I enjoy crime and thriller books. At the moment I'm reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo (that's why I chose Corleone for my username) and am really enjoying it. I'm sure being a huge fan of the movies makes me a little biased haha. I'm not a fan of fantasy though. Horror is my second favourite, Stephen King ect. But, I will read most anything.
Mine would have to be fantasy. I enjoy other genres, especially when they're written well, but fantasy would have to be my general favorite.
I'll read just about anything, genre-wise. It has to have a front cover that doesn't make me think the publisher is trying to cash in on impulse buying, a back cover blurb that doesn't make me laugh out loud at the triteness of the premise, and a page or two selected at random that seems well-written. I love to browse the "reshelve" carts at the library to turn up random books from everywhere. Those Penguin books with the spines that are white at the top and orange below are often really interesting, and I have fun browsing the last of the alphabet: authors whose names start with W, X, Y, or Z seem to write disproportionately interesting stuff. I love literary fiction, but a lot of Capital-L Literature is too high-browed for me. My vices, my "brain candy" , mostly turn up in the "Mystery" section: Robert B. Parker's great, and I love to alternate M. C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth "Cozy Cottage" mysteries with Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus "Scotland the Squalorous" mysteries. Should I have checked "General" or "Other"? - Evelyn
i read all sorts, but my favourite is either fantsasy or crime and thriller. for easy reading i like a nice childrens fantasy book which doesn't take much effort. but other times i like a book that challenges your mind and mkaes you think, so then i go for crime/thriller. Heather
My favourite genre is probably fantasy but my guilty pleasure is romance - Not the usual sappy stuff or Mills and Boons but something well-written. Thinking about it, I should probably write a fantasy and a romance story at some point...
I can't choose just one I can however rank them for you: 1). Thriller 2). Fantasy 3). Romance I love having a bit of romance in all the novels I read but romance just by itself, not so much.
I've gotta say, I hate most of the Fantasy I read (too much of that over immersive Olde Englishe language and outlandish magic. also everything is all Tolkien and Gygax) but it's by far my favourite genre. The glint of steel, the blast of a flintlock, the crackling of magic in the air, the roar of a dragon...
Definitely "suspense/mystery". Love the plot twists and such. I'm also slightly getting into some sci-fi (Ender's series).
I voted for general fiction, but actually I don't have a favourite genre. In a way I'm very picky, in another way not - I don't think about literature in genres, but rather in periods. In general, a book should provoke some thoughts in me, some emotions and should let me view the world a bit different than before, that's all I require. What I can't stand is too much action, too much focus on the plot. This is why I stay away from most thrillers, fantasy and such, but I certainly don't avoid any genre per se - why would I want to restrict myself like that?
Ouch. It was really hard to pick just one, but I settled on Horror. I love a thrill and I love gore. So, horror would be an obvious pick for me.
*raises hand* fantasy. With historical fiction a close second. Edward, have you read George RR Martin's series? The first book being, A Game of Thrones? Excellent, fantastic, and totally engrossing! Try it if you haven't already.
Fantasy, and probably romance. Suspense and thrillers are good as well as James Pattersons crime novels.
Non fiction, usually brain chemistry, medicine, or probability, also philosophy, natural history. In fiction, I like thrillers/suspense, mainstream (plot but doesn't fit in any category, like T. C. Boyle, Ian McEwan) or Literary, Isabella Allende, or Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez.
i'd have to say fantasy, but i read all sorts like most people, fantasy, historical fiction, science fiction, crime/thriller.
Well, that's a tough one because I like Science Fiction Fantasy, and Fantasy and Science Fiction.:redface:
Everyone knows Science Horror Fantasy owns all XD. I'll just say Science Fiction cause Heinlein is my favorite wuthor of all time.
