What type of books do you read

jbcohen · 11-06-2012, 10:16 AM

The categories here are a simplified version of the categories Amazon uses.

AnemicOak · 11-06-2012, 10:49 AM

The poll needs to be multiple choice to be of any accuracy for me.

Apache · 11-06-2012, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

The poll needs to be multiple choice to be of any accuracy for me.

This.
I choose other because I read many catagories.
Apache

jbcohen · 11-06-2012, 11:38 AM

If I re-work this poll later on I will include that option, appache.

ekster · 11-06-2012, 02:16 PM

Picked scifi and fantasy as that has always been my favourite genre... but really, I read almost everything. I love all fiction, even enjoyed some old romantic adventure type books. I've also read thrillers and mystery. And occasionally I pick up a history book, or any other educational book about whichever subject interests me, as well as I sometimes read religious books (I'm not religious, but I do enjoy reading about it. Helps me with my own beliefs, as well as helps me to have a conversation with religious people)

So really, I pretty much read everything. Only two choices above I never recall touching are self-help and sports.

HomeInMyShoes · 11-06-2012, 03:02 PM

I read a lot of stuff. Fantasy, Science Fiction, Non-Fiction (sciency, not historical), general Fiction. General Fiction would be most of what I read now, which isn't even an option. In order of occurence from your list:

(Fiction)
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Non-Fiction
Computers
Parenting

For your poll I choose other.

Yapyap · 11-06-2012, 03:41 PM

Voted for scifi and fantasy (although I'd really have preferred "speculative fiction", adding things like dystopias, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, alternative history and such into the mix), although it's not all I read - I enjoy a good mystery every now and again, as well as straightforward good old-fashioned adventures or even the odd literary novel.

DiapDealer · 11-07-2012, 07:11 AM

All of the above (with the exception of self-help, education and parenting).

David Munch · 11-07-2012, 07:17 AM

So, does porn go under Non-Fiction, Self Help or Other.. Hmmm...

(I voted Scifi & Fantasy since I read that the most, although I do read different things also..)

SteveEisenberg · 11-07-2012, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

All of the above (with the exception of self-help, education and parenting).

Pretty much. And in the distant past I have read self-help books for sure and parenting, maybe.

I don't understand what "Education" is. Looking at my saved list of books read since 2005, I found this good one I read in 2008 that may count:

Christine Rosen, My Fundamentalist Education: A Memoir of a Divine Girlhood

If Education means textbooks, it's been a long time

elemenoP · 11-07-2012, 09:08 AM

I read a lot of different things, but MOSTLY I read general fiction/non-genre fiction/contemporary fiction.

eP

MickiTee · 11-07-2012, 11:29 AM

Picked 'Mystery & Thriller', but read books in at least 6 other categories. Can I vote again?

BenG · 11-07-2012, 11:36 AM

I didn't vote but read most of the above, though I've probably read more speculative fiction.
I go through periods of reading a lot from a particular genre until I get bored with it and move on to something else for a while.

jbcohen · 11-07-2012, 11:41 AM

Folks, I got these categories from Amazon.

Penforhire · 11-07-2012, 11:56 AM

I can't pick just one since my reading is well-split among at least four of those categories.

View Poll Results: What type of books do you read?
Non-Fiction	1	1.67%
Humor	0	0%
Indie	0	0%
Lifestyle & Home	0	0%
Mystery and Thriller	18	30.00%
Religion	0	0%
Romance	7	11.67%
Self Help	0	0%
Travel	0	0%
Science Fiction & Fantasy	24	40.00%
Sports	0	0%
How To	0	0%
Biographies and Memoirs	1	1.67%
Education	0	0%
History	0	0%
Parenting	0	0%
Politics	0	0%
Technical	0	0%
Computers	1	1.67%
Other	8	13.33%
Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll

11-06-2012, 10:16 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 3046348 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Palanthas Device: Kindle 5 Paperwhite and a Nook Simple Touch	What type of books do you read The categories here are a simplified version of the categories Amazon uses. __________________

11-06-2012, 10:49 AM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,389 Karma: 18766781 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	The poll needs to be multiple choice to be of any accuracy for me. __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

11-06-2012, 11:38 AM	#4
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 3046348 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Palanthas Device: Kindle 5 Paperwhite and a Nook Simple Touch	If I re-work this poll later on I will include that option, appache. __________________

11-06-2012, 03:02 PM	#6
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 9,930 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	I read a lot of stuff. Fantasy, Science Fiction, Non-Fiction (sciency, not historical), general Fiction. General Fiction would be most of what I read now, which isn't even an option. In order of occurence from your list: (Fiction) Science Fiction and Fantasy Non-Fiction Computers Parenting For your poll I choose other. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane Last edited by HomeInMyShoes; 11-06-2012 at 03:43 PM.

11-06-2012, 02:16 PM	#5
ekster Currently without a title Posts: 200 Karma: 3209914 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Canada, Qc Device: Kobo Touch	Picked scifi and fantasy as that has always been my favourite genre... but really, I read almost everything. I love all fiction, even enjoyed some old romantic adventure type books. I've also read thrillers and mystery. And occasionally I pick up a history book, or any other educational book about whichever subject interests me, as well as I sometimes read religious books (I'm not religious, but I do enjoy reading about it. Helps me with my own beliefs, as well as helps me to have a conversation with religious people) So really, I pretty much read everything. Only two choices above I never recall touching are self-help and sports.

11-06-2012, 03:41 PM	#7
Yapyap Addict Posts: 313 Karma: 1012117 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle 3, Sony PRS-505, iPad, Samsung Galaxy S II	Voted for scifi and fantasy (although I'd really have preferred "speculative fiction", adding things like dystopias, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, alternative history and such into the mix), although it's not all I read - I enjoy a good mystery every now and again, as well as straightforward good old-fashioned adventures or even the odd literary novel. __________________

11-07-2012, 07:11 AM	#8
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,819 Karma: 23139990 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 2	All of the above (with the exception of self-help, education and parenting). __________________ “Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”

11-07-2012, 07:17 AM	#9
David Munch Scholar Posts: 676 Karma: 3001550 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Denmark Device: iPad 2	So, does porn go under Non-Fiction, Self Help or Other.. Hmmm... (I voted Scifi & Fantasy since I read that the most, although I do read different things also..)

11-07-2012, 09:08 AM	#11
elemenoP Wizard Posts: 1,445 Karma: 2827758 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NYC Device: Sony 650	I read a lot of different things, but MOSTLY I read general fiction/non-genre fiction/contemporary fiction. eP

11-07-2012, 11:29 AM	#12
MickiTee Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 499176 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London, UK Device: Sony PRS-505 & T1	Picked 'Mystery & Thriller', but read books in at least 6 other categories. Can I vote again?

11-07-2012, 11:36 AM	#13
BenG Wizard Posts: 3,186 Karma: 39680909 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	I didn't vote but read most of the above, though I've probably read more speculative fiction. I go through periods of reading a lot from a particular genre until I get bored with it and move on to something else for a while. __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

11-07-2012, 11:41 AM	#14
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 3046348 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Palanthas Device: Kindle 5 Paperwhite and a Nook Simple Touch	Folks, I got these categories from Amazon. __________________

11-07-2012, 11:56 AM	#15
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 1,845 Karma: 5514220 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle PW, PRS-650, iPhone 4, iPad 4	I can't pick just one since my reading is well-split among at least four of those categories.

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