/lit/ - Literature

>>21804699
case in point

I'm 3 months late on the challenge and am fucking retarded...? Can't seem to read more than 6 books and a few manga series in this time?? The goal this year is to read a book a week. Challenge-wise, I'm switching to contemporary fantasy and sci-fi but I can't seem to escape progression fantasy. Its so mediocre and I can't stop reading it.

I'm going to review Dungeon Crawler Carl 3-5 quickly and then Azarinth Healer #1.

>DCC #3 - The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

This book was exactly what I wanted after Book 2 was so transitionary in nature. At first I was apprehensive about Katia joining the party but she grew on me over time. Especially after she had her moment near the end of the book. I'll try to avoid major spoilers for the most part, as I enjoyed the series. This book also pushes the Ring of Divine Suffering plot forward, which is developing pretty interestingly.

8/10

>DCC #4 - The Gate of the Feral Gods

The height of the series for me and when Carl's grudge against the game and the rest of the universe really solidifies. The entire setup with Donut's sponsorship and to cat, leading to Carl and Loita's moment in the trailer is laid out perfectly. When they focus on the players in the crawl and their vendettas against the system, the story is at its strongest. The epilogue at the end felt off though and essentially led to nothing in the next book. Barely bears mentioning.

9/10

>DCC #5 - The Butcher's Masquerade

Nearly seamless transition from books 4 to 5 with the exception of the 'Carl's ex' sub-plot they introduced and then removed just as fast. I was also told that the author has started writing these books with fan suggestions and comments in mind. This seems like a terrible idea, as the collective IQ of Royal Road commenters is somewhere room temperature. Near the conclusion of this book is where I noticed this more and more, as the penultimate masquerade wasn't nearly as impressive as other finales. Katia's direction also pulled at my heart strings, but her characterization has quickly spun out. Doesn't even feel like the same character from #3 sometimes.

I also figured floor 7 was going to be a more interesting racing motif but after the announcer clarified, my gripes about the goat fucking everyone over were resolved. Looking forward to the next book.

8/10

>>21610192
>no DDC
>no TWI

Are they on previous charts or are you just being contrarian?

>>21482898
it's pulp , don't act like you don't know what a pulp cover is

But yeah , both the cover and the summary don't do the book justice , it's a common complaint from people that were on the fence because of it.