aliendaydreamer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shanaqui's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I wanted to have more fun with Brandon Sanderon's The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England. I went into it already primed for the fact that it's a bit silly, for a certain kind of humour, which isn't always my thing -- but I was prepared to go along with it and have a good time anyway. In the end, there was just a bit too much of it for me: too many cutesy inserts of the handbook, too many stabs at corporatespeak that were just a touch too predictable.
It might've been alright for me if the characters had really grabbed onto me, but they didn't. The protagonist is a fuckup, in part because he's been told he's a fuckup and he's just gone along with it because it seems obvious, but also because he's not as clever as he sometimes seems to think he is when he's not being down on himself. I didn't appreciate one of the twists very much, and I was eyebrow-raisy about the love interest, and the ex-friend, and... gah, a bit too much of it, as you see.
I think there's a lot of fun here for someone who is more into the humour of it, and it was certainly very readable... just a bit too silly for me. I had to put it down for a bit when the protagonist used the word "Nintendo" as part of fooling people into believing he was doing a magic spell. Just, ack, not for me.
It might've been alright for me if the characters had really grabbed onto me, but they didn't. The protagonist is a fuckup, in part because he's been told he's a fuckup and he's just gone along with it because it seems obvious, but also because he's not as clever as he sometimes seems to think he is when he's not being down on himself. I didn't appreciate one of the twists very much, and I was eyebrow-raisy about the love interest, and the ex-friend, and... gah, a bit too much of it, as you see.
I think there's a lot of fun here for someone who is more into the humour of it, and it was certainly very readable... just a bit too silly for me. I had to put it down for a bit when the protagonist used the word "Nintendo" as part of fooling people into believing he was doing a magic spell. Just, ack, not for me.
piquareste's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fun, easy sci-fi medieval fantasy story with a bit of memory loss intrigue
hayleyfolstein's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
amoore119's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
angelikareadsavariciously's review against another edition
4.0
Not amongst his greatest hits, but certainly a fun read.
booking_along's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
overall fun and entertaining.
this is similar to watching an action movie of the kind of mission impossible or something similar ridiculously over the top.
this book has the same tone and pacing. it’s a book you can read and not think about the entire time and still be entertained and have fun with this.
this is not a book that gives you a huge background on people it world building. it’s not a book where you will get every detail or huge build up to something bigger.
it’s entirely a fun read that you can just read.
did the tone and humor is not for you in the first few pages? just let it go if you can DNF because the entire book keeps that tone.
i can’t really say more then repeat that it’s an entertaining and fun read that was pretty much perfect for what i needed at this moments a mostly a mindless listen where if i miss a few minutes of the audio i can still follow the story without problem.
i think you can only be disappointed by this if you go into this expecting a similar huge thing as the other interconnected books by this author.
the audio book was well done and i would recommend it.
i think it was a fun read.
it won’t be a favorite or one i need to reread but at the same time i wouldn’t mind re-experience this again if i am in the mood to just read something easy and fund
this is similar to watching an action movie of the kind of mission impossible or something similar ridiculously over the top.
this book has the same tone and pacing. it’s a book you can read and not think about the entire time and still be entertained and have fun with this.
this is not a book that gives you a huge background on people it world building. it’s not a book where you will get every detail or huge build up to something bigger.
it’s entirely a fun read that you can just read.
did the tone and humor is not for you in the first few pages? just let it go if you can DNF because the entire book keeps that tone.
i can’t really say more then repeat that it’s an entertaining and fun read that was pretty much perfect for what i needed at this moments a mostly a mindless listen where if i miss a few minutes of the audio i can still follow the story without problem.
i think you can only be disappointed by this if you go into this expecting a similar huge thing as the other interconnected books by this author.
the audio book was well done and i would recommend it.
i think it was a fun read.
it won’t be a favorite or one i need to reread but at the same time i wouldn’t mind re-experience this again if i am in the mood to just read something easy and fund
kreigd's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0