Interesting perspective

I liked the idea of a Tree as a main protagonist. Unfortunately the implementation in a Litrpg didn’t work out too well here.
The beginning of the book is very slow going but after a while the story begins to pick up a bit. The characters a quite flat and not very well developed. The main character is inconsistent and illogical throughout the book. Most annoying for me personally is that literally every problem is solved in a heartbeat. Consistent through out the story when the tree thinks of something the system gives him a solution and the main character keeps floating through the story. The very few exceptions are when he isn’t really trying hard enough or thinking of different solutions.
I also disliked that the author uses the minions and system as an excuse and isn’t really putting in the work or the time for explaining.

I am confused about the positive ratings of the book but maybe it’s because many listeners enjoy „slice of life“ stories. That’s what I’d conclude this book is. Easygoing characters without real struggle or initiative and drive getting handed everything by the system.
Very few new ideas besides the main character is a tree and the little bit new isn’t well thought out or followed through with.

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gamified management of an overpowered tree

The narrating character retains his memory after death and is now managing a tree in a cliche fantasy world, After having huge bursts of luck and superior passive abilities, he interacts with his surroundings more and more.

Pro:
The story has surprising elements and novelty.
That the main character is essentially unthreatened makes for a relaxed listening experience.
The growth of the character offers a bit of a power fantasy.

Con:
The sentences are sometimes quite dry.
Most of the many characters are simple and barely recognizable. Or recognizable by exaggerated simple traits.
There is one occasion where the author suggests that the main character does not see something coming that is painfully obvious to the listener.
References to games that only some readers might know, feeling lazy and cringe.
A lot of hand waving with magic and the divine, which is unsatisfactory world building.
The main character seems to have huge plot armor, hand-tailored abilities to his situation and absurd levels of comfort which makes the world much less believable, almost like a list of choices or ideas barely cloaked as a story.
The chapter labeling scheme becomes a boring hindrance after a while.

Personal result:
I enjoyed most of it and was entertained and thankful.

Parts of the competition of lit-RPG and dungeon-core stories are worse, so my low expectations helped.

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