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A 2009 novel by Ron Curie, Jr., chronicling the life of Junior Thibodeax, who, since before he was born, has heard a voice in his head feeding him information about the world around him, including the exact date and time of [[The End of the World as We Know It]]. [[Needs More Love]].

* [[All the Myriad Ways]]: Confirmed by the voices.

* [[An Aesop]]: The main conflict comes from Junior, knowing what he knows, attempting to answer the [[Driving Question|question]] "Does anything I do matter?" {{spoiler|The answer is ''[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|yes]]''.}}

* [[Deus Angst Machina]]: Life seems to be conspiring to destroy every [[Hope Spot]] Junior encounters in his life. So your druggie brother finally starts to get clean? {{spoiler|Oops, the drugs addled his brain. He'll live, but with the mentality of a child.}} You almost killed yourself to find a cure for your father's cancer? {{spoiler|Well, he'll fall asleep at the wheel and die before you get to see him again anyway.}} You finally convinced your girlfriend to escape your doomed planet with you? {{spoiler|She's going to be shot by terrorists a page later.}} Also applies to other characters, like the man who lost his legs to [[Death by Sex|rug burn]].

* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: The Destroyer of Worlds.