Orconomics

Etwas andere Quest-Fantasy, in der professionelles Heldentum der Suche nach neuem Kapital dient und die Helden alles andere als übermächtig sind. Beginnt wirklich stark, wird danach aber etwas zäh, mit einigen weiteren Highlights.

i almost never give five stars, but here we are…

This is a beautifully executed satire, blending the best elements of THE BIG SHORT with a Dungeons and Dragons campaign. The metaphors are as thinly veiled as a Victoria’s Secret catalogue, but they work, and work well.

I’m not much of a writer myself so i’ll keep this short, but trust me when i say this is a book well worth your time.

not bad

4/5

Loved the way the book was written. The parody of a fantasy story and a D&D game put together was brilliant and hilarious. It was very entertaining and had some great moments overall as well as very likable characters. It kind of works as a stand-alone but definitely leaves a big plot that continues into another book (that I will start to read right after). The ending however was a bit too serious for what I had expected based on the overall tone and left things on a cliffhanger. Overall I really enjoyed it.

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Good:
made me laugh out loud; enjoyable language based misunderstandings
likeable main character, despite reluctant hero trope
ending packs a punch (and ax / sword swings, fireballs, arrows, kicks, ...)

Bad:
aggressive salesmen Orcs motif is underutilized & feels like a wasted opportunity
predictable story developments
trope galore

As a Terry Pratchett fan This was a fun read.