I am wondering if someone would read books of the following? Traditional Fantasy - e.g. elves, dwarves, etc Contemporary fantasy Aliens / Space Mutants - Human Angels/Demons Concept Vampires Post apocalyptic I am very open minded with what I read, though I prefer the old classics to the lovey dovey crap that is available nowadays [Twilight which is both sexist and abusive if you read between the lines of the story, e.g. when Edward & Bella have sex she dismisses the bruises as nothing].
Which covers Humor Crime/Thriller Horror Fantasy Science Fiction Romance Western General Fiction Other Except for fantasy none of the opinions overlap.
I must say that I hate that these "Choose a genre"-polls use radiobuttons and not checkboxes (i.e. you can only choose one answer). It is my belief that almost everyone loves more than one type of book. I, for example, would have chosen both "fantasy" and "post-apocalyptic" in this poll, had it been possible, and "fantasy" and "sci-fi" in the stickied poll/thread mentioned by Cogito.
When I was a kid, I got my family's hand me downs. Grandma read romances, Grandad westerns, mom mysteries/general fiction/crime novels, dad sci-fi, sister horror. It was excellent because it opened the door for me to enjoy pretty much anything and as I got older, I read everything I could get my hands on. Right down to the Encyclopedia (back when they were giant sets of heavy hardbacks) and the vacuum owner's manual. Seriously. With age, I learned to appreciate the classics and true literary works along with non-fiction. I will still read from any genre, but now tend to get into the fantasy books more. I think people who limit themselves to one genre are doing themselves a disservice. You never know what you might be missing if you eat spaghetti for dinner every single night, you know?
