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Old 05-13-2010, 05:05 PM   #1
AgentBEATS
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Recommendations in Branching Out

It seems that reading recommendations always go along the lines of similar styles and genres. If per say I was looking for a particular vein of fantasy books, it would not be so hard as to find other books touching on the same subject, same concepts, same whatever.

But the thing is, I've always found that I have a wide variety in taste. For example, some people confine themselves to particular genres of music, but I find that I can listen to almost anything and find something I like about it. Of course the same goes for the books I read, many of the books I've read fit into fantasy, science fiction, mystery, but I am sure that I would enjoy other books from other genres if I had some way of figuring out which ones would fit my taste. So that brings me to this.

Is there a possible to way to be suggested books of other genres based upon the books I've read now?

I'm 19, which when it comes to books does not particularly matter. But growing up I spent most of my reading in the young adults section and still do today. The thing is, I want to branch out, I want to read other things. It just seems that when I look at recommendations all I find are more of the same, just thought it was time for something different.

So for the books I've read as of late:
The Hunger Games & Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- I quite enjoyed these books and would be particularly pleased to find something that is as addicting of a read.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- It wasn't until recently when I first read this book and I still have the rest of the series to catch up on, but anything that is just as comical or entertaining would be nice.

The Artemis Fowl Series by Eion Colfer
- Probably the first series to get me hooked when I was younger, I enjoyed the dubious nature of the title character and watching him develop. Character development is key in any series, so books like that would be great.

The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer
- I did not actually enjoy these very much, only reading them because my cousins were so crazy about them. But I found the characters here quite bland and boring, being to for lack of better term "Mary Sue-ish" and one sided. However I would be open to something that would change my opinion on supernatural romance in general.

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
- I found these books to be a great spiritual successor to the Harry Potter series which I so enjoyed when I was a kid. Even though by the third book I felt it was getting repetitive in nature, I still enjoyed them.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- I'm really behind on the classics, but after watching the recent movie I finally got to reading at least some of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Doyle. His vain of mystery is much more enticing then modern ones, at least as far as I've discovered.

I know this may be a daunting question. The books we enjoy are completely subjective and differ from person to person. Some people may like the exact same books for the most part and yet completely differ on opinion of others. But I guess the question here is, for people who know of these books or books like these, what other kinds of books do you enjoy and how do you find them.

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