This Week’s Question: “Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?”
– Seeing as I read several genres, I’ll break em down and give you the reasons:
YA/Juvenile fiction: I read these after heavy epic reads. They’re light, they’re fun and they’re fast. Not to mention, they’re very very good.
Mystery/Thriller: I love guessing who committed the crime! I love the mystery and the action. Especially when I’m blindsided with a killer I have never expected, those are the best!
Fantasy: Simple. To escape.
Sci-fi: To read into different worlds, and learn about different planets and different species that *could* be out there 🙂 not to mention I like to read about different new technologies, weapons, oh! and flying cars! you can’t forget about the flying cars!
Dystopia: There are days when I just have to sit and read bleak serious stuff. This sort of thing fascinates me.
Historical fiction: As a history lover, I love to read about the past. I love to picture how it was back then.
Horror/Paranormal: To get a scare. Also, because I play several World of Darkness games (role playing games) I find these perfect inspiration.
Action/Adventure: When I feel like reading about bombs exploding, cars crashing, being on a chase. Yeah, like The Bourne Identity. 🙂
That about covers it! I read a lot of genres (being eclectic) and there’s something I enjoy in each genre. How about you guys?
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I’m hopping by…I was fascinated by your reasons for the different genres you choose.
I have noticed that those who read YA have pretty much said the same thing…it’s like something light to balance out the heavier reading; like dessert, I guess.
I may just have to try one….
Here’s my post:
http://curlupandread.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/book-blogger-hop-1-14-to-1-17/
Book becomes our escape from reality regardless the genre. 🙂 You can read my answer at Clandestine Sanctuary. Have a great weekend!
Here I am hopping on by…
I went all over the map with this question on my blog. I read and enjoy almost every genre of fiction out there. There’s no way I could just pick one.
So I talked about all of them. Even romance fiction (sort of)! I invite you to hop over to my blog at http://www.howardsherman.net and see for yourself.
Howard A. Sherman
http://www.howardsherman.net
I like the middle grade, tween and YA books too. I read more than one genre. But there are a few genres I don’t read. Come see what I do and don’t read.
Hopping through. I love how you categorized each genre. I read mostly YA – both paranormal and contemp.
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