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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Sorry but this was so slow, even my minecraft mad son was a bit bored. we have finished it and I think it's a clever idea for the book, just could have seen more action.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My son LOVES minecraft so when I saw that Max Brooks had written a book about it, I bought it for my son to read. He absolutely loved this book so I guess there's a win. He was so excited about it that he wanted me to read it to share in his joy. I'm definitely not the audience for this book. I don't play Minecraft and understand very little about it. I found this book pretty dull for the most part. I did like the life lessons the main character learned and seeing some of his ingenuity, but overall I thought it was only ok for someone like me. However, if you have a 9 year old boy who loves Minecraft then I highly recommend it.
Really good, but you got to understand older mechanics of the game. Also, it's definitely only for people who have played Minecraft (which is to be expected)
Read to my son over the course of many nights. It’s fine. He seemed to enjoy it, and finished it weeks before I did reading ahead after he should have been asleep.
adventurous
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
This is a fast paced, exciting book about someone who arrives in the world of Minecraft with no recollection of who he was or what this world is. As he explores he doesn’t only learn about the world but about himself as well as learning lessons along the way. And the last lesson sends him off on a new journey.
I love minecraft, and finding this book in a bookstore, I just couldn't help myself, I had to give it a try!
And I was sorely dissapointed.
This book is pretty much a perfect convertion of the Minecraft world: you/the character wakes up in a strange land with strange rules, and you have to explore and find out how to survive. Finding one material progresses what you can craft and so on.
The problem is, the fun with Minecraft isn't the exploring. It's not the story, nor the characters. It's what you can make of the game yourself. There are no choices in this book, and it takes the games rules way too literal at times. While it's a nice attention to detail, it simply doesn't make the book very interesting. And that's really the actual flaw of the book; it's well made and respectful to the source material. It just isn't very interesting.
And I was sorely dissapointed.
This book is pretty much a perfect convertion of the Minecraft world: you/the character wakes up in a strange land with strange rules, and you have to explore and find out how to survive. Finding one material progresses what you can craft and so on.
The problem is, the fun with Minecraft isn't the exploring. It's not the story, nor the characters. It's what you can make of the game yourself. There are no choices in this book, and it takes the games rules way too literal at times. While it's a nice attention to detail, it simply doesn't make the book very interesting. And that's really the actual flaw of the book; it's well made and respectful to the source material. It just isn't very interesting.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this book one chapter at a time to my five year old at bedtime. He enjoyed it. He said the main character said the word “stupid” too much. We both found it a little too slow paced and redundant since we’re very familiar with Minecraft already and the main character kept making similar “stupid” mistakes. Overall the story was just alright. I expected more from Max Brooks.
I liked the direct address to the reader and, once I started thinking of it as a journal, I enjoyed reading it. I kept looking for a narrative which was a mistake since there is no real narrative. It’s just about an unnamed person navigating through Minecraft which can get as boring as watching someone play Minecraft. Lots of questions......
I mean, it was o.k. I like the sarcasm which helped.
I mean, it was o.k. I like the sarcasm which helped.