- Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
- Well spent? Perhaps in the same way that time watching Sharknado is well spent, I suppose. It’s basically a horror story in reverse, from the point of view of the monster, and if you’re looking for something heroic, this is not it. It veers wildly from slapstick monster-movie style humor to incredibly explicit sex and violence with almost no warning. That said, the dumb-as-shit anti-protagonist is an interesting concept character, and there were enough genuine moments of jokey, video-game based humor that I caught myself chuckling more than once. I would say something about the portrayal of women in the book, but really, if you read something with a title and cover like this and expect anything resembling good taste, or compelling female characters, then you are dumber than the monster this story is about.
Recommended for fans of trashy b-horror flicks where everyone dies, sometimes while getting it on.
Not recommended for anyone who is looking for more than a dose of lightly salted fantasy porn.
- What was most disappointing about Neven Iliev’s story?
- The video game conceit is cute, but long winded explanations of what everything does drag the story out. Anyone still reading past the first couple of chapters probably has enough background with MUDs or modern MMOs that the concepts don’t bear long exposition.
- What does Jeff Hays bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
- The voice talent was superb. The many character voices, sound effects and other little touches in his reading were honestly, half the fun of the book. I don’t know if I would have finished it if I was turning the pages myself.
- Was Morningwood: Everybody Loves Large Chests (Vol.1) worth the listening time?
- In the words of the main character: “This book is slightly tasty.”
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