The Dungeon That Walks Like a Man Book 1 (Mimic Dungeon Book 1) - Alex Raizman

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  bd2232
  March 22nd, 2024
  

  

  Okay, I rather do like this author’s take on dungeon core type characters. Some of his ideas are new and, he does think out of the box.

  Narration is great and, she does a lovely job as usual. I have listened to many books done by her and, do find her voice (and her voices she does) pleasant to listen to and clean.

  Stay safe and out of this storm hitting the Atlantic Provinces folks.

  bd.:)

  The Dungeon That Walks Like a Man Book 1 (Mimic Dungeon Book 1) - Alex Raizman
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  Frontpage32
  March 22nd, 2024
  

  

  thank you! looks interesting

  The Dungeon That Walks Like a Man Book 1 (Mimic Dungeon Book 1) - Alex Raizman
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  mixb123
  March 25th, 2024
  

  

  Fast download and competently read.

  Decent take on the dungeon core idea. I wish the core was not turned into a sociopath when its humanity is cut away but that is part of the genre.

  The Dungeon That Walks Like a Man Book 1 (Mimic Dungeon Book 1) - Alex Raizman
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  wolfm106
  January 14th, 2026
  

  

  No issues with the torrent and good quality audio.

  Be ye wary: There may be spoliers below:

  I’m on the fence about this one. There is obviously a good deal of suspension of disbelief with the premise of a person being reincarnated as a dungeon, and I think Alex Raizman does a better job of it than, for instance, Khenal. Plus, I’ve always had a soft spot for mimics (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLinJSw_KYGAc_wYt5tWfq262SHensvEXw if you should have any doubts on this point). And THIS dungeon isn’t immediately trying to be lawful good, which is a thing that kind of stretches suspension of disbelief to the snapping point for me.

  That said, I have some problems. The whole ‘lesbian dungeon’ thing is very off-putting, once again in the suspension of disbelief sense. The idea that a dungeon is just a human in the shape of a house that thinks like a human, feels like a human, sees the world as a human, but has none of the things that humans do those things with just doesn’t… WORK, I think. The lost memories and forgotten customs are GOOD… retaining EVERYTHING ELSE except a body* (not asterisk) is not. A dungeon should not think or act like a human, even if it CAN walk like one once a day.

  The net effects is I keep listening, always on the razor edge between ’screw this, this is stupid’ and ‘but the witch has a spork! I wanna know what happens next!’.

  Lest it be thought otherwise, I think this is actually a GOOD attempt, and part of my issue with the story is that it is difficult for me to sufficiently suspend disbelief to be able to accept the plot elements. But a lot could have been done better, and probably would have been if the author had taken a step back and stopped to think before typing on.
  (based on extant listening)
  Narration: 8
  Story: 6
  Personal Reaction:5
  Arbitrary rating: 6.5-ish
  Suggestion: If you like the sub-genre, give it a chance, especially if you like mimics. After all, as far as I’ve seen, you don’t have a lot of choices. Pass if you have trouble accepting extreme suspension of disbelief or don’t like your houses to be lesbians.

  The Dungeon That Walks Like a Man Book 1 (Mimic Dungeon Book 1) - Alex Raizman
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  wolfm106
  February 1st, 2026
  

  Now I’ve finished actually listening to it I thought it worth coming back and clarifying some things.

  The story’s needle continues to constantly waver between ‘this is stupid’ and ‘I want to know what happens next’. The author seems to have forgotten that the central character is NOT a woman anymore and seems to have an obsession with characters swearing upon various divine genitalia. One of the worst sins committed is presenting you with terminology and situations that are never explained then expecting you to understand. This even extends to the characters in the story who often automatically understand things that are never explained.

  All that said, these are TECHNICAL problems. Problems with execution. But underneath there actually is a decent story and a decent plot and I sort of wish there were a second book so I can find out what happens next. I’m going to increase my personal reaction from 5 to 6.

  The Dungeon That Walks Like a Man Book 1 (Mimic Dungeon Book 1) - Alex Raizman

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