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Originally Posted by AlbertaCowboy
I've stopped reading books because despite the plot being very interesting and well flushed out, the main character suddenly displays incredible levels of marksmanship and Batman levels of calm under extreme pressure. Maybe a throwaway "Boy I'm glad Gramps taught me how to shoot the old .22" line and no one wonders why all of a sudden, the mild mannered vulcanologist can shoot like a JTF2 sniper.
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Don't you just love perfect characters? I've decided to not read a series (Finn Ryan) after reading the first sample chapter of the first book.
He goes out of his way to describe a young woman who:
- Studies at a university (putting her in the 18-24 age bracket)
- Has a perfect body
- Has a beautiful face
- Is extremely brilliant
- Is an Indiana Jones-type archeology expert
- And does some work for some secret agencies
Perfect, beautiful, brilliant, and has two spectacular careers in archeology and secret services while still in school.
Uh... nope.