The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Ratings113
Average rating4.3
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Ratings113
Average rating4.3
Welcome to the Gun Show!
The top ten list is populated. The sponsorship program is open. The difficulty is ramping up. The first three floors were nothing compared to what Carl and Donut now face.
The Iron Tangle. An impossibly-complicated subway system built out of the world's subterranean railway systems, all combined and then tied together into a knot. Up is down. Down is up. Close is far. The cars are filled with monsters, the railway stations are less than safe, and the exit is always just a few stops away.
But there is hope. For the first time, the crawlers are all working together. The loot is better than ever. And 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 dungeon.
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7 primary booksDungeon Crawler Carl is a 7-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Matt Dinniman.
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4.00/5.00 They will not break me, I will break them.
The third installment of Dungeon Crawler Carl is a an action packed adventure and remain funny and grows into a mature fantasy. The worldbuilding takes a significant step forward, something completely unexpected and deligtfully entertaining.
While the plot is better than the first two books, this book suffers from some relative obscurity in the plot. The authors has done his best in describing the crazy world of this game as much as it can be done on paper, without extensive maps and visual aids. But I was largely unable to follow the mechanics of this floor of the dungeon. The main plot and the significant parts of this world floor are clear, but there is some amount of “trust that the character knows the world” aspect that I did not enjoy very much. I liked being a back-seat game player in this series but that aspect is not feasible in this book.
There are several good character moments and the book is non-stop action and fun. For this reason alone, this series continues to delight, even after looking past the plot armour and mary-sue aspects of carl's character.
One major plot hole that bothers me is this: Everyone, including Carl beleives that Carl is not very intelligent. But Carl figures out everything this book. He never makes any major mistakes. He is never confused. Yes, Cotyia is the "brains" that figures out how the floor works, but we still see Carl plan everything and solve all problems. hmm....
4 stars
Didn't love the train setting this go round but it doesn't take away from the humor and heart of the series. Will be continuing Carl and donuts journey soon
This floor: 3/10. Everything else: 9/10
The first third was good and not too complicated as the characters didn't even know what was going on. At some point, however, they knew everything about the layout, and the entire book spiralled into chaos. I have read hundreds of pages while repeatedly thinking the same as the characters themselves: “Please God, just let me move on to the next floor.”
