Dinniman, M: Dungeon Crawler Carl

Goddamnit Donut!

Bewertung (Mitglied der Orell Füssli Book Circle Community) am 06.05.2026
Bewertungsnummer: 3130259
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Over the last few months, I saw this book everytime I went into Orell Füssli. I always thought about getting it but somehow I hesitated….WHAT A MISTAKE THAT WAS! Last week I finally bought it and once I started reading, there was no going back. I read it in like 3 days and immediately ordered the following books! Dungeon Crawler Carl is a mix of Dungeons & Dragons, Hunger Games, Squid Game, The Witcher and Reality TV. It is hard to describe, you have to experience it yourself. Be prepared for a lot of WTFs and a lot of AHAHAHAHs. The main character is of course….NOT Carl but Crawler Grand Champion, Breed Winner Regional, National Winner Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk instead. If you hesitate like I did…DON’T! DO IT!

Let's be Honest, I bought because of the Cat in on the cover.

Bewertung am 05.03.2026
Bewertungsnummer: 3066184
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

When I saw it first in the bookstore, I was looking at the cover of the fourth book in that series and thought "What the hell is with that Cat?". When I saw it was the fourth one, I looked for the first one and the cat was on it too. I got curious, read the description and thought that it sounds quite funny. Let's buy it. I'm honest...in the past months or even years I bought a lot of books from Japanese authors with cats in it and I see a theme with my choosing. That's because I'm quite tired of the Fantasy and romantasy books, which in my opinion, sound all the same in the past years of looking for new books. That's also why I don't look for new book inspirations via YouTube or TikTok and just wander in the store and look what's new. This book is the complete opposite of my "feel-good" Japanese Books but so so good. My expectations wasn't that hight but damn, it got beyond that. It's funny as hell and the Achievement got me every time but it's also has depth, gore and some interesting characters. The Bond between Carl and Donut is very cute and amusing at times. I'm not only invested in those two but also some side characters like Mordecai or Lorelei and Rory. I have not much left of Book two, bought already the third one and read the webtoon graphic novel of it. Never thought I would be so obsessed with that series but here we are.