Of the books you own, what’s the biggest category/genre?
Is this also the category that you actually read the most?
Checking my library catalog from home, it’s fantasy, with supernatural fiction running a close second. (Surprise, surprise.) And yeah, it’s the category I read the most—or, at least, I want to read the most. I have a rule; I can’t read the same genre twice in a row, which forces me to go further afield from my beloved fantasy genre and, I think, makes me a better (or at least wider) reader.
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That’s interesting! I usually do the same: I can’t read the same genre twice in a row, so I always have to mix them up. 🙂
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Oooh I like your rule, Clare. I wish I had that kind of discipline.
Once you make it a habit, it’s easier to keep it up.
I have crime fiction everywhere!!
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That is a great rule! Fantasy & Supernatural isn’t what I find to be my “go to,” but I do enjoy it when I read it!
Fantastic!
I’m not sure I could tell the difference between fantasy and supernatural.
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Fantasy is set in a secondary world, while supernatural is set in ours. I hope that helps!
I own a mixture of genres.
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http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/booking-through-thursday_17.html
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I share your rule, Clare. I’ll even apply it to authors, so reading Stephen King or Greg Rucka twice in a row isn’t going to happen, at least not with me.
I do this because i don’t want to get burned out on things that I actually enjoy. Usually, I have a great deal of epic fantasy books, followed by urban fantasy, then modern or near-future science fiction. What I’d like to read is modern or near-future science fiction, but there’s barely any support for that with the passing of Crichton. Guess I need to go fill the void.
Ah! I often read writers who write in more or less the same genre, so the rule covers them all. I don’t think I’ve read an author twice in a row since high school or even middle school.
nice rule! I may have to try that one for a month or two. 🙂
It’s really useful!
well, it’s not a rule precisely, but unless i am in the middle of a great series i usually do the same about swapping around genres. Just checked my Librarything and Non-fiction wins, closely followed by Sci-fi and Fantasy. i so would not have guessed that!
That’s fantastic!