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A review by woodiefrog
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Cozy Fantasy is not my thing, potentially. But also, I had to skip from chapter 3 to the ending chapter because boi does it get tiring all the awkward references. Is this what author of his generation think of as what Gen Z are like? 🤦🏻
Jeannette Illidge’s reading saves a lot of the writing for me, but the gilded glee of a characterization is still gilded. And frankly I am getting tired of female protagonist written as gay or bi and behaves like a dog in heat for no reason (actually the reason is probably the same with any guy writing les fantasy, plus your publisher gets a LGBTQ check 😑) Swearing=cool & quirky Murdering as butt of joke=morally ambiguous & independent AHHH come on Absolutely a mess of worldbuilding and a very tired troupe for someone growing up having read so many Chinese webnovels; portal fantasy and its gazillions of subgenres are so overdone but okay I guess it’s just catching on here.
Jeannette Illidge’s reading saves a lot of the writing for me, but the gilded glee of a characterization is still gilded. And frankly I am getting tired of female protagonist written as gay or bi and behaves like a dog in heat for no reason (actually the reason is probably the same with any guy writing les fantasy, plus your publisher gets a LGBTQ check 😑) Swearing=cool & quirky Murdering as butt of joke=morally ambiguous & independent AHHH come on Absolutely a mess of worldbuilding and a very tired troupe for someone growing up having read so many Chinese webnovels; portal fantasy and its gazillions of subgenres are so overdone but okay I guess it’s just catching on here.