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Post by Silva on Jun 9, 2011 18:49:22 GMT -5
What are your favorite genres to read?
Mine are classics (not the Roman and Greek kind, though I very much enjoyed the Iliad) and mystery/thriller (my guilty pleasures).
I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere already, but now i'm putting it all in one thread.
(if someone already started this thread, I definitely didn't see it...)
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 9, 2011 19:03:00 GMT -5
Post apocalyptic and dystopian are two of my favorite genres  I also read the "classics" like its my job |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 9, 2011 20:41:54 GMT -5
I also read the "classics" like its my job As an English major, it sort of is. I read high fantasy -- can't stand "urban fantasy." Also some canonic literature, though probably less now that I'm out of school and no one's enforcing it. |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 9, 2011 22:40:28 GMT -5
Not going to lie...I was thinking about starting this very thread myself.
Historical fiction is my favorite, followed by science fiction. I used to be really into fantasy, but not so much anymore. I have a guilty weakness for the historical mystery sub-genre. "Edgar Allen Poe as a detective? Sign me up."
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 9, 2011 23:30:53 GMT -5
Speculative fiction.
IE, the umbrella genre that includes science-fiction, fantasy, and all the other genres related to those.
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 10, 2011 0:10:58 GMT -5
Supernatural thrillers.
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Post by Olive on Jun 10, 2011 7:56:33 GMT -5
Not going to lie...I was thinking about starting this very thread myself. Historical fiction is my favorite, followed by science fiction. I used to be really into fantasy, but not so much anymore. I have a guilty weakness for the historical mystery sub-genre. "Edgar Allen Poe as a detective? Sign me up." We read a couple historical mysteries for my German history (well, specifically Austrian history... actually, mostly Viennese history...) class this semester. One of them was god-awful in my mind (Klimt was a murder suspect, and it all just devolved into a poorly executed conspiracy theory... that was right.), but the other wasn't bad. However, not the kind of stuff I'd pick up and read on my own. ( The Empty Mirror and A Death in Vienna, respectively.) The be-all end-all Genre for me is Sci-Fi. I do enjoy the classics, of course, but if I'm picking up something just to make me happy, it'll be some classic sci-fi. I love the dystopian and cyberpunk sub-genres--omnomnom Neuromancer--but I will forever buy another Heinlein book. |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 10, 2011 8:52:58 GMT -5
Not going to lie...I was thinking about starting this very thread myself. Historical fiction is my favorite, followed by science fiction. I used to be really into fantasy, but not so much anymore. I have a guilty weakness for the historical mystery sub-genre. "Edgar Allen Poe as a detective? Sign me up." We read a couple historical mysteries for my German history (well, specifically Austrian history... actually, mostly Viennese history...) class this semester. One of them was god-awful in my mind (Klimt was a murder suspect, and it all just devolved into a poorly executed conspiracy theory... that was right.), but the other wasn't bad. However, not the kind of stuff I'd pick up and read on my own. ( The Empty Mirror and A Death in Vienna, respectively.) The be-all end-all Genre for me is Sci-Fi. I do enjoy the classics, of course, but if I'm picking up something just to make me happy, it'll be some classic sci-fi. I love the dystopian and cyberpunk sub-genres--omnomnom Neuromancer--but I will forever buy another Heinlein book. The fact that they have the potential to be so awful is one of the reasons I giggle so much when I sit down to read one. I'm a huge history nerd, so the more outlandish the author gets ("Richard the Third investigating murders instead of causing them!"), the more I'm likely to enjoy, regardless of how bad the book is. That's why it's a guilty pleasure. I've started a personal project to explore more "classic" sci-fi this summer. My boyfriend's grandfather gave me three huge crates of old books that fit that description. |
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Post by thestrangewinston on Jun 10, 2011 12:13:49 GMT -5
I also read the "classics" like its my job As an English major, it sort of is. I read high fantasy -- can't stand "urban fantasy." Also some canonic literature, though probably less now that I'm out of school and no one's enforcing it. Though I take advanced English classes as electives I am not actually an English major. ^_^ |
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Post by suffixedishness on Jun 10, 2011 13:53:39 GMT -5
I like fantasy, both high and urban (Dresden File, anyone?). Dystopian and post-apocalyptic settings also make me very happy, and I love history books.
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Post by sunnydays on Jun 10, 2011 15:23:08 GMT -5
I dabble in a little bit of everything, so picking a favorite genre is pretty hard. If I had to, it would be fantasy, just as a blanket genre. I also like westerns (Louis L'Amour), romance novels (especially paranormal/historical), and historical fiction in general.
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 10, 2011 20:05:07 GMT -5
Not going to lie...I was thinking about starting this very thread myself. Historical fiction is my favorite, followed by science fiction. I used to be really into fantasy, but not so much anymore. I have a guilty weakness for the historical mystery sub-genre. "Edgar Allen Poe as a detective? Sign me up." Which books or authors of historical fiction are your favorites? I am always looking for recommendations! I enjoy the genre, though I am not super hard-core about it. Lisa See is prolly my favorite author of the genre. |
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Post by cyanea on Jun 10, 2011 22:00:55 GMT -5
I'm a huge fan of East Asian historical fiction. Laura Joh Rowland writes mysteries set in feudal Japan. They're kinda formulaic, but the amount of detail she goes into in regards to the culture and history of the period is great.
I also absolutely ADORE The Alienist and its sequel The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr. They're murder mysteries set in New York City in 1896. Again, full of ridiculous amounts of detail and some of my favorite characters in any books I've ever read. The Alienist is easily in my list of top five books.
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 11, 2011 1:20:54 GMT -5
Creative nonfiction.
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Post by Vergissmeinnicht on Jun 13, 2011 12:12:59 GMT -5
Post apocalyptic and dystopian are two of my favorite genres This. I love science fiction in general, but I am absolutely obsessed with dystopian and post apocalyptic fiction. I also have things for both cyberpunk and steampunk. |
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I also read the "classics" like its my job 
