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Different from Max Brooks's first Minecraft novel, but pretty good.
While the story was good, the lessons that were the focus of each chapter have been removed. That was one of major points of "The Island" and has now been replaced by "friend lessons" and it is a major downgrade. It still enjoyable with new updates adding things. It is incredibly annoying for Guy when he keeps referencing them. Also his friend lessons are said once and Guy is like "Wow, I'm so smart! Look at me being smart!" and then never bring it up again.
Ready for the next one. As a Minecraft fan, I am very thankful that Max Brooks actually understands the mechanics of the video game. It is interesting to see it play out in writing.
Max Brooks defined the genre with The Island, The Mountain is the first direct sequel of this, with many more books in the series following different characters and standalone arcs (even sometimes different levels of integration into Minecraft lore). Ultimately these two books are so very solid for quick chapter readers... and easily broken into nightly chunks for reading with your kiddos.
4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum https://bibliosanctum.com/2021/03/28/...Ever since the publication of The Island by Max Brooks, there have been many more Minecraft novels released in the official series of novels based on the video game, each exploring a different aspect of the world. While so far they have all been standalone stories, in The Mountain, readers can actually look forward to being reunited with the intrepid adventurer protagonist who was introduced in the very first book!Upon lea...
My son loves these Minecraft middle grade novels. I read them to him a chapter a night before bed. Previously his favorite was the first book, The Island, by this same author. Now, he likes this sequel even more. Personally I prefer The Island or The Voyage by Jason Fry, but I'm not the target audience and it is a good book.
The dumb Guy is not so dumb anymore...
It started off a little dull, but picked up midway through. I liked the inclusion of the Nether and the 1.16 updates. I also like that the book mirrored a typical playthrough starting with solo and progressing to multi-player.On a side note, I thought Sean Astin did a fine job as narrator of the audiobook, but I never stopped missing Jack Black.
A continuation of the story from The Island, and I enjoyed this installment much more. There is a more relatable storyline (beyond the same “how to survive Minecraft” foundation). 3.5-4 stars, bumped up to 4 because the audiobook is narrated by Sean Astin which makes it that much better.
3.5/5 starsMax Brooks’s first foray into Minecraft literature, The Island, was better than it had any right being. So naturally, I was excited to see what direction he’d take the follow-up, The Mountain, in. While The Island was a charming, unique take on a Minecraft story, The Mountain overstays its welcome a bit. The whole “protagonist finds himself in the world of Minecraft and is confused about everything” gimmick grows stale, even with Brooks’s attempt at spicing things up by introducing a
Man that was another great read! I really enjoyed this second "book" of this guy's adventures--all the ups and downs and the intense adventures! I wonder what will happen next...
I loved this! The way this takes place almost immediately after the last book, the way Guy (yay! He has a name now!) journeys to new places, and ESPECIALLY the way he and Summer interacts with each other! I was laughing in most of those first scenes they have together, since they’ve technically never seen another person before so the social awkwardness that takes place is spot on. This is something that I know isn’t easy to write but he still manages to write it well. The only real complaint I h...
Going into this book and Max Brooks' other Minecraft book, I had no knowledge of the subject besides the fact that my kids play it. So with an open mind, I listened to this book (and read Brooks' other Minecraft book). Wow, I was amazed!This book in particular deals with the protagonist (Guy) who meets another like-shaped character on another part of the game (Summer) who teaches him tenets she goes by, called "Fressons". These, incidentally, also can be followed in real life. With these Fresson...
This book was so much fun to listen to! Sean Astin is a wonderful narrator. It's obvious that he's read books aloud to kiddos. He made everything just a bit more exciting. Little fans of Minecraft will adore this book!That said, I'm not exactly a little Minecraft fan but I love the game and it's evident that Max Brooks has some appreciation as well. I've read books before where the authors were charged with writing about a pop culture thing they didn't care about and it was just ruined. This was...
This book scratched all the itches it was supposed to. It was full enough of inside jokes and game references to keep me... I mean my 6 year old son entertained. The vocabulary was surprisingly robust; this will really stretch the reading and listening skills for any child reading this. There were also a surprisingly number of tongue-in-cheek references to IRL including religion, pop culture, etc. We had skipped the first book but might go back and read that.
For a story about a video game comprised of blocks and impossible physics . . . this was actually really, really good. It was fun, entertaining, action-packed, and somehow manages to sweep you up into the blocky world of Minecraft without losing the classic gameplay world.I received a digital ARC from Del Rey Books via Edelweiss. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
I liked the first one better, this was a good book, but as my nine year old is reading it with me the language could have been better. The characters were great. The story was good. The large amount of action sometimes made the narrative hard to follow. Still it was a good book.
It was a really fun book to listen to in school. It was such a rollercoaster ride following the main character, and what he had to go through in the book. It was really interesting, and I'd definitely read it again.
4 Stars! Enjoyable Middle Grade book. Like The Island, it was full of lessons; friendship lessons this time… I picked it up for one of my friend’s kids who I know is into Minecraft. Or was anyway. Hopefully he still is and will enjoy this book too!
4.5 rounded down to 4. It was a little bit less enjoyable than minecraft the island. The first book experience was better. The storyline was a little less interesting because there wasn't really any "brand new starting - figure this world out" type stuff. It was less adventurous.