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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Carl's Doomsday Scenario
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Carl and Donut have survived so far, but this fourth level is unlike anything they could imagine. The Iron an impossibly complicated subway system tied together into a knot of trains of all kinds. The top ten list is populated, and Carl and Donut have made it. But that popularity comes with a price. They each now have a bounty on their head. They have to work with other crawlers to solve the puzzle of the floor, but how can they do that when they don’t know who to trust? The secret to unraveling it all may be hidden in the pages of a seemingly-useless book. Welcome, Crawlers. Welcome to the fourth floor of the dungeonYou know what’s worse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winning show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion, the destruction of all man-made structures on Earth, and the systematic exploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic, intergalactic game show. That’s what.Join Coast Guard veteranarian Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get to the next level—in a video game-like, trap-filled fantasy dungeon. A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with countless viewers across the galaxy.
Matt Dinniman is the best-selling writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the published author of dozens of short stories and a gaggle of books. In addition, his art publications—from greeting cards to stationery kits to calendars—can be found in boutique and stationery shops around the world. Also, he strongly feels like a pretentious twat when he writes about himself in third person.
Having now read the first three books of this popular series, I find myself waiting for when it's going to get good. Apparently it has a great audiobook and that would have elevated the reading experience - I read physical copies. This book dragged a bit for me and I had to stop myself skimming at times - never a good sign.
Ultimately though this series has a couple of big flaws at this point: - Three books in and I don't really care about what happens to any of the characters - The stakes are high (death!) but there's no weight to them
I am uncertain if I'll continue on in the series, and I certainly wouldn't recommend the series unless I know it was going to be firmly in the strike zone for the prospective reader.
This is my personal review of all books until the 8th. I finished them very quickly and don't want to go through each one since the content is a little mushed together in my brain. From the 8th book on I'll do individual reviews. This one is going to be short and sweet because I really dont think there is much to say. This book got me back into reading and it had all the aspects I appreciate in a book. It was smart, genuinely funny, had lovable characters, fun and adventurous plot, interesting plot twists, plenty of surprises, creative items/map structures/powers. Everything I need is there and I will continue to read more.
Hard to say if this is the best one as I'm binge reading them but I do feel the final shape of the series is coming into view. Also, can we talk for a moment about the insane pace these are coming out and how they get increasingly better. The first novel was published in 2020, this in 2024. Even Brandon Sanderson is impressed and I'm sure G.R.R. Martin would give up out of a sense of inferiority if he hadn't already given up.
The audible experience for both this collection and the first collection is unmatched, I have never had an audible experience that’s been so enjoyable, fun, and entertaining - Jeff Hayes did an excellent job with the narration & Matt Dinnimon has don’t an excellent job with creating such a fun and silly story that will just pull on your emotional strings out of nowhere…
Wildly inventive and relentlessly entertaining. The apocalypse-as-gameshow premise is ridiculous in the best possible way: loot boxes, magic stats, intergalactic talk shows, and Donut the cat, who is both a princess and a menace.