I don't hate fantasy, but I don't love it either. I prefer fantasies of the Young Adult variety, such as. I'll admit that I have difficulties getting into the so-called epic fantasies. I abandonedseries by the fourth book. I never started(watched the movie though). In my defense, I'm on page 10 of), so there's hope for me yet.I think different people dislike fantasies, especially of the epic variety, for different reasons such as:Fantasy, as a genre, pulls the reader the furthest away from reality out of all of the genres. It involves magic, sorcery, supernatural creatures,, swords, horseriding and castles. Some readers, living in the world of cars, computers and iPhones, can't reate to the horse-and-carriage world. Nor can they imagine zapping things to life. The outlandish nature of fantasy novels is their appeal to many of its fans. Try as we may, we won't find a sword in a stone outside our apartment door. (Dammit.)Just as there are people who like the stark contrast that many fantasy books pose to our reality, there are many people who don't. Some people may not have the skill of removing themselves from their experiences, limitations and world and enter a fantastical environment.[1][2] These readers are realists. Fantasy is for dreamers.Other genres also pose similar problems, but fantasy is the most extreme in its outlandishness. At least contemporary and historical fiction have roots in their circumstances. Even science fiction holds some possibilities of the future. Fantasy doesn't have the slightest bit of chance of ever being realized. (Unless, of course, we somehow find out that humans have untapped magical powers that we've overlooked for millennia.)Okay, I'm guilty of this one.When I look at some of the major epic fantasy series, they spanof pages.totals 11 books.has five books and counting.trilogy, with a meager three books, is positively svelte in comparison.That's a big commitment. Some marriages don't last as long as the time it takes to readfantasy series.As others have mentioned, many epic fantasy books seem to copy each other. They're all set in the medieval times (except for, which proves my point). They all have dragons, elves, wizards and witches. (Paranormal books also suffer from a overpopulation of vampires, shapeshifters and werewolves.)Some may feel like if they've read one, they've read them all. This isn't true, of course, but some just don't want to put in the effort of picking out the subtle differences between Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan.Hi K'zkhezen. Oh, hello S'kazen. Good-bye Trollopistickazjaky.I'll say that the names go right into the ridiculous and unpronounceable. The same goes for names of cities, lands, and creatures in many fantasy books. Mordor was, thankfully, a simple name to remember. (Thumbs up to Tolkein).Aside from the names, fantasy books tend to use flowery, descriptive prose. Fantasy writers do this because their worlds are so far removed from ours that they can't leave things sparsely described or the reader wouldn't be able to imagine these elves, balasiks or weird creatures. This falls down to personal preference. Some may dislike the lengthy, descriptive, and flowery prose.Oh, and it's really hard to remember all these damn names with 100 characters to keep thrack of over thousands of pages. Gah!I was talking about this question with a friend and he said something that I thought was true, sadly enough. For many people, when they think of "fantasy," they think of these hairy, fleece-wearing guys playing Dragons and Dungeons in the city park. They think of guys (ocassionally girls) sitting in their parent's basement readingfor the 10th time.Only recently has this perception changed. Now with Games of Thrones as one of the most popular TV shows andas one of the most successful movie franchisees ever, people are realizing that fantasy isn't just for nerds. Fantasy is about magic and dreaming, not mouth-breathing overgrown boys with poor hygeniene.Of course, this is an utterly unfair stereotype, especially since there are more sub genres of fantasies other than epic , especially with's successes. Not only that, fantasy fans come in all shapes, sizes and genders. But the world is full of unfair stereotypes.In a way, fantasy is a lifestyle. You're either all the way into it--you've read George R. R. Martin, Terry Goodkind, Robert Jordan, J. R. R. Tolkein, Ursula Le Guin--or you're not. Fantasy is a great genre, but it isn't for everyone, with its complicated names, twisty plots, massive page-count and total lack of realism.______________[1]:[2]: