The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire: The World of Dan and Phil

I love these guys! This is the second YouTube book I've ever read (Hannah Hart's being the first) and I find that reading them makes me appreciate my most beloved YouTubers even more. As I write this, my copy of Tyler Oakley's new book just released and my pre-order shipped mere hours ago. I hope to read many more books written by YouTubers in the future to gain a better understanding and appreciation of who these entertainers are on a different level. Writing and releasing a book is such a very personal thing to do and I love imagining that one day I'll be admiring my book collection when I stumble upon these and reminisce on the good times I had laughing at people on the internet (SPOILER ALERT: not unlike the book's futuristic trailer). TABiNoF is truly exactly what anyone who considers themselves a Dan and Phil fan would expect it to be: Funny, charming, sarcastic, and bursting with inside jokes shared with anyone who has had the pleasure of enjoying their content. I was curious as to how two dominant personalities could come together to make one piece of literature and was pleasantly pleased to find that the story read much like a conversation between them would. There were quite a few times in which I caught myself hearing the words I was reading in their voices in my head. It was almost as if my brain went on autopilot and Dan and Phil started to steer (which I'm just now realizing is terrifying). Additionally, it wasn't until I read this book and found myself thinking "I already knew most of this about them" that I started to consider how truly invasive we are as an audience when it comes to our favorite online entertainers. Dan and Phil and others like them have pretty much forsaken all forms of privacy in order to distract us from our everyday lives. I expected the book to be a little more telling than the final product was when, in reality, it was more of a complete accumulation of everything that is "Dan and Phil." It is, essentially, their world in a book. By no means do I intend for that to sound like a negative comment, however I do think it is important for the reader to know that there isn't going to be much information in the book that isn't already known to the common subscriber. It is, nevertheless, fun and quirky and cute, just like they are. PS: I'm convinced Dan is the actual author for all of the embarrassing fanfictions I've read in the past few years. That was some seriously talented writing!

I am using my dad's account to give this review because I don't have one of my own yet. My parents bought me this book for my birthday because I am a fan of Dan and Phil and asked them to and I would like to say that 'The Amazing Book Is Not On Fire' is, well, amazing! It's fun, colorful, and comedic, just like Dan and Phil's videos. It is also full of mixed emotions; Excitement, joy, love, sadness, and it may give you 'the feels'. They have you laughing one minute, saying 'What the?' the next, and towards the end you may feel a bit sad and like me have an existential crisis. Side note: Dan's fan fiction starts off a bit sad, but it has a somewhat happy ending. The only issue I had with it was trying to read Dan's dream diary, the writing was so small and cramped, and I can't read cursive all that well to begin with so I had to skip that page, but I would certainly recommend it to friends and family whether they're fans or not.

They did such a good job! Well written, very funny and lots of great photos: everything a proper Dan and Phil fan wants is in this book. If you've only just begun to enter their world, this is a great place to start! These two young men have captured a place in the hearts of their fans because they are genuine, intelligent and very, very funny. Their sense of humor comes across perfectly in print, and their friendship is both apparent and fun to share in. As an "older" Phan fan (42), I was a bit concerned that this book wouldn't have been written with me in mind, but I can tell you honestly that from the first page, I felt included and accepted. This is truly a gift from Dan and Phil to all of their fans and I am proud to count myself as one of them!

I have been waiting so long for this and it's finally out, and I absolutely love it! It's a proper book, very nice quality and glossy pages. I haven't looked through the whole thing yet, but from what I've read so far, it's absolutely hilarious and there are SO. MANY. CUTE. PICTURES. This book wasn't put together by some publishing company to make money. It genuinely feels like Dan and Phil put their heart and soul into this book. I also kind of like how it's sort of an "insider's scoop" of sorts to their past, and present. It's not stuff that we already know from watching their videos, that's for sure! There's lots of new material in here to enjoy. Their personalities shine through on every page, and I can't be more proud of them to have come this far. If you, too, love Dan and Phil, and want to get to know more about them, get this book!

I'm about to be 25 - I love all the work and dedication that went into making this. You don't even have to know -everything- about Dan and Phil for this book to be hilarious. It has its moments and is very appealing from an artsy point of view. A lot of the photos and drawings are great glimpses and snapshots into the lives of these guys and you can tell they really wanted to include as much as they could. I love it and I love listening to the audiobook while looking at it. It makes the experience more fun.

PLEASE NOTE: I did NOT buy the book directly from D&P. It looks used, because I BOUGHT it used. From what I've seen, the people who bought it directly from them have pristine, beautiful book covers, so don't be deterred by my cheapness! Worth the buy! I'm not much of a book buyer, mostly because it annoys me that the items just sits around forever once I'm done reading it and it's hard to "re-use" them when you've already gone through it all.. But this was great. It was fun, cute, included a lot I didn't know, and it's so diverse that I'm able to go back and re-read some things instead of letting it sit on the shelf and collect dust.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the book. The title basically speaks for itself as the whole thing is a physical version of the world of Dan and Phil. There were great bants between the two and while I didn't learn anything very new, the fun vibe from it kept me interested and reading. Inside the book is very beautiful as it is filled with photos and colors that I think really revs up the content quite a lot. So yes, one does not learn anything particularly new of them personally besides some little things about their childhood, or university lives. The stories retold go into more detail as read by the playful commentary of the two. Very enjoyable read. However, my copy arrived in a rather distasteful condition as it had streaks and dirt marks running along the front and back of the hardcover that I was disappointed to find.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! This led to me spending the night in Boston then meeting Dan and Phil twice and getting a photo and they signed my book. Thanks! Great book as well. To any parents thinking of buying this: DEFINITELY DO IT! COME ON YOUR CHILD IS ASKING YOU TO BUY THEM A BOOK AND NOT METH! BE GRATEFUL! Also to the kids: never buy memes from Dan in a trench coat. They are highly addictive and will send you into a downwards spiral of self pity until you inevitably end up lying face down on a patch of carpet in someone's corridor contemplating the meaning of life and the inevitability of death and how small you are compared to the infinite universe and you should NEVER make a tumblr account that has infinite scrolling enabled •.• I haven't seen the light of day in 17 years and the Malteasers and Ribena supply are becoming scarce. Send help.