Who Would Like This Book:
If you enjoy irreverent humor, unique anti-heroes, and video game-style progression, this quirky LitRPG series might be your new obsession. The world-building is top-notch, revealing its clever rules in satisfying nuggets, and the main character - a literal treasure chest! - offers an unpredictable, darkly comic perspective on fantasy adventures. Fans of unconventional protagonists, creative monster POVs, and RPG mechanics will have a blast, especially if they love audiobooks with stellar narration.
Who May Not Like This Book:
This series isn't for the faint of heart. It features explicit violence and sexual content - sometimes crossing into territory some readers find squicky or even disturbing. The humor is often crude, the cast can be pretty two-dimensional, and a few scenes may be especially off-putting to those who aren't into raunchy comedy or who are sensitive to non-consensual or graphic scenarios. If you dislike dark, edgy humor or prefer heroes with a heart of gold, you might want to skip it.
About:
'Morningwood' in the series 'Everybody Loves Large Chests' by Neven Iliev is a humorous fantasy novel set in a world where RPG elements are real. The plot revolves around a mimic in the form of a treasure chest, named Morningwood, who gains sentience and intelligence by consuming a sorceress and summons a succubus demon as an assistant. The mimic's main goal is to increase its stats and power, leading to graphic violence and explicit scenes. The writing style is described as creative, humorous, and with unexpected twists, offering a fresh perspective on the fantasy genre.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book includes high levels of violence, graphic sexual content, and moments of non-consensual encounters.
From The Publisher:
Large chests are said to encompass all manner of hopes and dreams. Men covet them. Women envy them. But one fact holds true - everyone wants to get their hands on some big ones.
The same holds true for one intrepid adventurer - a strapping young lad by the name of Himmel. Armed with his grandfather's trusty longsword and the dream of being the strongest, he sets out on the journey of a lifetime! It is sure to be a long and dangerous road, fraught with danger! And it all starts with a simple test - reach Level 5 in the dungeon called the 'newbie zone' and earn the right to become a full-fledged adventurer!
However, such things get hopelessly derailed when his adolescent mind beholds an exposed chest for the first time. A fateful meeting that would inevitably lead his life in a direction he never even dreamed of!
Content warning: Profanity, Gore, Sexual Themes
Ratings (64)
Incredible (13) | |
Loved It (13) | |
Liked It (16) | |
It Was OK (9) | |
Did Not Like (10) | |
Hated It (3) |
Reader Stats (122):
Read It (62) | |
Currently Reading (2) | |
Want To Read (26) | |
Did Not Finish (5) | |
Not Interested (27) |
2 comment(s)
This was a series Audible suggested to me, and now I can’t trust any of Audible’s suggestions. The synopsis made me think one thing, then I found it is about a chest who is a monster who can’t even communicate for the majority of the book.
The scenes with humans were the bits I enjoyed the most. The “main character” is the most unlikeable part of this book. There is a whole bunch of nothing happening, and I don’t really know why any of it is happening, but maybe that’s the point.
I wasn’t offended by the language, it says retarted a couple times. The alleged “sexism” from the demon succubus wasn’t offensive for me like it was for some reviewers, it was just over the top and silly. The thing that got me was the lack of a plot and story, and how this starts to feel like a monster demon harem lit rpg, and that isn’t for me.
I thought this would be more silly and a parody, but it takes itself too seriously without anything really happening in the story. If I was really lost without anything to read, maybe I’d pick up book 2, but I’d have to really be hurting for a new book.
The damn audio book is sound booth theater too, and the stupid sounds they add in for no reason just detract from the reading. To the point where the narration is abruptly interrupted for chewing sounds for over a second multiple times. Less is more, but this production company loves their sounds.
Not bad. Interesting perspective as the main character is a mimic. The lewdness is a little over the top though.
What can you read after
Morningwood?
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