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Dungeon Crawler Carl Book 1 (en.wikipedia.org)
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Yesterday I read Dungeon Crawler Carl book 1 cover to cover in the afternoon.

Great writing style, I enjoyed the world building. Breezy to read. Would recommend

Book 1 isn't self contained, it doesn't resolve the major plot arcs, just sets them up.

I think the special skill demonstrated is the authors ability to humanize all the characters, flesh them out, give them some depth...

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[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I got a couple of books in before it became obvious there was no real arc. Author was writing them serially by chapter for his patreon and it kinda shows. It gets a little tired after awhile and then I was bored reading them. But I agree with you, his writing style is extremely easy to read and it does grab your attention.