Light, simple, and hilarious – these books are apparently part of a new genre (to me, anyway) called GameLit. I can see why gamers would enjoy the books. The author has distilled the enjoyable parts of loot grinding games, and the main characters are suitably clever/snarky/funny/entertaining.
Reading these books made me feel like I was eating birthday cake for breakfast – delicious but with a side of guilt. They aren’t completely simple – there is an underside to the books that hints at mysteries as well as subtle mockery of contemporary figures and events.
While they are a breeze to read there are a lot of rules to explain in this completely new world, and unfortunately there are only so many variations to having other characters explain things to poor Carl and Donut.
After reading the first two books I will definitely continue (I think there are five or six) but now I need a little break. Next I am reading Midnight at Malabar House by Vaseem Khan.
