Crime/Thriller is closest. Suspenseful phsycological stuff. No idea what you'd call it. Crime and Punishment, The Plague, etc.
I'd say historical fiction- as it is fiction but set in a real context. I really like Christian Jacq's RAMSES books.
i like both fantasy and general fiction....but i had to go with fantasy seeing as i have more fantasy books than anything on my shelf.
I read a lot of fantasy, so I'd say fantasy was my favourite genre. I do have a soft spot for some romance novels but I'm really picky with what I like so I don't tend to read romance that much.
I like the regular realistic fiction books. I used to be a fantasy girl, but it just got really old because theres only really one sort of plot it can follow. I mean I still like it, but I get bored with it.
Other: psychologial writing, dramatic plots, interesting character profiles... I don't like stories following particularly one genre. I certainly read all of the genres listed above, but Fantasy/Sci-Fi is definitely my least favourite genre - followed by Crime/Thriller. It's too conceptional for me actually.
I like reading writers like Hemingway, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Salinger and McCarthy on one hand, but on the other I also really enjoy Vonnegut, Pynchon, Burroughs, Heller and Barthelme.
Currently enjoying Jasper Fforde's stuff. I've been overdosing on the funny side of things lately - Tom Holt, Fforde and Robert Rankin mostly. I think I need to get my teeth stuck into a gory horror novel next!
Stephen King is seriously underrated by book snobs, who dislike him because he is commercially successful. His short stories in particular are noteworthy, and in my opinion, better than his novels that have been his huge moneyspinners. Anyways, my favourite genre to read is dystopian science-fiction.
I enjoy a bit of crime/thriller reading from time to time. I also read Cormack's The Road recently and found it to be really enjoyable! I read half of it on a plane, and then finished it within a couple days, I couldn't put it down.
Just from what I had seen from the forum, fantasy and sci fi appeared to be the favourite which is why I took part in the poll, just to see. I wasn't far wrong and the thing is, I find it really tough to review such stories. I am also ****e with poetry so I don't feel I have anything to offer in reviewing poems because I just don't get them. They always seem to have some deep, hidden meaning that I just don't get. It was the same when I was studying for my degree and poetry was part of the syllabus, the class frequently laughed when I totally did not get Sylvia Plaths angst and gave some simple explaination. *sobs*
Was a toss up between Humour and Sci-Fi and eventually went for humour. I know its not technically as good but I find it more entertaining. Do like Sci Fi and Fantasy though. Never read a horror book in my life.
You should read www.johndiesattheend.com it's both horror and humour. Personally, I'm all about humour and I'll read any genre so long as it's funny. Horror comedy, sci-fi comedy, fantasy comedy...especially if it can at all in any way be related to absurdist humour.
Can't pick just one. I'll read any genre if is well-written. I possibly tend more toward sci-fi and fantasy but hate to put my reading in a single box. Actually, I'll even read a badly written novel if the story-line intrigues me enough. I'll do the reverse, too. Well written but bad/predictable story. I love stories that use unexpected but appropriate descriptions. The only books I put down before finishing are ones that strike out in both respects ie no story and excruciating to read.
Hmm, I'd probably go for Fantasy and General Fiction as my favourite. Romance, sometimes, if I'm in the right mood, too. And anything else that's good
Favorite Genre Ohh. I was sad that i had to only pick one. Fantasy and romance pretty much dominate my shelf at home and a lot of them are those two genres combined. I also like historical books. I belive the Dear America series was my favorite when I was younger. Or any book about the holocaust, old west, or the roaring 20's are good too. One of my favorite historical books is "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I read that for American Lit. and I couldn't put it down.
