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Originally Posted by gmw
I see this as a perfect "lost in translation" thing. There are some things our minds just aren't wired for. For me a lot of horror and romance falls into this zone. For some people it's all fiction.  |
Library availability means I'll give anything a try even if I know it's not my thing, but part of that is that I read enough that one book not to my taste isn't going to kill me, at least not quite. I also don't feel as if I have to finish something I loathe, just read enough to see why I loathe it.
I feel like an equal-opportunity disliker, though, as I'm not a fan of sci-fi, romance or horror, the three genres mentioned so far.* The critical difference for me can be whether it's full-bore or whether it has elements. Rejecting any book for romantic aspects would be draconian, but I admit I detest what is marketed under "Romance." As for sci-fi, also not a fan of the flat-out stuff, but I do like dystopian fiction which frequently has sci-fi aspects to it; I just like it to be earth-bound.
*Actually, I don't like genre fiction of any stripe. I used to love mysteries, but I went off them. If I had to pick a genre, though, that would be it.