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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
been playing minecraft for years and honestly this was beautiful. one of my favorite books
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
fast-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:
Complicated
I had low expectations since most of the Minecraft themed books are pretty awful, but this was a surprisingly wonderful book! Dude wakes up in the water and doesn't understand why the sun is square or his arms are log shaped, and tries his best to figure things out and survive. As a standalone story, someone without any exposure to Minecraft would probably still enjoy it. The main character is trying to answer life's questions like "why am I here?" and find purpose in the world. It's got solid real-world advice in each chapter that the character learns through trial and error. I listened to the audiobook, voiced by Jack Black (!!!) and it was fantastic. If you get the chance to listen while you read, Jack Black brings it to life in a fun, unique way.
It was a solid three stars, it honestly is good if you're getting into Minecraft and stuff but I've been playing for years so I'm not the audience, I was most interested in the other books in the series. But I'm not a heathen so I'm reading them in order
Listened to the audio book. Probably 10 million times better than the upcoming movie will ever be. Genuinely a funny and good book.
my six year old rates it 4 stars. I wasn't very interested tbh. I've liked middle grade reader Minecraft books better.
Weird, probably a better read if I had ever played Minecraft.
Initially only read this because of the bizarre combination of author and subject. Occasionally fun. Often boring and tedious. Seems great for a target audience of older kids / younger teens, and has some cool ideas but doesn't develop them very well.
Special mention to the audiobook read by Jack Black for using sound effects and music from the game, very nice touch.
Looking at the other reviews, it looks like most readers gave high ratings either out of sheer surprise that this book wasn't completely unreadable, or out of pure love for Minecraft and anything related to it. So if either of those is intriguing to you, I'd recommend it.
There was definitely a lot of this book that didn't speak to me, but still, for what it is, it's surprisingly okay.
Special mention to the audiobook read by Jack Black for using sound effects and music from the game, very nice touch.
Looking at the other reviews, it looks like most readers gave high ratings either out of sheer surprise that this book wasn't completely unreadable, or out of pure love for Minecraft and anything related to it. So if either of those is intriguing to you, I'd recommend it.
There was definitely a lot of this book that didn't speak to me, but still, for what it is, it's surprisingly okay.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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