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Old 03-09-2017, 04:39 AM   #31
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Science Fiction/Fantasy
Science Fiction
Fantasy

(yes, those three are different genres in my book!)

Those three are my favourite. But I do read almost anything that I think doesn't sound boring.
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Old 03-10-2017, 07:31 AM   #32
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Probably (in no particular order):
Fantasy,
Science Fiction
Crime/Murder/Forensic Mystery
Action/Adventure/Thriller
Historical
... Oh, damn. What ever I'm in the mood for that's good. Intended age-group no barrier.
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Old 05-12-2017, 07:24 PM   #33
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I like my fiction to be speculative and/or experimental, and for non-fiction I favour fairly-focused micro-histories, travel/cultural experience write-ups, things that go in-depth on a single or limited subject (often of moderate obscurity), and books which explain how stuff works (especially in relation to other stuff), and I also like specialist hobby/crafts books which I will never actually try the instructions for. And I also like a good use of visual design, hence my increasing collection of deluxe editions of various sequential art forms and artbooks concerning.



The result is that I end up reading a lot of sf/fantasy, historical and/or international detective mystery and adventure/drama (not much for thrillers, unfortunately, since they're much more readily available), experimental literary fiction which probably pays more attention to style than substance, graphic novels...

I used to read a lot of literary fiction. I still dabble in it: McCarthy, Morrison, Eggers. Sci-fi is something I'm getting back into, as well as fantasy.




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Old 05-12-2017, 07:26 PM   #34
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Like the OP, I am also a productivity geek reader (have to be since I teach productivity for a living).

But for relaxation, I LOVE science fiction. Fantasy is also ok, but if I have a choice of finding a new brilliant SF writer or a new brilliant fantasy writer, I will take SF every time.


Hi fellow productivity nerd. What are you reading in that space currently?


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Old 05-13-2017, 12:57 AM   #35
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Science fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Mystery
Crime
Horror
Graphic Novels
Psychological suspense/thriller
'Contemporary women's fiction'/'commercial fiction'
Some Literary
YA of any of the above, and some MG
Food & Cooking
Memoirs
(There's not a lot of genres that I won't read!)
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Old 05-13-2017, 11:17 PM   #36
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Hmmm....

Science Fiction
Fantasy
Cooking related books
Computer related books
Mystery
when desperate for a new read almost anything other than the XYL's 'porn for ladies'. After starting to read one of them, I still can't listen to Moist's Mercedes 5 and Dime with a straight face.
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Old 05-14-2017, 09:17 PM   #37
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Mysteries (includes cozies) & Suspense
Science Fiction - more adventure than science
Crime/thriller
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
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Old 05-15-2017, 11:27 AM   #38
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Mostly cozy mysteries

Some time-travel science fiction

Occasionally dabbling in general science fiction, mystery, fantasy, historical fiction and self-help.
Nod to a fellow cozy mystery reader. We are an endangered species.
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Old 05-15-2017, 12:12 PM   #39
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Nod to a fellow cozy mystery reader. We are an endangered species.
Really?
I though cozies were flourishing in the Indie world.
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Old 05-15-2017, 10:22 PM   #40
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In fiction Mystery, Science fiction and fantasy are the genres for which it is easiest to find books I enjoy. In non-fiction I tend to pick up history books though given that history is everything not now I suppose that's not saying much.

The genre that I'm least likely to find books I want to read is horror and my reading of romance and westerns is quite limited.
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Old 05-15-2017, 10:56 PM   #41
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Really?
I though cozies were flourishing in the Indie world.
If there's too much of a crowd it is no longer cozie, it's just uncomfortable.
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Old 05-16-2017, 12:10 AM   #42
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Fantasy (mostly urban or paranormal)
Mystery (mostly PI stories)
Horror
Romance
Suspense / Thrillers
Science Fiction (mostly PA / dystopian but also character-focused space opera or adventure, some military scifi now and again)

I'm probably missing some. I read a lot more variety than I used to.
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Old 05-17-2017, 08:53 AM   #43
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Right now it's mysteries from the "pre-graphic-violence" era - Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Charlotte Armstrong, Ellery Queen, Patricia Wentworth, etc. I'd say cozy but most newer cozy series I've tried to pick up lately have been poorly written and I've tossed them.
Often it's various forms of science fiction or fantasy, but they have to have decent character writing. No cardboard cut-outs and Mary Sues. I like good world building and a strong sense of place. And if there's a romance subplot, it needs to be sub, not a main strand.
Besides that, specific focused histories such as "the history of bread" or "the history of physical theories".
Popular science magazines - it's hard to get the right level of depth - 'informed layman who reads a lot of science'. Right now I'm enjoying NewScientist since Scientific American went too click-bait a few years ago.
Craft books, which craft varies, but I always like fiber arts such as weaving and clothing construction, and origami.
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Really?
I though cozies were flourishing in the Indie world.
Readers who read mostly cozy books seem to support your claim, but on mobileread we're rarely seen and heard.
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