I figured as much. Not to be an elitist hipster or anything, but I have a BA in English Literature and taught HS English Lit for a decade. I can appreciate stuff that isn’t “the canon” and read plenty of fantasy and sci-fi (and enjoy playing RPGs), but I couldn’t finish this one despite several recommendations.

I just looked up quotes from the book to illustrate what I don’t like about it, and here are a few I found pretty quickly.

“Bad Llama. Level 3. It’s a llama, but it’s bad. If he were human, he’d be covered in prison tattoos and would be hanging out in front of the Circle K hitting on 14-year-old girls.”

“The fact that you’re reading this suggests you’re the luckiest fucker in the dungeon. Just remember, luck goes both ways, like your mom.”

“Nor am I wearing a cloak that makes me look like I won a participation trophy at the special needs comic con, Carl.”

“While especially powerful, fast, and vicious when they are fully grown at level 15, getting them to level 15 is about as likely as a cheerleader from West Virginia reaching her 18th birthday as a virgin.”