Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

My book club chose Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman as our book club book when I wasn't there. I did sort of want to read it, but I had heard that the audiobook was the way to read it and it's only available through Audible, so I had to pony up almost $30 to buy it. According to my spreadsheet it isthe only money I've spent on books this year, though, so I think it's okay. My husband is also going to listen to it, so I guess that's okay. Anyway, the book is narrated by Jeff Hays.

(Written in June right after I finished.)

The premise: Aliens attack Earth and make the remaining humans fight in a dungeon as part of a live intergalactic game show. Carl and his cat Princess Donut are trying to survive. 

The execution: I don't know. It's funny, but the characters don't seem very interesting. Yes, I do like a talking cat, but poor Donut isn't an interesting cat. Carl is also funny, but I keep reading reviews that say things like heartfelt and emotional and I guess I just missed that? 

Also, let's talk about how this book is consistently rate as one of the best audiobooks and I found the narrator to be grating and sort of overacting. I honestly wish I had just read it instead of listening. 

But it was fun. It took me a couple of hours to get into it, but then at the end I was trying to squeeze in listening every minute that I could. If this sort of LitRPG/crudely humorous/darkly comedic look at the end of the world appeals to you, go for it. 4/5 stars

(Written in August after book club.)

3/4 people finished. We mostly liked it. The fourth person was reading it and felt like each page was just too much of an information explosion. We all agreed it would be a fun movie. One person is already on book three!

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Would your book club read a book like this?