characters or my opinions about the plot, I'd like to mention the footnotes, which I realize I left out of my review of the first book. These spice an already humorous book with off-hand comments and asides that make these stories hazardous to read in public (if you value your reputation as a sane person). I found myself giggling uncontrollably before getting more than a few pages in, and I even had my son read those initial pages so he'd know his mother wasn't, in fact, losing her mind. My advice is to follow those links as soon as you come to them in the story, don't even finish the paragraph, just follow.

As for characters, I must say I'm pleased that Mr. Hodge plays such a big role in this story. Mr. Hodge is a hedgehog (the cover promises more hedgehog, and it delivers). He's also Oscar's conscience. I'm not certain if this was intended, but it's definitely how it plays out. I love how Mr. Hodge enforces his advice, though I'm pretty sure Oscar doesn't. It's also fantastic that there's another charismatic critter in this one. I'll leave it at that, so as not to spoil the surprise.

I think another cool thing about this book is that it pits people that are different, in particular the mentally ill, against superior forces that want nothing less than their complete and ultimate destruction. In the story, some of these disorders take on superhuman proportions (my favorite is the one that makes enemies feel minty fresh), though others are more mundane disorders like cleptomania and many are downright silly.

But, the underlying plot is that these people are being targeted by Red Fist specifically because they are different. They are being captured, experimented upon, and killed, all with the goal of ultimately purifying the human race of the genes that caused their conditions. There are some parallels that can be drawn to certain real-life events, making this story chilling in places. Sure, the humorous approach makes this an entertaining read, but the underlying plot is sinister and all the more scary because it could and has happened before (if not targeting this particular element of humanity).

So, overall, The Quest for Truth is a hilarious yet frightening book. Adult humor, gore, and mental instability color everything in this story. So, in short, this is not a book for kids. However, adults who enjoy books that embrace the absurd, who like hedgehogs, and who like a good bit of action will likely enjoy this story and its predecessor, The Quest for Juice. I eagerly await book three, The Quest for Nothing in Particular.

I received a copy of this book as an ARC from the author.

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swampmaven

Trish's review says it all

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2016

Really, this is a great series. The second book is perhaps a little darker than the first, but still highly entertaining and funny. Well worth your time. The characters are fleshed-out, the story is engaging, and you won't think twice about staying up waaaay past your bedtime to finish it. Excellent second installment.

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