Reviews

My sister asked me to read this with her because it’s one of her favorites. Unfortunately I don’t think I’m the intended audience for this. I’ve never played Minecraft, so I didn’t really appreciate it fully.

I’m also not a huge fan of survivalist stories. The only person he had to talk to was himself.

Jack Black did a great job narrating though.

rhysciar's review against another edition

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1.0

Wow, what a book!
This was the most astonishingly fu**ed-up book I've ever read. This is not even a novel, it's just a manual for Minecraft players who've never played with that game. If you follow this book, you'll learn how to play the game, but god for a novel? This was plain bad. The info-dumping was amateurish, the character was just lame, the world... while it works in the game, it DOES NOT in a book.
I really can't fathom why they couldn't write a story for Minecraft like the Telltale game. That was a good one, you got to know the world, how it worked, and still had a good story.
This one? This is nothing like that, and it breaks my heart. I wanted to like this so bad, I loved World War Z, but this? Shame on you, Max Brooks, I wouldn't even call this writing.

short_circuit's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chicy14's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

bookishcapricorn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

par3's review against another edition

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4.0

4 Stars! This was actually a really good book. I bought it for a friend’s kid who I knew was into Minecraft so I thought he might enjoy it. It seemed kind of interesting and had a good rating and I recognized the author from World War Z, so I figured I would give it a shot first before gifting it, and I actually really enjoyed it. I realize it’s more for kids but who cares? It was good and full of tons of lessons that are great for everyone to learn. Highly recommend for kids of all ages. Including 34-year-old-kids like myself. Lol. I should probably also mention that I was unfamiliar with the Minecraft game. Maybe that made it more enjoyable? I don’t know.

spencerannus's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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