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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reading these books made me feel like I was eating birthday cake for breakfast – delicious but with a side of guilt. They aren\u2019t completely simple – there is an underside to the books that hints at mysteries as well as subtle mockery of contemporary figures and events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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