Heretical Fishing

Book review for Heretical Fishing by Haylock Jobson. I rated it 3.5 stars Heretical Fishing follows a man who - in isekai tradition - is hit by a truck and wakes up in a fantasy world. He decides he wants to become a fisherman, so he so he names himself Fischer, sets out for the nearest village, finds a spot of land on the shore and begins fishing. Fishing is considered to be considered to be basically a sin in this world, hence the title of the book Heretical Fishing. This book is part of the LitRPG or “Literary RPG” genre which I had never heard of before. Basically it’s when the character in the book levels up his skills and stats like he would in a video game. Similar to the many isekai animes out there, there is an omnipresent “system” that is keeping track of Fischer’s skill level, and as he eats certain foods he gains strength and become this super-overpowered player in the game. I assume this genre has seen a boom with the recent popularity of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series,…