WardenRed reviewed Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
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4 stars
“You have interesting ideas, Benji,” Gretchen said.
“Thank you!”
Gretchen raised her eyebrows. “What makes you think it was a compliment?”
This book is utterly, absolutely, 100% ridiculous. If you go in expecting and craving exactly that, you're going to have great fun.
It's like the kind of D&D game where everyone consciously prioritizes comedy over logic or gods forbid common sense, the players are fully dedicated to playing their chosen stereotypes to the limit, and the DM is done trying to keep the plot straight and just throws new stuff at the party when they wander too much. The banter is over-the-top and often hilarious, most of the characters are lovable jerks, and there isn't a single serious line anywhere in this book. This is awesome. I love it.
The single minor problem I had with it was being pretty much unable to get invested into the throuple romance …
“You have interesting ideas, Benji,” Gretchen said.
“Thank you!”
Gretchen raised her eyebrows. “What makes you think it was a compliment?”
This book is utterly, absolutely, 100% ridiculous. If you go in expecting and craving exactly that, you're going to have great fun.
It's like the kind of D&D game where everyone consciously prioritizes comedy over logic or gods forbid common sense, the players are fully dedicated to playing their chosen stereotypes to the limit, and the DM is done trying to keep the plot straight and just throws new stuff at the party when they wander too much. The banter is over-the-top and often hilarious, most of the characters are lovable jerks, and there isn't a single serious line anywhere in this book. This is awesome. I love it.
The single minor problem I had with it was being pretty much unable to get invested into the throuple romance storyline. I was too taken with Benji and Calarian's elfs-with-benefits-to-lovers storyline to pay much attention to Lars. They were really, really entertaining as they caught feelings. Meanwhile, Lars was just this hot guy both of them were instantly attracted to, especially Calarian, and... um... idk? He felt more like a catalyst for their story than a character and a part of this relationship in his own right.
Otherwise, I laughed more than I thought was possible for me these days, and this was a great pick-me-up!
