Yeah I set my expectations to high but amazon claimed the author to be the "father" of a region's emerging genre of books. Lastly future books drags the story so much, like watching someone do a let's play of Skyrim do all the sidequests. I mean shouting "what does the fox say" all alone in the middle of nowhere with nobody in sight, it's actually depressing and cringey if you think about it. The comedy is kinda cringey to me, a lot of people like it but I personally didn't like the memes since it relies heavily on the reader liking those memes. He doesnt even wonder what happened to Earth when he transported to the new world, no mention of family, his job, maybe pets, or even the friends he was playing with when just before being transported. Also the guy that introduces the MC to the world stresses over and over that the place is no longer a game, but well it still is, status screens, quests, no perma death, food clothing shelter ain't a problem, it became super easy for him to learn trades and skills that would take months or years in Earth, many more stuff you'd expect in a game conveniently tailored for a player's comfort. I mean, I didn't expect it to be sci-fi or anything but shouldn't it be a bit more varied? Like a fusion fantasy or something. However, I don't see how a place supposedly more advance than Earth results to a medieval high fantasy setting. The setup and prolougue are both welldone and interesting, which is probably why a lot of people got hooked. I don't think the it justifies the author being called "The father of American LitRPG".
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