All the Dust that Falls: A Roomba Isekai Adventure

I've really enjoyed reading this story. Its mostly unique take on the isekai sub-genre is great and a lot of fun. The author does an amazing job making a roomba interesting, despite the fact that it's just a vacuum cleaner. The humor is great as well, and only gets better as the story goes on; I often found myself chuckling, or even outright laughing at the comedy. It's also a great example of non-human done right.

Style:
The prose is good, and has just the right amount of detail to really suck you in,—heh, suck—without having you stumble over excessively detailed descriptions of clothing and people. The POV jumps around a lot between Spot, Beatrice, and sometimes some other person., but it works really well, and it's always clear who's head we're in. It never felt forced or obtrusive and I always felt like it was worth reading, unlike POV swaps in some other stories.

Grammar:
The grammar is good. There's an occasional mistake, but it's usually just a spelling mistake or an accidental extra period at the end of a sentence. The sentences and paragraphs themselves read well, and I didn't encounter any problems with awkward phrasing.

Story:
The story so far has been rather lighthearted and fluffy with a good dash of comedy. It's nice, but like most of those stories, it can leave you wanting for more. Like eating cotton candy, it's sweet and delicious, but not very filling. It's still a lot of fun, though, and has some signs it is changing into something a bit more serious., so I'm looking forward to that.

Other than that, I found myself skipping over some of the paragraphs from time to time. Mostly some about cleaning, since they were a bit repetitive. They absolutely can be fun and interesting though, and they often are, but not always. The author is actually quite great at making cleaning entertaining. If only it was so much fun in real life.

Characters:
Spot/Void is a great example of a non-human lead done right. Its entire world is the floor and cleaning it, and that reflects really well in its dialogue and thoughts. Spot doesn't have much personality, aside from cleaning, but that's fine. Its way of viewing the world is what makes it special, since we get to see this new world through its sensors. Spot experiences some growth as it realizes he isn't bound by his original rules and capabilities anymore, but personal growth isn't really the point of his character.

Beatrice, however, has a lot more personality, and she's great. Her mostly unfounded fear of Spot can be annoying, but nothing you can't read past. It's really interesting to read both their accounts of the same events since they both have such a different way of looking at things. Beatrice is also the character through which we learn the most about the world.

The other side characters we occasionally see are also good, but I don't think they're interesting beyond what we learn about the world through their eyes

Conclusion:
This story is definetly worth a read if you're looking for something new and interesting, or are a big fan of non-human leads.

I thought this would be a ridiculous story that made for a bit of light fun. I was right, but I'm so interested in it! All the little things Spot doesn't understand but we do makes for great dramatic tension! And I'm genuinely invested in how clean the castle is.

Every word of this makes me smile. Easily the best chapter titles on RR. If this is ever available on Kindle, I'm buying it. Or, even better, if this ends up as a video game, I'm buying it. I'll definitely hop on again later for a more in depth reading and review, but for now just wanted to show a bit of support for some genuine fun. Thanks for writing!

This masterpiece is dumb. Its brilliant. It makes me wonder if Sheogorath has somehow crossed into our dimension to twist the mind of this stories readers. This is cozy fantasy at its best. A fantastic parody of the isekai genre, while at the same time wholeheartedly embracing it. 

If you are at all familiar with isekai, self inserts or OC inserts, you have to read this story. It is incredible.

I don't normally go for stories with frequent perspective changes, but this story is amazing so far!

I gave it a whirl because the title was ridiculous. And definately didn't expect something I would enjoy so much.

I like our main character, I like the suporting characters, and how they all add to the story, and the different lenses our plot has so far!

With funny ideas that depend on constant misunderstandings, it's best to keep them short and sweet.  I liked the first few chapters, but then the lack of dialogue and a plot based on misunderstandings began to feel thin.   When I realized the story was boring me, I dropped it.   This was a great unique idea for the first few thousand words, and then it became tedious.  Thanks for sharing, and best wishes on your projects.

I admit I didn't expect much when I came across it, but I devoured all 59 chapters available in two days. Reading about a roomba leveling is oddly compelling. I can't wait to see what Void/Spot and Bee get up to next.

There's hardly any grammar or spelling mistakes. I look forward to this being published properly so I can buy it.

There is a great layered connection between the fantasy world and the Roomba.  Much of the comedy is from the strange but kinda true relationships between their very different perspectives. It is sort of like 'reincarnated as a sword' if the sword were really a sword instead of a human. The Roomba's singular focus on cleaning sounds like it would be gimmicky and boring, but the story doesn't fizzle out and is able to really create some solid world building. I was hesitant to read this one and am glad I gave it a chance.

Our tidiness-obsessed hero seeks the death of all mess. Unfortunately for him, pesky magic users make magic circles of dust and salt! Shenanigans, over-estimations and fun views in the mind of a sapient vacuum ensuem. Grammar is perfectly fine, and the system isn't given much focus, which I love. I look forward to seeing how Spot the Endbringer, Enemy of Entropy, and Dust's Bane cleans up the rest of the castle he's found himself in. 

I wanted to like this- it seemed like a breath of fresh air. Well- for some it might be (from the other reveiews that seem to be the case)- but not for me. In fairness, I lost interest early- just seemed like too much work for no reward. I honestly only got to chapter 5. This means my review could actually be very wrong if it gets better- but unless someone tells me it does, (and why they think so)- I'm done 'following behind a Roomba'.

Style: I found the story to be a weird genre mix-up of (apparent (unexplained)) transmigrator fantasy into a (potentially?) Lit-RPG world where the 'system' gives fantasy or 'sci-fi' power-ups (curently uninvented Roomba features are 'sci-fi' to me). That 'seeming lack of focus' in itself suprisingly isn't the problem- not even the 'sci-fi and fantasy rarely mix well' hurdle poses much of a problem at this point-- but the 'written as cartoon' forced plot & humor dynamic which makes everyone around the MC a complete idiot doesn't really help the story.

Story: I often find stories like this are a bunch of (often) unrelated 'and then another thing happens' events barely strung together. This isn't one of those because there's so much 'string'. Plodding pacing. Too much reading 'details' while things don't happen. Please, something happen! Also, I'm not a Roomba. Though at first, being introduced to 'the mind and views of a Roomba' are neat- it get's tiring fast, as Roombas are uninteresting idiots. The story reveals plenty of questions, most of which will not be addressed. The 'meat' of the story seems to be the 'misunderstandings'- and those are 'because people are idiots that jump to ridiculous conclusions' (forced plotting/plot puppets).

Grammar: No problems, really. A few minor things not worth quibbling over.

Character: Needless to say, the MC gets no score (by design)- he's a clueless robot. Unfortunately, all the 'plot-puppet' characters who just exist to force the plot and create specific situations for the author get no score either. Everyone being 'idiots that jumps to convenient conlusions' doesn't help... I'm lost as to how this gets 5 stars anywhere.

Overall:

The GOOD:

   * Interesting premise
   * Solid writing skill

The Bad:

   * Pace is insanely plodding.
   * The comedy is very 'hit ot miss' (to me). It didn't do much for me, but I can see others might appreciate it more easily.
   * MC is... seriously?- I'm supposed to care about this guy? Why?
   * So much forced plot, plot armor, and characters who are just plot puppets. No one does anything remotely sensible, because 'humor' (I guess?).

The Different:

   * A valiant attempt to do yet another 'bet you would have never thought this could be an MC' fantasy story.

For me this doesn't work because it seems to think it's a cartoon. That in itself chouldn't be a problem, but in cartoons things happen... constantly- and in this... not so much so.

The crapload of things you're entirely not supposed to quention are also non-stop.

Anyway- hopefully it gets better depite my reservations

I may not have read all the chapters to date, but unless the author:

That's how I see it anyway. There's a bunch more, but my point isn't that these are 'mistakes', so much as the balance for the story makes them unwieldly. Plot holes abound.

Please understand- I'm not saying this is bad- just that it needs editing, badly. I think with some cleanup (and a little enhancement) it would be impressive. I just can't follow what it is now without being dissatisfied.