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8 BookTubers · 6 glowing, 1 positive, 1 negative
BookTubers say: Most reviewers really love Dungeon Crawler Carl, calling it a funny, weird mashup of sci-fi, fantasy, and LitRPG that gets better with each book. They say it mixes over-the-top humor with real emotional depth, especially through Carl and his cat Princess Donut, though one reviewer found the humor mean and the characters shallow.
Now that I’ve read all seven books, I can confidently say that I adore Dungeon Crawler Carl.
The reviewer loves this genre-mixing LitRPG series, praising its humor, worldbuilding, characters, and audiobooks, though he admits the game mechanics get complex and some side characters lack development. He says it keeps getting better with each book.
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This book is amazing. This is so good. Easy five out of five
The reviewer loved this book, calling it silly and juvenile but incredibly fun from start to finish. He praises the lit RPG elements, the humor, and especially the audiobook narration by Jeff Hayes.
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This book was a very very pleasant surprise.
The reviewer went in skeptical of LitRPG but ended up loving the humor, the character work between Carl and Princess Donut, and the over-the-top absurdity. He plans to continue the series and recommends it especially to gamers and fans of animal companion stories.
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Dungeon Crawler Carl is the cleanest litRPG I have consumed and probably the easiest to binge series I've come across this year
Daniel loves this satirical LitRPG series about a man and a cat surviving a deadly dungeon crawl. He says it's incredibly bingeable, funny, and surprisingly emotional, tackling themes like trauma and coping through humor.
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I think I might give it two stars for now.
The reviewer found the humor mean-spirited and not funny, the prose repetitive and unpolished, and the characters shallow with little emotional depth. She was especially bothered by a boss fight involving a transformed human woman that she felt was dehumanizing and never given the emotional weight it deserved, and she does not plan to continue the series.
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But just gosh, what a good series.
The reviewer loves the whole Dungeon Crawler Carl series, saying each book gets better or stays just as good, and she's excited for the next one.
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If you want to read something that's a mix of comedy, horror, sci-fi, action, and satire, then you need to read Dungeon Crawler Carl.
The creator loves this series, saying it looks silly but actually has real depth, humor, and emotional weight. They call it unlike anything else they've read and highly recommend both the books and the audiobooks.
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It continues to be light-hearted and fun and I'm laughing constantly, but it's, you know, it's pretty dark, too.
She's fully hooked on the series, loving how it mixes humor with dark themes and deepens Carl's character, the world-building, and the manipulative game system with each book.
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Most reviewers loved this one for its humor, worldbuilding, and audiobook narration, calling it a fun surprise. One reviewer found it mean-spirited and shallow, and a couple others needed time before it clicked or before they wanted to continue.
Widely seen as a big leap forward, with stronger character work and the introduction of the daughters; some call it chaotic but say it deepens the story.
Good character growth, but the Iron Tangle train and map mechanics were confusing even with the author's warning not to worry about them.
The first book that hit hard emotionally, balancing real sadness with the series' usual humor.
A reviewer's favorite in the series, earning a full five stars for its top-tier emotional moments, especially involving Prepatience.
Strong floor mechanics and emotional beats, but one particularly crass scene kept it from being a five-star read for some; a new card mechanic also didn't land for one reviewer.
A satisfying, emotional conclusion to a long-building dungeon level, though a couple of readers got a bit lost near the end, partly due to listening on audiobook.
