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Apocalypse Redux

Author: Jakob H. Greif Genre: Fantasy

Itwasn'tclimatechangethatkilledus.Norwasittheblueboxesthatsuddenlyappearedinfront...Readmore Itwasn'tclimatechangethatkilledus.Norwasittheblueboxesthatsuddenlyappearedinfrontofusoneday.No,itwaswhatwedidwithsaidboxes.Allittookwasalittlenudgingfromthewrongdarkdeityandtheworldspiraledintotheabyss.Twelveyearslater,onlyamerehandfulofhumansremain,fightingagainstanendlesshorde,fullyawareofthefutilityoftheiractions.Ademonlordgetstorntoshredsbythelastofhumanity,determinedtogooutinablazeofglory.Intheend,onlyIsaacThomaremainstoreaptherewardforthisvictory.Anotherchance.Anewgoatthingsfromthatfatefuldaytheworldbecamequantified.Collapse LitRPG,TimeTravel,ModernDay,MaleProtagonist,Apocalypse,WeaktoStrong,SecondChance,AlternateWorld,System,LevelSystem,Monsters I'vereaduptochapter53andthinkthat'sprobablyenoughtogiveareview.Ican'ttellifI'llfinishordropyetbecausethisnovelkeepsswitchingbetweena3.5/5anda2/5formemostlyduetotheauthor'swritingstyleandcharacterdesign.Alotofthemaincharactersthink,talk,andactinthissarcasticandquippymannerthatfeelsliketheylearnedtobehumanfromTVshows.Iftheyaren'tdoingthattheyareactingsuperseriousandannoyedatthejokingoftheircomrades.Descriptionsusetonsofitalicization,arelongwinded,andsometimesincludelargeamountsofswearing.Idon'tmindswearing,especiallyifit'spartofdialogueandfitsin,butthewayit'susedhighlightsthisannoyingpersonalitythatfillstheentirenovelandallit'scharacters.Thiswritingstyleisnotalwayspresent,sometimesitfeelslikeI'mreadinganormalnovelandwhenthathappensI'menjoyingit.IthinkthepowersystemandthepremiseitselfisquiteinterestingandIwanttoseehowIsaactriestodoeverythingright.It'stoobadthateverytimeIreadachapterIwillinevitablygethitwiththisunpleasantwritingstylethatstopsmyenjoymentinit'stracks. Iwould'vehadmadethesamereview.Itdoesfeel,toooftenthatI'mreadingascriptof"Brooklynnine-nine",thenallofasuddenI'mhitwith"Houseofcards"styledialogue.Atleasttheauthor/editorandtranslatorwasn'tChinese-it'soneoftheonlyupsidesofthenovel(ifyouknowwhatImean).Theotherupsideisthesystem,itoneoftheleastuseones,yetalsothebest(idon'tknowwhymostnoveldon'tuseit). Iagreethatthecharactersarelikethat..toacertainextent.There'scertainlysomeinfluencefrommodernHollywoodbutit'snotasbadasmostcomparablenovelsonhere.It'snothingtoostrangefromreality,either.Inworkplacesettingswherefullprofessionalismisn'tcurrentlyrequiredandpeershavegoodrelationships,it'sprettynormaltogetquippywitheachother.Eveninsocialprofessionalsettingsit'snotunusualtoshowoffyourwitwhenpermissible.It'sonlywhenyou'restuckwithstuffy,no-fun-allowedbosses,colleaguesandofficepoliciesthatanyattemptathumororclevernessisgone.Butthatshitisjustoppressiveandinevitablyunhealthyformentalhealth.Itis,however,accuratetohavearandomsmatteringofthemacrosstheworkplace.Onasimilarvein,the'switch'toseriousnessanddescriptiveisalsoacommonphenomenoninprofessionalsettings.Inahealthyprofessionalenvironmentthereisatimeandplaceforboththeseriousandnon-serious.Especiallywithtrueprofessionalswhohaveapassionfortheirjob.There'sbothaneedtobeefficienttosavetimeandattentionspan,andaneedtobeaccurateandsufficientlyverbosetoreducethechanceofcreatingmisunderstandings.Andsometimesit'sanecessityfortheexplainerthemself,tomaintaintheirtrainofthoughtwhencoveringacomplextopic.Anywayit'sabalancingactthatmostpeoplefailat,andnovelistsaren'timmunetoiteither....butinmyopinionthisauthorisactuallyoneofthebetterones.Keepinmindthatthemaincharacterandhiscolleaguesareuniversitystaff(withtheadditionaltaskofteachingthepublic),soit'stheirjobtoexplorethe'science'ofthesystemmorein-depththanaspecializedcombatant...whichthevastmajorityofactionfictionMCare.Ifyou'reunfamiliarwiththesocialenvironmentsinhighereducationandthecareerpathsstemmingfromit(pununintended),thisnovelmightseemabitmuch.Butratherthanthatmakingitabadnovel,thatsimplymeansyou'renottheintendedaudience.Andthat'sfine.Nonovelisperfectforallaudiences,andironicallythemostpopularstufftendstoneglectthevicaritiesofthosemostsuitedforhigherlearningcareers.Afterall,themostcommonpointsofrelationamongthepopulacearerather...belowaverageinintellectualrequirements.That'swhymodernmediatendstofeelrather...dumbmoreoftenthennot. Droppeditafter150chapters3.5/5Someunnecessarystuffgoingaround,awasteofmytime. althoughIdon'tlikestorieswithaprotagonistwhoworksina"group",Thisnovelisdefinitelyworthyourtimethesystemisveryinteresting.RankB- RankC Prettygood,thoughithasits'flaws.Pointofinterest:theauthorseemstohavesomemilddyslexiaorsomethingsimilar.Wordsseemtoappearanddisappearwhereyou'dnormallyexpectthemtobe,ornotbe.Itmakesitalittlehardtoreadsometimesbutit'sstillreadable.Kundahilariousthough,sometimes. BrowhataretheseGermannames?EithertheyarenotGermanortheyarewhatyouwouldgetifyougooglegermanwords. theonlyproblemihavewiththisisthatsometimestheexplainationsgetconvolutedandboringEdit:Thethingsmcdoesarewhatiagreewith.Andthereisashoutouttokoreanhunterguuldsinthisaswell. Basically,itisgood.Onlyproblemforme,hisbuildmakesnosense.Inaworldweregrindingislinkedtomanaregenerationandmanapool,youwanttobuildintoaclass,whichscaleswiththisfromday1.Insomeway,itistotallyluck,thathisfirstupdategavehimammanascalingclass. Thatluckisthereasonheisaprotagonist TheBuildheisgoingforisbasicallysomekindofsustainassassin.Bestbuildforhissituation,(spawn->1shot->repeat) Forasecond,Ithoughtthemonsterinthecoverwasafurry

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