Log Horizon, Vol. 1: The Beginning of Another World

I enjoyed reading this. The world building is great. The details provide a better idea of what's going on around them. I enjoyed the plot, even if it's only the beginning of the series. It felt as if it wrapped up the initial story for the characters when not every light novel succeeds with this.
While I enjoyed it, I definitely found it slightly annoying the number of times certain topics were repeated. An example would be that the number of times the concept of death in this new world was mentioned, or the atmosphere of the locations the characters are in, or how the NPCs function. Those aspects of the world building felt too repetitive, but didn't necessarily hinder the forward motion of the story.
This is definitely more interesting than any other anime/manga/light novel series I've interacted with that involves MMORPGs, so I look forward to reading more of the series.