tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post6981284680355737277..comments2023-04-10T05:47:29.003-04:00Comments on Off my shelf: What are your favorite genres?Librarian Whohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15297586158986723969noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-15075288646864464972010-07-16T06:37:21.112-04:002010-07-16T06:37:21.112-04:00I am also a mystery fan, with leaning towards cosi...I am also a mystery fan, with leaning towards cosies, although I also read forensic mysteries, detective fiction and noir.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-6611302997667910682010-07-15T10:54:14.135-04:002010-07-15T10:54:14.135-04:00I love historical fiction and memoirs too! They di...I love historical fiction and memoirs too! They didn't make my list, but if this were a top ten, they would surely be on there!Mrs. DeRapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412356257110198452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-36502531730346118072010-07-15T06:18:04.996-04:002010-07-15T06:18:04.996-04:00Great list. These are all genres I enjoy too. I ...Great list. These are all genres I enjoy too. I like fantasy, but not high fantasy. I dabble mostly in YA fantasy. And I laughed when you explained cozy mysteries because I realized I never truly understood what the term meant. But now I know- not so many blood and guts!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-57296031883433102732010-07-14T11:36:35.616-04:002010-07-14T11:36:35.616-04:00Science fiction is definitely my favorite fiction ...Science fiction is definitely my favorite fiction genre, and I can break this down into sub-genres (military SF, space opera, hard-SF, etc). I get pretty picky about it at times (thought I do love brain-candy reads), and I really think that SF is the genre that still asks the really big questions. Love it.<br /><br />History would be my next biggie, particularly ancient Roman and military history, but I range pretty widely in this genre.<br /><br />Fantasy is not one of my regulars, and when I do get into it I usually like what I'm calling "hard-fantasy", where the creatures magic, etc are all present, but there is a gritty core of realism as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-50408165241688988262010-07-14T10:16:14.905-04:002010-07-14T10:16:14.905-04:00+JMJ+
Genre fiction can start to feel the same af...+JMJ+<br /><br />Genre fiction <i>can</i> start to feel the same after a while. They are called "comfort reads" by their fans, but then those who don't read them may just prefer more challenging reads. =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-13193411971705780912010-07-14T10:08:40.408-04:002010-07-14T10:08:40.408-04:00I like westerns and sci-fi and some fantasy my pro...I like westerns and sci-fi and some fantasy my problem with most 'genre' books are that there so much alike. Just about every fantasy novel is a remake of Lord of the Rings and most westerns are the same basic story. I like to read 'different' stories that I've not read some version of 10 times before. I think that's what attracts me to so many foreign authors.chadspurlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031194098018151331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-52994826388109116532010-07-14T09:35:53.227-04:002010-07-14T09:35:53.227-04:00I also love travelogues! I did this post sort of s...I also love travelogues! I did this post sort of slapdash near the end of my work day and didn't give my self an opportunity to fully think it through, but I do love travelogues. I harbor a great desire to travel the world,but finances prevent this. So I live vicariously.<br /><br />Thanks for posting.Librarian Whohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297586158986723969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-60062049181867059142010-07-14T09:15:03.042-04:002010-07-14T09:15:03.042-04:00I like travelogues as well!
Read mine here!I like travelogues as well!<br /><br />Read mine <a href="http://readbookswritepoetry.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-are-your-favorite-genres.html" rel="nofollow">here!</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-963551769052651516.post-64528277652804491872010-07-14T05:52:16.796-04:002010-07-14T05:52:16.796-04:00+JMJ+
I can relate to your thoughts on Fantasy. E...+JMJ+<br /><br />I can relate to your thoughts on Fantasy. Ever since I discovered J.R.R. Tolkien, I've been extremely picky about my High Fantasy reads as well. I'll still happily read less ambitious Fantasy like <i>The Spiderwick Chronicles</i>, but anything bigger than that doesn't even get past the door anymore. Sometimes, that's kind of sad . . .Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com