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I'll be reading:Exodia - Young Adult
Carrion - Apocalyptic
Those Who Remain, #1 - Post-Apocalyptic
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Apocalyptic
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks - Apocalyptic
I hope I'll be able to finish these and read a few more.
Sounds great, Dagny! All the best :)
Hello everyone,I hope you had fun reading for March’s challenge [I certainly did not! Those genres are my least favourite.)
[If you're new, then please don't bother worrying about anything. You can join us for this month.] This month’s (and my favourite) genres are Young Adult + Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.
You can either do any one of these genres or both of them. It's entirely up to you. If a book comes under the sub-genre of these genres, however remotely, then it can be included as well.
So, basically, there are absolutely no limitations. Read what you want to (in the broader sense of the genres.)
Here are the definitions for each genre:
Young Adult Fiction: Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA) is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 13 to 21.
Young-adult fiction, whether in the form of novels or short stories, has distinct attributes that distinguish it from the other age categories of fiction. The vast majority of YA stories portray an adolescent as the protagonist, rather than an adult or a child. The subject matter and story lines are typically consistent with the age and experience of the main character, but beyond that YA stories span the entire spectrum of fiction genres. The settings of YA stories are limited only by the imagination and skill of the author.
Apocalyptic Fiction: Apocalyptic is from the word apocalypse, referring to the end of the world.
Apocalyptic fiction focuses on the end of civilization either through nuclear war, plague, or other global catastrophic risk.
Apocalyptic literature is a genre of religious writing centered on visions of the end of time.
Many apocalyptic stories focus on stories that are on the brink of the end of the world of the civilization.
Post-Apocalyptic Fiction: Post-apocalyptic fiction is set in a world or civilization after such a disaster. The time frame may be immediately after the catastrophe, focusing on the travails or psychology of survivors, or considerably later, often including the theme that the existence of pre-catastrophe civilization has been forgotten (or mythologized). Post-apocalyptic stories often take place in an agrarian, non-technological future world, or a world where only scattered elements of technology remain. There is a considerable degree of blurring between this form of science fiction and that which deals with dystopias.
Here's a quick summary of the levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 book (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 4 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 5 books or more (challenging)
Please go ahead and announce your March to-read books along with the level you are targeting for.
All the very best and happy reading!
@Dagny: That's awesome, Dagny. That's why I admire you, you always find something interesting to read :) I'm so excited for next month that I can't even begin to describe it!!! I'm going to read World War Z (FINALLY!!!) And other awesome apocalyptic books...I've even started writing an Apocalyptic series- Annihilation. And I literally dream every day about what should be in it...
I guess my blabbering is making it quite apparent how excited I am! Lol!
I'm making the new thread right now. Finally, this mont's ordeal is over!!!
I'm so glad this month is almost over!!! Looking forward to reading some amazing books next month! It's totally my thing :D
Done with the first one... sadly it was a DNF. Surprisingly, I found the descriptions of how the lead guy looks at girls quite offensive.#1 Perfectly Broken- 1/5- DNF
Dagny wrote: "Looks like we all had a good month in February!"Yeah... Mystery/Thriller is always our best month :D
@Dagny Lol! Me too ;)@Mythili Looking forward to your review/rating for this one... I'm not much into Historical, but recently I've discovered a new author who's changing my perceptions... Have fun reading!
@Steve See you in April, dear!
@Manaswin See you also next month then... Romance is always a slow month for Genre Challenge. Have fun reading classics. Even I have to read a few of them with Dagny's group, but I'll be joining her after June.
I'm not going to be reading loads of books this month (just like last one) but I'll try and read at least 1-1 book for each of the two genres.All the best guys...
Hello everyone,I hope you had fun reading for Feb’s challenge. [If you're new, then please don't bother worrying about anything. You can join us for this month.] This month’s genres are: Romance + Literary Fiction.
You can either do any one of these genres or both of them. It's entirely up to you. If a book comes under the sub-genre of these genres, however remotely, then it can be included as well.
So, basically, there are absolutely no limitations. Read what you want to (in the broader sense of the genres.)
Here are the definitions for each genre:
Romance: According to the Romance Writers of America, "Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying and optimistic ending." Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of developing a romantic relationship, although the novel can also contain subplots that do not specifically relate to the main characters' romantic love. Other definitions of a romance novel may be broader, including other plots and endings or more than two people, or narrower, restricting the types of romances or conflicts.
Literary Fiction: Literary fiction is a term that has come into common usage in the early 1960s. The term is principally used to distinguish "serious fiction" which is a work that claims to hold literary merit, in comparison from genre fiction and popular fiction. The name literature is sometimes used for this genre, although it can also refer to a broader category of writing.
Here's a quick summary of the levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 book (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 4 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 5 books or more (challenging)
Please go ahead and announce your February to-read books along with the level you are targeting for.
All the very best and happy reading.!
#1 Tarnished#2 From A Distant Star
#3 Sleeping Giants
#4 Head In The Box
#5 Just To Be Clear
#6 The Secrets Of Lizzie Borden
Unnikrishnan wrote: "I've been following this group for a while but never introduced myself. I am Unnikrishnan, 20 years old and a science student. Pretty much that ;)"Hi, Unnikrishnan! Have you checked out our challenges? You might find something of interest there.
Mythili wrote: "I was scanning all possible groups from India that I could join and I knew I have to join this one cos the name is so cool! I'm Mythili, 24, graphic designer. I'm also doing Literature studies sid..."Hi Mythili. Welcome to RMFAO!
We have several reading challenges here if you are interested. The most loved one is The Genre Challenge. You can find them under 2016 Challenges on the home page.
I run a book blog and I'm on the look out for more reviewers. I already have 3 review contributors who love writing reviews for my blog, The Reading Bud. I'm sure you'll like it too. If you;re interested drop in mail at thereadingbud@gmail.com so that we can discuss this further.
I hope you'll make a lot of friends here and will read more than you normally do with the help of our challenges!
Have a great day!
#1 Head In The Box: 3.5/5#2 Secrets Of Lizzie Borden: 5/5 A Must Read!
My review for this awesome book is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
