Several times clearly pointing out every one of his successes are because of luck. The author basically rubs your face in it too. Because he sure as shit doesn't do it himself. This never stops, it's the way Felix overcomes every obstacle in his path - or rather, I should rephrase that to say it's how the author has Felix overcome said obstacles. To combat this 'inbalance,' the author just throws bullshit, arbitrary and non-deterministic power-ups at him CONSTANTLY so that he can just survive. This book throws absurd hurdles (read: warheads) at our protagonist, ones he has no reasonable or credulous way to overcome. The fun of this genre is having a protagonist either outsmart the system they're subjected to to come out victorious, or struggle against it, desperately flailing in the face of adversity. I feel like I could write an essay on why I despised this book so much, but most of it will probably just be incoherent ramblings about personal preferences regarding fantasy and litrpg fiction in general. I don't think my words can do this justice
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