Which genre is a total No Go for you

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Booked wrote: "I've read books with erotic elements, but I don't just grab and read 'erotica.' :) I only recently heard (from my sister) of something called 'monster porn'?? Yeah, if that's a genre, it's a no-go ..."

Okay, I had to look that one up that genre to see if it really existed. Here it is on listopia:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

I won't be reading any of those books .....

[Janice, Moderator]

I won't be reading any of those either Lisa Ann.

This title is a whopper - I Don't Care If My Best Friend's Mom is a Sasquatch, She's Hot and I'm Taking a Shower With Her!

[Delitealex]

Oh my no monster porn for me either.

[Bella]

You know, when my mother and aunt used to buy me comic books when I was a kid, they always used to say that there's no such thing as a bad book and no book you should be ashamed of reading. "Any reading is good," my aunt, the librarian would say. But if I read enough monster porn to be able to make an informed decision on the "Best Monster Porn", they would both be deeply ashamed of me.

[Lisa]

Tejas Janet wrote: "Hedda wrote: "I don't have any genres i would not read any books from. But i don't read so many just romance books."

I was thinking if I were really desperate I bet I'd read the phone book. What a..."

I'm guilty of reading phones books especially when on vacation or living in a new area, lol.

[Lisa]

Ha, ha…monster porn…now that is a new one. I'll pass on that.

[Caecilia]

.. monster porn. first time I hear this term. hehe
all shades-of-grey ish books are a no go for me. I'm even picky with ya fiction :-)

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I usually don't enjoy horror, poetry or overly religious fiction. And although I love romance or books with some romance in them, I'm never in my life going to read a monster porn...

[Kristie, Moderator]

Oh gosh...I hadn't even thought of monster porn. I have a GR friend that reads that stuff. The first time I saw it she was reading The Haunted Vagina. I couldn't even believe it was a real book. I laughed so hard reading the summary that I had tears and had to read it to my husband.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sofia wrote: "I usually don't enjoy horror, poetry or overly religious fiction. And although I love romance or books with some romance in them, I'm never in my life going to read a monster porn..."

Welcome to our group, Sophia!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks! But you will probably not see all that much of me in the future, I usually prefer to simply read the discussions rather than giving my own input to them :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Sofia wrote: "Thanks! But you will probably not see all that much of me in the future, I usually prefer to simply read the discussions rather than giving my own input to them :)"

We'll be happy whenever you decide to come out of lurkdom and join in. :)

[Cherie]

Like Tejas Janet wrote, I will read the cereal box if that is the only thing I have in front of me. I am willing to try anything once, so I do not have a specific genre to say is a no go, although there are some I have to go a long way to agree to pick up. I do not like hard core horror, but I have read some. I always thought I would not like romance, but I have been pleasantly surprised. I like westerns, but do not seem to pick up many these days. I do not especially enjoy war themed books, but I will read them because I think it is important to. Politics, hmmm and self- help books are probably rock bottom on the list.

edited after I looked at the comments above:
oh good grief! NO monster-porn. oh, that is awful! my eyes!

[Sarah]

Thanks for the laugh Kristie. I read the synopsis and immediately had to read it to my partner too. Who writes this stuff? And worse, who reads it?!

[Camilla]

Sarah wrote: "Who writes this stuff? And worse, who reads it?!"

You know when there sometimes is a task in a challenge to read a book you're embarrassed to read in public? Well, I'm sure I would have no trouble finding such a book on that listopia list.

[Lisa]

Kristie wrote: "Oh gosh...I hadn't even thought of monster porn. I have a GR friend that reads that stuff. The first time I saw it she was reading The Haunted Vagina. I couldn't even believe it was a ..."

Lol! I think that is one book that will not be making it onto my TBR list!

[Camilla]

Lisa wrote: "Lol! I think that is one book that will not be making it onto my TBR list! "

Well, this is a change, as usually I too end up adding books to my TBR list based on our discussions.

[Lisa]

This is slightly off topic but this discussion has just reminded me of a book I came across in a shop the other day whose title I misread. It's called Deadly Election but I thought it said 'Deadly Erection'! And then I realised my mistake! Lol!

[Booked]

So it *is* real! lol, thanks for sharing, Kristie!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Hahaha... That book has 1,167 ratings too, so people are reading it! lol

Edit: And I just noticed that it is $4.95 on Amazon for Kindle! So people are paying for it too! o_O

[Bella]

Kristie wrote: "Oh gosh...I hadn't even thought of monster porn. I have a GR friend that reads that stuff. The first time I saw it she was reading The Haunted Vagina. I couldn't even believe it was a ..."

I don't know why, but all I could think was, "How do you get a haunted vagina? Is it like a house? Did someone die in there?"

[Sandra, Moderator]

It seems that her vagina is the doorway to another world, Bella. :)
I recommend you read the description in its GR page because it worth the time!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Lisa wrote: "It's called Deadly Election but I thought it said 'Deadly Erection'! "

I'd love to see your face, Lisa!

[Sandra, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "Who writes this stuff?"

I've to theories: 1) The authors still didn't get over the fact he is not inside his mom anymore. 2) He had a VERY traumatic relationship with an ex-girlfriend.

[Bella]

Sandra wrote: "It seems that her vagina is the doorway to another world, Bella. :)
I recommend you read the description in its GR page because it worth the time!"

I just did. Isn't it just like a man to fall for a girl he meets in your vagina? That's like double cheating.

Also, I have three kids, so I'm struggling with the how- and I'm assuming it's somehow magical- a full grown adult can climb into or out of your vagina.

[Lisa]

Sandra wrote: "Lisa wrote: "It's called Deadly Election but I thought it said 'Deadly Erection'! "

I'd love to see your face, Lisa!"

Lol! I would have loved to have seen my face too, Sandra!

[Bella]

Sofia wrote: "Thanks! But you will probably not see all that much of me in the future, I usually prefer to simply read the discussions rather than giving my own input to them :)"

Sometimes I disappear, too. I have anxiety disorder so sometimes I can't even cope with talking to people online. I also have issues in winter where my fibromyalgia flares up and I can't do anything. I just had to take a medication vacation- where they cut off one of my drugs- because it was making me have facial tics. (Don't want those becoming permanent.)

I was going to respond earlier, but I got distracted by vagina. (First time in my life I've ever said that!)

[Travis]

Monster porn sounds awfsome. Hi five Barney on that. I'd like to read one but I won't

[KimeyDiann]

Monster Porn has to be the most horrifyingly fascinating thing I have ever heard of! Read the books, I will not. Read the insane titles and book description, oh yes, I will! LOL. The Haunted Vagina description plus all of the commentary here about it just made me literally LOL in my office at work. I don't think I could I explain if my office neighbor came and asked what was so funny.

As far as genres I avoid... I read very few classics, although I continually try because I think I should. Non-fiction is rare for me too, but I will give it a try occasionally, usually for a challenge. But I think monster porn is the only genre that I absolutely will never read.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "Thanks for the laugh Kristie. I read the synopsis and immediately had to read it to my partner too. Who writes this stuff? And worse, who reads it?!"

I don't know which is worse - author or reader. I lean more towards the author because that person is the one creating this stuff.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I knew of Monster Porn, but the Haunted Vagina was something else. Thanks everyone!

[Mariab]

Cherie wrote: "self- help books are probably rock bottom on the list. ..."

I DONT read those either

[Dorottya]

I would not say there is a genre I would never ever read anything from... but there are some that I do not reach for at all.

let us get the obvious non-fiction out of the way: 1) books aimed at people who have a different religion to me, 2) fact heavy textbooks for experts at a field I fail at :D. Also, I am not huge on poetry, either,

But... from fiction:
- high fantasy
- scifi
- historical novels where the political situation etc. is too important so it is too fact heavy
- erotica as a genre (I mean, if a book seems like it does not have a proper plot to complement the saucy scenes)
- religious romance