I really really like the type of Sci-Fi / Adventure Story where the protagonist engineers and builds their own world from scratch (or almost) - see My Side of the Mountain [1], The Game [2], [Conrad Stargard series][3], Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Crusoe, etc, etc .
So I really liked the first book in the Safehold Series [4] and I put up with the atrocious names (Zhasphar Clyntyn?!?!?) and the insipid, trite and self-congratulatory characters, and even the lead mallet subtlety of religion.
But by God, the series has just worn me out. I was almost screaming at the last book.
So I guess the shibboleth is the use of Zh in place of J.
Another shibboleth: lack of space suits in Star Trek - so many issue solved just by wearing space or encounter suits.
So I really liked the first book in the Safehold Series [4] and I put up with the atrocious names (Zhasphar Clyntyn?!?!?) and the insipid, trite and self-congratulatory characters, and even the lead mallet subtlety of religion.
But by God, the series has just worn me out. I was almost screaming at the last book.
So I guess the shibboleth is the use of Zh in place of J.
Another shibboleth: lack of space suits in Star Trek - so many issue solved just by wearing space or encounter suits.
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Side_of_the_Mountain (pre-teen)
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_the_Game (young adult)
[3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_Stargard (polish)
[4]Not linking to this tripe.