Isekai Truck Hunter in Nine Minutes

Self-Published

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Description

Joe’s life flashes before his eyes, but another truck slams into the one about to kill him. The driver? His wife. Get in if you want to live!

A short story by KeeperAbra.

Information

Status
Completed
Year
2023

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.9/ 5.0
Followers
12
Views
1,182

Chapters(1 total)

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Community Reviews(3)

  • MK bk-201Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Well i dont know what to say, this was one of the wildest things i read (in a good way), it was like speedrunning an entire series in just 8 pages, fun, lovely and quick to read, i would love to see a continuation of this, read it, it wont take more than 9 minutes.
  • kerfylRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I laughed out loud a few times, which normally I don't do when reading.
    A+ on the comedy and grabbing me as a reader.
    Story
    There is a lot packed into a small word count, but it doesn't feel too jammed (to me). There is a funky trucks turned into weapons, using a game controller to control a turret, holy sports weapons, strange gods, and more. I felt intrigued to know more about all of that.
    Character
    I liked the voice and personalities of the MC and his wife.  I get a sense of each of them in this introduction / short. They are characters who seem like they could have a lot of depth if you ever wanted to continue the story.
    Style
    There were a few minor things about the flow of it where I had to read a sentence 2-3 times to grasp the meaning.  But maybe the ambiguity was intentional (e.g. is it foreshadowing of something else).
    - the part about kicking imaginary rocks - is that because she's frustrated, or because maybe the rocks are something else?  Since it's mentioned 2x, I thought maybe I missed something about how important they are
    - "she nods in confirmation of something that doesn’t feel like something you’d recommend to viewers at home." - I didn't quite grasp this, but not sure if that was intentional or not
    Grammar
    A few minor things on grammar - commas that maybe should be removed or added. I also recognize this stlye is meant to be fast and almost like stream of consciousness for the MC, so maybe that is intentional to leave the grammar loose.
  • RznRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    This short story does so much in so few pages. From isekai trucks to fleeing and video game mechanics right into a divine battle. It is a bit rough in the prose, and the dialogue bounces between okay and a bit awkward, though this is really a bit of satire and the fun overrides the roughness. It bounces through a bunch of ideas at the end really quick, and it ends fairly strong.