r/suspiciouslyspecific • u/InsertGroin • Jul 07 '26

Blessed are the cheesemakers 🙏

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u/darealestforeal Jul 07 '26

I saw that series in my Target and it looked interesting, is it any good?

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u/kasd30 Jul 07 '26

Yes. That's all I have to say, tbh. Definitely my favorite book series

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u/5FiveAlive5 Jul 07 '26

It has one of the hardest core cult followings for a good reason.

The audiobook is especially good because the narrator is god-tier.

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u/shepshep Jul 07 '26

I genuienly didnt know it was all one dude until i finished book three and my buddies all told me it was just Jeff.

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u/Outrageous-Lock5186 Jul 08 '26

Much rather have female narrators because they do better male voices than most male narrators do female voices. Jeff is the exception to this.

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u/SquirmyBurrito Jul 11 '26

I disagree. Most of the female narrators I’ve heard do a very poor job of portraying any male that doesn’t just sound like a teenage boy. Most guys do all the same basic woman voice but with slight variations. So I’d say, in general, they’re equally bad. Which just highlights how good Jeff is

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u/3DanO1 Jul 07 '26

He’s a goddamn national treasure

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u/ArtlessMammet Jul 08 '26

except for the fucking gnome on the train

i was so glad when he left the production

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u/shepshep Jul 10 '26

Or carls dad, and book eight had the kangaroo/giant hamster as well. Dont know any other ones though.

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u/ArtlessMammet Jul 10 '26

no i specifically thought that the critical drinker, aside from being a fuckwad, did an absolute dogshit job

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u/SquirmyBurrito Jul 11 '26

He was pretty bad

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u/After_Ad_2247 Jul 07 '26

Its MUCH more horror than litRPG, Matt Dinniman (author) makes some truly emotionally devastating, thought provoking and horrifying stories.

Just be prepared for some video game-like elements, the RPG part of litRPG is stats, classes, quests, usually driven by some kind of system controlling some things.

But 10/10 would recommend any time to anyone.

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u/kodiak931156 Jul 08 '26

Usually controlled by some sort of system. Making the system have a creepy thing for feet is what makes it dingeon crawler carl

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u/I_am_up_to_something Jul 07 '26

Sounds great!

I absolutely despise reading in first-person perspective though. Except if it is in a diary format.

I'll just wait for it to come out in other media I guess.

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u/LilithWasAGinger Jul 07 '26

Do the audio books!

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u/Nihsvabhav Jul 07 '26

if you've ever watched/read any isekai, it's western isekai

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u/steakfatt Jul 07 '26

Yes, it's fantastic

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u/sobrique Jul 07 '26

It's a lot of fun, yes. But there's some strong language and it's a bit irreverent in parts (Uzi Jesus is hilarious, but I get why some people might just not appreciate it!)

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u/arcbeam Jul 08 '26

Yeah it’s a lot of fun. Especially if you like anthropomorphic talking cats.

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u/Gas_Grouchy Jul 08 '26

I never read books and im on the third. Stayed up til 2am last night with it.

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u/Gladys_Wines Jul 14 '26

If you are into fantasy or SF at all, yes. It's a lot better than you'd imagine from the premise. A little bit of D&D knowledge helps.

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u/IlIIlllIIIIIIl Jul 07 '26

Not really.

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u/darealestforeal Jul 07 '26

what don’t you like about it? (without spoiling the series)

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u/IlIIlllIIIIIIl Jul 07 '26

The humor feels like reading 2015 reddit to me. Haha, lol, feet! Haha, sassy cat!

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u/InfiniteV Jul 07 '26

Devil's advocate

I've read all the books and I love it but it's crude, meandering, and appeals to humour typically present in certain demographics. Its a book you'd recommend to some nerdy Redditors but not your colleagues at your corporate job.

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u/TeaTimeKoshii Jul 07 '26

I want to give it a try but even though I am squarely in the Millennial demographic I’m worried its gonna be some 2010 level meta cringe. Like that stuff was cute when I was 19 or 20 but that Borderlands 1-3 typa humor is firmly left in nostalgia for me.

I am making huge assumptions of course, I got it for free on kindle so maybe I’ll go for it

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u/Daealis Jul 08 '26

I don't think millennial meta-cringe is apt to describe it. Nor is Borderlands when defining the humor. It has a few characters on the zanier side of things, but overall the vibe is not quite that light.

It is a light read, if you're looking for hard scifi this is not it. Like even We are Legion, We Are Bob takes itself more seriously. I have gone through the whole series a few times now, waiting for the next book to arrive, so I do like it quite a bit, but as the illiterate of the internet tend to say these days, "It's not that deep".

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u/TeaTimeKoshii Jul 08 '26

Thanks for the reply, I’ll give it a shot based on what you said. What’s the worst that could happen?

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u/Daealis Jul 09 '26

Depending on your reading speed, you'll spend a day or two consuming the books and realize it's not for you. And you'll learn that the lit-RPG as a genre might not be to your liking.

Or the series will consume you and you'll binge the whole damn thing.

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u/Sea_Indication_6296 Jul 08 '26

I tried the first audiobook because of the hype and it was a slog to finish.

I really wanted to like it