588 reviews for:

Orconomics

J. Zachary Pike

4.2 AVERAGE

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If Terry Pratchett had grown up playing Warhammer instead of reading Gormenghast, he might’ve written a book very like this.
adventurous funny
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced
adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This author is BRUTAL.

85% of this book is a HILARIOUS romp through a world where RPG rules and real world economics mix and mingle. Stereotypes are both subverted and upheld. It's a crazy-train of lighthearted good times and silly puns.

And then...shit gets real. And Pike writes the drama just as skillfully as he does the comedy. So, as hard as I laughed for the first 85%, I was furious or defeated or any other emotion Pike was trying to squeeze out of the audience for that ending.

Oh...and the ending...there's a post credit scene. Seriously. Read past the acknowledgements.
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes