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*Updated review, August 2022*
After asked if I still felt the same 5 years later, I decided to give the series another shot.
Knowing that the answer was probably ‘yes’ I completely skipped the prologues. Then, after gagging at the first sentence, I also skipped the first page of Chapter 1 and started on page 2. Then I ended up just skimming the first chapter. It got better after that and I ended up enjoying the rest of the story, with a few hiccups. Assuming the rest of the series is KU, I’ll con ...more
After asked if I still felt the same 5 years later, I decided to give the series another shot.
Knowing that the answer was probably ‘yes’ I completely skipped the prologues. Then, after gagging at the first sentence, I also skipped the first page of Chapter 1 and started on page 2. Then I ended up just skimming the first chapter. It got better after that and I ended up enjoying the rest of the story, with a few hiccups. Assuming the rest of the series is KU, I’ll con ...more
Nowhere near as good as the numerous glowing reviews and 4 or 5 star ratings would imply. Even putting aside that the litrpg genre isn’t exactly known for, and nor would I expect, elegant prose, this was just … sophomoric, if not downright bad. Similarly, the characterization, plotting and worldbuilding is amateurish at best. Drastically pales in comparison to others in the same field such as The Wandering Inn and even Carl The Dungeon Crawler.
Great read/listen if you've spent time playing World of Warcraft. As an audio book hearing all the level and skill increase notifications is a little monotonous but necessary to hear the granularity of slowing leveling up.
The friendly honorable nature of Richter is a little saccharine, despite the killing / fighting sequences.
I was a little shocked when it ended since there seemed to be so much more that the character needs to accomplish in his new world. I was audiobooking it so I hadn't been p ...more
The friendly honorable nature of Richter is a little saccharine, despite the killing / fighting sequences.
I was a little shocked when it ended since there seemed to be so much more that the character needs to accomplish in his new world. I was audiobooking it so I hadn't been p ...more
NICE - CANT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT BOOK
I really enjoyed this adventure. Complete with magic, battles, innovative ways to beat large enemies, and works building. Good story!
Dec 08, 2017
David Martin
marked it as to-read
