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helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
4.0
This is fun as hell. Think about a Choose Your Own Adventure crossed with an easy-to-follow D&D sorta thing.
Oh, and the morality nonsense of CYOA, like when it tries to convince kids to not do steroids, all that crap is gone.
I made it into ACT III where I was killed by monkeys with swords. I was at a disadvantage because I'd learned the "Monkey Fighting Style," which was useless against monkeys.
I also chose to live in a ghetto made of pornography and to kill a lot of people in very cowardly ways. One of those two things is very close to my reality. I'm not saying which.
The big plus is that the book is actually a lot of fun to read. It's funny, and the scenes are quick and give a chuckle.
The big minus is that you'll never read the damn thing, not really, because what are you gonna do, just go straight through, like some kinda animal?
Oh, and the morality nonsense of CYOA, like when it tries to convince kids to not do steroids, all that crap is gone.
I made it into ACT III where I was killed by monkeys with swords. I was at a disadvantage because I'd learned the "Monkey Fighting Style," which was useless against monkeys.
I also chose to live in a ghetto made of pornography and to kill a lot of people in very cowardly ways. One of those two things is very close to my reality. I'm not saying which.
The big plus is that the book is actually a lot of fun to read. It's funny, and the scenes are quick and give a chuckle.
The big minus is that you'll never read the damn thing, not really, because what are you gonna do, just go straight through, like some kinda animal?
plaidpladd's review
3.0
I've never read a CYOA book with actual stats to keep track of and dice rolling. It definitely made it more randomized and interesting, although more work to read, so a trade off. I liked this as an experiment, but the writing was nowhere near as good as his later book, Augie and the Green Knight, so I was a little disappointed.
kserra's review against another edition
2.0
Given how much I love SMBC, I was surprised by how much I was not a fan of this book. It's boring and repetitive, and even though some parts are clever, I'm not sure I will ever replay it.
1_and_owenly's review against another edition
2.0
Not a bad book but it never really grabbed me. Similar humor to Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. But this is definitely one of his early attempts at writing prose. His later book, Augie and the Green Knight is much better.
rainbowrachel's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts
darwinstoffees's review against another edition
2.0
OK. Great idea and I know this is Zach Weiner, but wish they would have been a little less hack and taken it just a bit more seriously. I liked the "roll" mechanism and the RPG involvement was great, but the story was poor and the way every single thing was a joke or attempt at humor was just to much.
I hope someone else takes this idea and goes a bit more serious RPG.
I hope someone else takes this idea and goes a bit more serious RPG.
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