/lit/ - Literature

Title: The Daily Struggles of an Immortal
Author: Kurtis Eckstein
Rating: 3.75/10


This book sucked. My lowest expectation was uninspired superhero harem story, what I got instead what some batshit crazy polyamorous romance with weird elements. Imagine having a 219 years old Immortal protagonist who cannot die, and utterly wasting his potential. Sotry doesn't make sense. I guess relationships would be the focus of the story, but that too doesn't make sense. Despite character being centuries old they act like mid 20s clueless youngsters.

The worldbuilding doesn't make sense either, but that's hard to judge because THERE IS NO WORLDBUILDING. The author spends first few pages talking about the world in shallow terms and THAT'S IT. Supposedly almost every person in this world has a super-power, yet you wouldn't guess if you weren't told. Nothing is explained, nothing makes sense.

I have hard time even seeing it's as a proper Erotica or Harem, because sex isn't detailed or arousing at all, not to mention weird masochistic BDSM elements(?). Don't read it. I rarely see a book genuinely below 5/10, but this is a genuine article of nonsensical story.

Maybe it's irrational of me to expect a good story from decent cover art, but that logic checked out so far. This one's definitely a bust.