The Gang of Five
Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Arts => Attic Treasures => Topic started by: lbt/cty_lover on December 15, 2007, 09:26:33 PM
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I personally love fantasy, sci-fi, and non. What do you like?
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I don't typically read for recreation, so I chose non-fiction as the first genre, science fiction as the second since I liked the star wars books, and fantasy as a third because I've liked one fantasy book so far that I've been forced to read. I've never liked any other type of genre at all.
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In a rough order, non fiction, fantasy and science fiction.
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Mine go in this order: Science fiction, Non-fiction, and fantasy.
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Non-fiction for me.
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Non-fiction, historical fiction, and fantasy.
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Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Fantasy are my picks.
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Non-fiction...usually about animals (Watership Down, The Animals of Farthing Wood, Gaurdians of Ga'Hoole...)
Fantasy (Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, Chronicals of Narnia, Gaurdians of Ga'Hoole)
Those are my favorites
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Non-fiction...usually about animals (Watership Down, The Animals of Farthing Wood--
You mean to tell me that "The Animals of Farthing Wood" isn't fiction? :P:
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Maybe it really happened. What was shown was an actual documentary. Though I guess it was filmed in a universe where everything is animated, or it was a broken documentary camera that rendered everything it filmed to their animated versions.
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my 3 are Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and non-fic. I sometimes enjoy reading if i find a book that catches my interests and gets me hooked.
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Maybe it really happened. What was shown was an actual documentary.
And how many rabbits were interviewed about their thoughts on El-ahrairah?
No way to label Watership down a non-fiction or a documentary even if the rabbits were not to anthropomorphized as much as in case of some other story. A non-fiction is the kind of literature which can be regarded primarily as facts (and opinions etc. are supposed to be labeled as such). Non-fiction is the stuff you read to learn or the kind of stuff which you can quote in scientific essays.
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Here are my favorite books for each genre that i like.
Non-Fiction: TOO MANY TO NAME
Sci-Fi: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
Fantasy: Discworld Series (Terry Pratchett)
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I put a vote for Fantasy, Mystery, and Historical Fiction. :) In that order too.
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I vote the same ( Fantasy, Mystery, Historical Fiction). I also like historical mysteries.
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Non fiction, science fiction, and fantasy seems pretty common. :yes
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In order: Horror, Sci-Fi, and Mystery. I do like Fantasy, but it's too wide a genre for me to vote for (there's a lot of fantasy I don't care for). I'm more into horror and sci-fi myself, I love spooky things. I love speculative fiction, too, I love how sci-fi speculates on where we'll be going and what the future will be like. I especially love the nature of fear, I love the analyze why something scares us and what it means. That's why I love horror.
Also, there's this whole big theory of thanatos in horror that I won't bore you with but it's a big factor in why I love the genre XD
Stephen King has a nice foreward in one of his short story books that is a good one-sentence go on the subject:
And the great appeal of horror fiction through the ages is that it serves as a rehearsal for our own deaths.
As for mystery, well I picked that because I like True Crime. Granted, that would be non-fiction, but I don't like most non-fiction. Mystery tends to be a bit of both so I let it count for the True Crime genre.
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I picked non-fiction, horror and humor.
Non-fiction: I like documentaries, especially ones regarding crimes.
Horror: Gotta love to get spooked out :lol:.
Humor: Comic relief is a necessity when all ya read involves horror and other creepy themes.
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I like to read pretty much everything, although I do love to read fantasy and sci-fi.
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Fantasy , Science Fiction , Historical Fiction and Humor.
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Fantasy... Mostly... Not that I really read anymore...
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I honestly could not vote any of those.
As long as the story is in great detail, is in almost no way superficial, gives me a sense of inspiration, gives me chills, or a mixture of emotions, I call that a TERRIFIC story. I personally do prefer fantasy over science fiction, but there are even a few science fiction stories I want to get into. (NOT Star Wars :p) I may prefer a genre over the other, but I may be missing out on a wonderful story that may not be in the genre I necessarily adore.
So I simply cannot choose.
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Me, I've always been a major sci-fi fan, but recently, I've been getting into alternate history stuff. A good techno-thriller is always something I try to find, too (class: sci-fi/fantasy?)
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I can't stand fantasy or mystery or (squick) romance.
Give me a good techno-thriller (classed as SF) or a good Hard SF novel or a action-adventure novel or a compelling non-fiction book.
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Sci-fi and Fantasy, rockin' the house! Humor's cool, too.
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Honestly, I can't vote here since my favorite genre, which I thought was very popular, isn't a choice, so I can only write about it without voting. It is romance. I hear this from every other guy my age and up after they hear that. "You're weird. Romance is a girl thing. What kind of guy would actually enjoy someting like that?" That got old very fast. If only they understood why I'm into it. I am able to say this here since I'm comfortable with everyone. I started reading it not too long after I wanted to date but didn't have any luck. I know that a lot of romance stories have good ways to present yourself to the opposite gender and things to get them to notice you. They even have some very clever ideas to make them smile and laugh. I enjoy reading that because it teaches crucial methods for starting to court the opposite gender and I love learning. Most of the ones I read show a character who feels strongly for another but doesn't have the nerve to say it until the end. I wish I could read more of these where the caracters take more chances and be direct right away instead of prolonging a possible relationship. Some people even try to hide how they feel as if the thought of loving someone was looked down on. I read a story once about two characters that said how they feel almost right away in it. Here is how I wish I could start dating anyone I've met before that I really like. I took out the names because I am curious as to how many people have read this story too. So if you've read this before too, alright!, because I'm having a great time reading the story over repeatedly.
He was just about to head back to his family’s place when he heard her voice. “Wait up!” she called. “Hi,” he said, feeling lucky he hadn’t left earlier. She took in a deep breath, and she finally said, “I like you,” she admitted. “And I like you too, you know that,” he smiled back. “A lot….” she added. “A lot?” he said, surprised, but then the most surprising part of all came. She leaned over a bit, then kissed him……..directly on the lips! And it wasn’t a brief kiss either. It was a deep kiss, that lasted over 10 seconds. He at first was caught off-guard by it, but then he started kissing back. He never felt so happy.
Yeah, that would be great. So basically, I consider romance stories to be an interesting guide book on the methods of starting and keeping a relationship. I like this part especially because it broke the usual pattern and had the girl make the first move. Some people read for enjoyment or to learn. With romance, it is a two in one deal for me. They also show things not to do, which I found very useful at times. I've tried things my own ways before and they didn't work, so seeing and learning from others' examples seems to be more ideal. Even humor/romance stories can have great ideas. I like romance best because it teaches me in an area where I lack and I can enjoy doing it at the same time. How can I not love reading something like that? Later!
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Sci-fi and fantasy.
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I enjoy a variety of genres, however I do enjoy Fantasy, Crime and Historical fiction.
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Non-fiction and humour are what I find myself reading most often. Fantasy would probably be my next choice. I don't like realistic fiction very much.
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Yet saying that I do enjoy alot of historical non-fiction.