Matt Dinniman is a writer and artist from Gig Harbor, Washington. He is the author of the best-selling Dungeon Crawler Carl series along with several other books about the end of the world. He doesn't really hate Cocker Spaniels, and he plays bass in two bands.
Not my cup of tea!
Definitely not DCC. This story encompasses a juxtaposition of redemption and revenge that doesn’t align. The main character’s development seems fractured and ends on a hopeless and depraved note. The opportunities he has to choose kindness, mercy or grace are disappointingly not taken, though the story feels like he should. Gratuitously gory and not in a good way. The voice acting and sound production are good (disturbingly so at times). As a huge DCC fan, this was just not my cup of tea. On the off chance you read the comments from your readers (which you totally shouldn’t because you’ve got much more important things to do and besides, I’m just being an armchair quarterback anyway) I adore your mind, Matt! You’re the best and if you need to write the occasional terrible dark monstrosity, you do you! I’ll just actually listen when Carl and Donut pop on to warn that there’s something icky about to happen.
This book brings the big feelins out
Dinniman, Hays and SBT really did a masterpiece. This book is NOT for the faint of heart, or for those who may have lost a child. Especially if it is recent. This was one of those audiobooks that had me finding chores around the house so I could listen even when the family was home. I feel like this is some of the most emotion evoking work I've ever heard/read. I did also buy a used copy of the physical.