Dungeon Crawler Carl

Yo, this book is freaking incredible, and right on time for me. I literally just finished it. So, you are getting my unedited reaction. So, first, I knew nothing about this book. For my birthday, someone gave me a Barnes & Noble gift card. Needing a break from biographies, I looked for a different genre. I saw this colorful book cover, and seeing that it had several books in its series, I gave it a shot. I then purchased the audiobook as well, because that’s how I like to read. Man, this book was everything I needed and is a contender for my book of the year so far. So what is this book about? Let me tell you. No spoilers.

So the concept sounds ridiculous. A guy named Carl is standing outside trying to grab his ex-girlfriend’s cat, who had gotten out. He’s wearing his boxers and his girlfriend crocs. Suddenly, a force crushed every building on the planet, killing everyone inside. The only people that survive is whoever was outside. So, in a nutshell, aliens have farmed Earth to create an intergalactic game show. Whoever didn’t die from the building collapse has to take part in a game show. They have to survive a 20 floor dungeon trying to kill monsters and each other until they’re the last one standing. This is apparently a super game show that is watched by trillions of species from multiple universes. It feels like you’re playing a video game. It sounds crazy, I know, but the way it’s executed is awesome and I loved every minute. The narrator, Jeff Hays, made the book. He’s the voice of all the characters, but none of them sound the same. Please don’t read it without the audio. My favorite character, of course, is the cat, Princess Donut. I can go on and on about this, but I won’t. I’ll just say this. This book is so good that I have already picked up the next two in the 7 book series. The entire book had me laughing. I recommend this book to everyone, except children and people who are sensitive to immature men's humor. I needed that laugh. Easy 5 out of 5.