Happy Friday! Today I'd thought we'd look at another reader weakness of mine.
Reader weaknesses are things that make me pick up a book or keep reading
no matter what. And big weakness of mine is special powers. A group of people
that have cool supernatural powers will always get me jazzed up.
That said, I’m not
talking superhero books. No, I like my super powers gritty and with complicated
politics and battles and relationships. I don’t want one or two people with
cool abilities. I want a group that plays off of each other. More X-men than
Batman. I also love Avatar the Last Airbender and Steelheart by Brandon
Sanderson.
I probably get a lot of
this love for anime. One of my favorite animes, Darker than Black, has a lot of
people with cool powers that our stigmatized because of it. These are really
interesting talents different from the typical brand of special abilities and I'll probably do a Lessons from Anime post on it in the future. I
like stories that can put a spin on super powers. And I especially like special
abilities that have a cost or aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Its not a surprise that a lot of my own books deal with stuff like that.
Basically, if you have
any good examples of books or TV shows where the characters have cool
abilities, send them at me. I want ALL of them. And I have plenty of
recommendations for you as well!
I never thought of the aspect of reader weakness. But I guess we all have them. I have a few myself.My biggest is books that are about things I would never do or set in places I have never. And books with interesting covers (Yes, I select books by their covers). My reader kryptonite is vampires. I read a lot of YA Fantasy these days because I am writing one, but before I download a book, I make certain it has no vampires in it!
ReplyDeleteWould your weakness extend to dogs with superpowers of the kind you describe above?
I hadn't thought of dogs with super powers. That is certainly an idea. I'd read it out of curiosity. I hadn't thought about my 'reader kryptonites'. I should probably do a blog post on those as well. Thank you for your comment!
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