Mogworld

After reading "Will Save the Galaxy for Food," I was really excited to try other Yahtzee Croshaw novel. It had been a long time since I read a book I liked that much, and I loved Croshaw's blend of serious and humorously sarcastic tones. So, I bought this one after seeing the star ratings online.That being said--it's okay, I guess. Whereas I felt that I couldn't stop reading the other book, I found myself setting this one down longer and longer between readings. I just finished part 1 about a week and a half ago and haven't really picked it up again. I might go back to it, since it's a little early to give it up, but it's not like his latest book. The humor isn't quite as clever, the stereotyped priest is a little much in some scenes, and I still haven't really made a connection with any of the characters like I feel I should. There are a couple characters that I WANT to like, but they feel a little stiff (no pun intended).And even though I've been known to play a few online games before (I'm not really big into video games overall), I started reading this book before I realized that it was set in one. I thought it was just satire based on game plots. I think that did kill my momentum a little as well. But, the story so far is not terrible, just slow to start and a little silly for my taste. It has made me chuckle a few times, and you can definitely hear Croshaw's voice in the work.Overall, I definitely wouldn't discourage you from reading the book. You may like it more--but I will recommend reading the first few sample chapters provided before you do. However, I will say that I admire how Croshaw doesn't do series (so far). That fad drives me crazy. It's SOOO refreshing to find a book that I know is complete. I'm looking forward to future works of his!

I've been following this author on Amazon for a while, and I have no idea why. But, upon a friend's recommendation, I bought and read the book, and I guess I had a good reason. This is a very entertaining read that manages to raise some very interesting questions about ourselves, our relationships, and our creations. I hesitate to write too much because it would be terrifically easy to insert a string of spoilers into a review. As the book opens, the protagonist dies. Sixty some years later, he is reanimated, unfortunately in the very physical state one might expect after having been buried for sixty some years. He has quite the string of adventures solving the mystery of how that happened, but of course, being the protagonist, in the end he does. Wanna know what it is? Well, read the book, sucker, 'cause I ain't gonna tell you. Entertaining and thought provoking is how I'd describe this book, and I heartily recommend it to you.

As a quasi-faithful follower of Zero Punctuation, I felt that someone who is as acerbic in his reviews of games and such, would know how to make a book worthy of reading to prevent him from being 'torched' by reviewers. I was not disappointed.The first three chapters alone, which is the birth (unbirth?) of our protagonist Jim could have easily been made into its own book. There was a lot of fluidity and novel concepts all going very fast that would make for a shorter book or a D&D module just in those three chapters.The rest of the book are Jim's struggles to put an end to his existence once and for all. These struggles are filled with abject boredom, dry humor, and puns. Just right for someone who was happy with the status-quo before encountering Lord Deadgrave.It was a fun, light, humorous parody of the fantasy genre with weird characters like Slippery John and Bob and Jim mixed with more 'serious' characters with names like Baron Civious, Bowg and Lord Deadgrave. Running gags like "it's a trebuchet" and the reaction to Jim's eyes are right up my alley and this seems to be repeated in his next book "Jam". Mogworld even managed to take a shot at the programmers with the arrival of Lord Si-Mon The combination of the character names, the mix of medieval and current references (both material objects and slang terms), the running gags and the absurdity of the characters outlooks on life and death kept me waiting to see what the chapter would bring.I enjoyed the "twist" where the big secret about the Deleters and the adventurers with the Syndrome. I have to admit that I didn't read any reviews or the back of the book where it spells out what is really happening, and was pleasantly surprised by the twist not so much as I hand't already suspected it (they hint at it a lot), but the way it was revealed.Excellent work!

I really enjoy Yahtzee Croshaw's writing. He tells a very entertaining tale with good characters and unexpected turns. He does have a problem with some logical issues that bother me, but honestly do not detract from the story. Case in point, a lascivious human is turned into a rabbit and his hidden in a woman's shirt. The rabbit refuses to turn back to a human as long as the woman is keeping him in his shirt. However, the story seems to have forgotten that this woman was a zombie. So... gross. Also, Croshaw tends to use the "R" word as a synonym for idiot. As a gen-Xer this I'm kinda used to this, but I've updated my vocab, so should he, I think. Nevertheless, if you can look past such slips then these stories are very well told.

As a fan of Yahtzee's Zero Punctuation series, I was happy to provide a little revenue to someone who has given me many hours of entertainment for free but was also hopeful that the book would at least be an enjoyable read. In that respect, it did not at all disappoint. While not quite a page-turner, the wit and intriguing premise held my attention from start to finish.I'm guessing that many of the people who are thinking of reading this book will be be coming with prior knowledge of Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation, or perhaps his own YouTube videos too. While the book is certainly witty and is not at all a kids' novel, you may find it a bit more restrained than you expected, which probably is a good thing. The crudeness of ZP would likely lose its appeal if sustained throughout a full novel.I won't spoil any of the plot here (and I'm inclined to argue that even the promotional blurb gives away a more-than-ideal amount) but it's very interesting and more thoughtful than I expected. Much of the humour is derived from an eclectic and eccentric cast of characters, that never fail to be fun. Perhaps the most important aspect that holds the whole book together is the relatable protagonist, who is surprisingly human beneath his rotten flesh and sarcasm.The greatest weakness in the novel, to me, was the somewhat confusing and inconsistent motivations some of the characters have. It feels like comedic value was given precedent over giving characters a logical reason for the things they do, at times. By all means, comedy can be a priority, it just doesn't need to come with a cost, in all cases. However, that is a minor gripe and is easily forgivable.I greatly enjoyed my time reading Mogworld and I would readily recommend it to fans of fantasy, video games or Yatzee's other work. Perhaps the best compliment I can give is that I feel the world created here could easily be expanded into a series, something I generally don't want after reading even the best books.

Entertaining story, worth the entry price. Not the greatest thing ever but certainly worth a read if your into these kinds of themes.Not a big reader but heres a list of things id consider pros/consPro:CheapLikeable main characterI can remember the whole plot.I enjoyed the plot.Enjoyed the humor.ConsCant remember any character names other than main character and with the exception of maybe 1 theyare not that interesting.Cant remember any of the place names they all interchangeable.

I got the audible version of the book read by Yahtzee and it really helps to bring the characters to life. I felt like getting up and screaming Yahzee a couple of times, a sarcastic bastard reading a very sarcastic character in a world that just seems to have it out for him. Why won't they let him die? Well because he is a protagonist though he very much does not want to be, having been dragged back from the dead for some twisted will.I loved the book and it kept being interesting as nothing ever really went the way that you thought it would, keeping the story fresh for those who quit early, you missed out on some good plot, try the audio version. I would quite happily read any of his work again.

I was really curious to see how Yahtzee's machine-gun chatter of sarcasm and wit in his gaming reviews translated to a fantasy novel. The result? I ended up blasting through Mogworld in little more than a day, and giggling at its jokes on a number of occasions.When Jim, a lowly mage-in-training, finds himself frustratingly resurrected from the dead, he finds that his generic fantasy world has changed for the worse. People aren't dying properly anymore, adventurers are becoming afflicted with bizarre behavioural patterns, and things are disappearing from the face of the planet in the blink of an eye. Thus begins his quest not to save the world, but to continue the permanent death he was so rudely awakened from.The novel is written in 1st-person-perspective, which gives the writer a great excuse to transplant his humour directly into the thoughts and words of the protagonist. Yahtzee is like a more caustic, contemporary Terry Pratchett drawing from video games instead of classic literature, and the whole vibe of humour in the writing really tickled my fancy. Poor old Jim is an irritable, unheroic hero with unheroic and very human thoughts, clashing cleverly with the generic fantasy setting that underpins Mogworld. The plot, and the consequences of his actions, rarely go in the direction expected of a fantasy novel, and the eventual interleaving of the greater, game-related plot is very cleverly done.Knocked off a star for an opening that I didn't feel was as strong as it could have been, but once Jim is resurrected, the fun really starts. If you've ever played an MMO, every joke should amuse you, unless you've come down with the Syndrome . . .

I've been watching Yhatzee's Zero punctuation videos since 2007 each week its something I look forward to his fast paced humour. the book was a bit slow to get going if I'm honest and having actually skipped reading the synopsis on the back (as i was recommended it by a friend) it took me some time to click *where* the book was set which was around the mid point and from then on a lot more made sense and it was a clever plot twist where the book then opens up as did my thinking towards it.it was a good read - recommended