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Originally Posted by jj2me
I know my lack of appreciation for fantasy that involves any superpowers is extreme. I've been trying to figure out why, and age seems to fit the best.
I also don't appreciate what seems to me to be a lack of craft, in that it appears to be too easy for authors to just make up crazy stuff to get out of any bad situation. "You think I wrote that post above? That wasn't me, it was my best friend the all-password-knowing goat!" Seems too easy.
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I don't know that super powers per se are a problem for me--I grew up addicted to Superman and other DC comics--but shape shifting and magic make me groan. I definitely agree about making up "crazy stuff" to resolve sticky situations; I need a story to be based in reality and set in a recognizable world, with minimal deviations.