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abirchtealeaf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
How I ended up in the dungeon with nothing but my cat, underwear, and dynamite.
Taking this book as what it is. It's tremendous fun. The action goes fast enough to almost make you forget how horribly bleak the setting is. It's a decent take on the genre and compared to something like solo leveling, omvient readers viewpoint, or even any power scaling dungeon, crawling book it comes off less serious and more lovable.
Now to be clear this book comes with a pretty big list of trigger warnings. If none of those bother you and you want something fun. It's a pretty good read.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Blood
The book goes fast and doesn't linger but it's a dark setting. It's seems intentional that everything is awful and yet there is no time to longer on it.katie_holder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I question if the author hates women? The misogyny was real. The references were absurd and offensive. Also I hate video games and I double hate books written like a video game (new hate unlocked) I definitely was not the target audience, the target audience would be the men incels who talk about hating women while simultaneously wondering why they can’t find a woman. This book was torture.
I only finished this because of book club, I like going to book club. Also the reason why I rated this a 2 star book was because the audiobook production was fantastic. I will not be continuing this series.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
katy_bee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
But really I just found it so much fun. It's very silly, definitely not Pulitzer prize winning writing and you can see the crowd pleasing elements that it unapologetically draws on which might date it in time- the lineage of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ready Player One, the Hunger Games and a ton of computer and role playing games are writ large- but I just had an absolute blast reading it.
I love Princess Donut! I'm a fan of cats and this one has the balance of playfulness, scaredy-cat-ness, devotion and assholery that you'd expect from a sentient feline. Carl is a great everyman, making it all (just about) work and juggling all the hellish pressures that come with dungeon crawling. There are moments of pathos and social commentary.
I immediately bought the next in the series
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
emadisonc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Her eyes were clenched shut in mock pain. “This mortal coil is shed.”
“Oh, get up,” I said, looking about the room. “Help me loot all this crap.”
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Drug abuse
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Dementia
miguelito_juanito's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
lonelylooper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Dementia, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury