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What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? June 02 (discuss.online)
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[–] Dashi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

LitRPG doesn't necessarily mean you are reading about someone playing a game, although there are definitely those types of books as well. I'm my eyes it is a story that has rpg elements built into the story. MC's gaining levels, items with stats, or even building a town that a building increases x resource per day.

Dungeon Crawler Carl is a great series. I just don't recommend listening to it in the car with the little ones lol. If you like the DCC books there is another LitRPG book. The name escapes me at the moment but it's about a guy that is working at an RV Park in the desert when the apocalypse comes. It's also a very good series, I'll see if I can't find the name somewhere.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Thanks. I'm new to LitRPG and that was my impression. I realise Crawler Carl isn't playing a game, it's his reality (unless it ends up being all a dream or something), but it's very game-like.

Then there's Ready Player One where they're playing a sort of real-life game (the egg hunt), but I wouldn't call it a LitRPG.

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You are thinking of BuyMort the Shopocalypse Saga and it is also great!

More litRPG would come in the form of Beware of Chicken which is actually referenced a few times later on in the series of books when he talks about the cloudy sword sect and Raul the Crabs general existence seems to be to nod to beware of chicken.

Also Solo Levelling is great too