Favorite genre to read?

Mostly fantasy and Science Fiction. I like the idea of escaping into another Universe

 

Mostly historical mysteries. I've read mysteries set in Ancient Rome, Egypt, 1880s Colorado, and am now in the process of starting to read yet another mystery set in London during the Napoleonic Wars.

It is fun. 8)

 

Ooh, I love to curl up with a good piece of Horror. Especially at night, when I'm by myself. I enjoy it quite a bit.

 

I' m curious. What genre do you put works like the odyssey or Don Quixote in? Surely you don't lump those in with fantasy or general fiction?
I feel like there should be a classics genre.

 

It's a very vague way of defining things. I chose 'science fiction', but my favorite books are always novels that enforce thought upon myself in some way. In many ways, sci-fi is adept at this. It shows us the possibilities of our future, calls upon us to think about things that haven't occurred to us.

 

I would say that I mostly like fantasy.

 

I see that Westerns have dropped off the radar. That's a low percentage.

 

Fantasy books are amazing. It takes great skill to create a plot for fantasy and they let you escape from the reality of everyday life.

 

I like books that make you think and use your imagination alot. Both fantasy and sci-fi do this and I like both, but I decided to go for sci-fi out of the two.

 

Almost anything (not horror though) that has a good and intersting story. But fantasy probably comes out as the favorite.

 

I utterly love thrillers!

 

Adventure! I love reading authors who know how to suck you in and make you feel like your in the dirt with the characters.

 

I said general fiction because I'm not sure if what I read falls under fantasy. I've been reading YA supernatural stuff like a fiend, but that's mostly because that's the type of work I am writing. But I also have an obsession for memoirs, mostly about addiction, mental health, and eating disorders (creepy, I know). I have a master's in lit. so if it has words, I'll read it. LOL

 

I like all genres, but I mostly read fantasy.

 

I wonder why humour books are so unpopular, considering that sitcoms have remained a stalwart of T.V? Then again, humour in literature is the hardest thing to pull off within an actual narrative.

 

It is strange, although I don't tend to think of humour as a genre- more a tone i suppose. So I'd class Discworld as Sci-Fi/fantasy, and Bertie Wooster and Henry Pratt books as general fiction, even though I love all of those books for their humour. Perhaps others are the same?

 

I'm going to agree with you there. Humor is more of a tone to me as well rather than a genre.

 

I'm partial to fantasy and sci fi.

I've read more fantasy but enjoy sci fi more if I can find the right one.

 

I love fantasy and horror. Dark fantasy is lovely.

 

Any genre that is well-written except horror based on the demonically supernatural.

 

I don't read as much as I used to but can still find a good book. I used to be a strictly fantasy reader but now I'm interested in many genres: adventure, science fiction, fantasy (still), and I really like romance. I also found a renewed interest in paranormal stories - not horror though.

 

Definetly science fiction. I have more interest in the future then in the past, which a great majority of the fantasy books are setup in. Also due to the influence of video games, the genre for me has almost exhausted itself.

 

I'm into all types of books really but lately I've been very fond of cozy mystery novels.

 

I love fantasy - especially writing, because then I can make up my own world, and my own rules and nobody can really say anything. I know that if I write fiction, then I can still do so, but it feels a little bit more free to write whatever. Also, I've always been attracted to the mystery and the myths, like the Nordic Gods and stuff, so I said fantasy - even for reading as well.

 

I chose "general fiction" although there are many exceptions - Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, etc... I only chose it with The Book Thief in mind.