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Daniel Andrlik

andrlik@bookwyrm.social

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Product exec, SFF Writer, Producer and GM of dice.camp/@ExplorersWanted , a Numenera actual play podcast.

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reviewed Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

Matt Dinniman: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Hardcover, 2024, Penguin Publishing Group)

The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book in the wildly popular and …

Fun fun fun

This book had no business being as much fun as it was. Even though I had seen it recommended by friends, I went in skeptical, but was sucked in right away. It's by no means high literature, but Carl and Princess Donut's escapades are a delight. What this book lacks in substance it makes up with pure candy-coated silliness. This was the perfect weekend read.

Admittedly, I am solidly in the target demographic, being an avid TTRPG player, and there was plenty of fan service along those lines. Added pluses for some nose tweaking to the manosphere as well. On the surface, this could have come across as a different take on Ready Player One, but this one didn't leave the same bad taste in my mouth.

There's a lot of world building going on in this first book, with many hints of darkness to come, and without …