Book Genres: What do you read?

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Please copy n paste the questions below into a message below, and answer them.

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
2. What is your favorite genre?
3. What is your least favorite genre?
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?

[[deleted user]]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? I tend to own and read more mystery then anything. I find mystery brings a little of everything to the table.
2. What is your favorite genre? I enjoy mystery, suspense, thrillers, and romance suspense.
3. What is your least favorite genre? I'm not big on the classics, chick-lit, sci-fi
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Paranormal romance, especially vampire romances.

[Brooke]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Fiction - thrillers, mystery & suspense - but, I also read true crime
2. What is your favorite genre? Same thing - thrillers, suspense, mystery & some true crime
3. What is your least favorite genre? horror (I enjoy some books, like Dean Koontz, but not the over the top, in your face, ridiculous ones with zombies & crap!)
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? hmmm....Twilight series & Harry Potter (so a little bit of paranormal & fantasy)....even though I haven't read either yet, I know I'm gonna love them & continually read them!!!

[Lynn]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? I tend to read psychological suspense/mystery books more than anything else.

2. What is your favorite genre? Psychological suspense/Mystery.

3. What is your least favorite genre? I think that would have to be Westerns but I have to throw in certain types of fantasy and sci-fi.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? I love the paranormal and horror genre, especially vampire novels.

[Connie]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mystery and thrillers.

2. What is your favorite genre?
Mysteries and Thrillers.

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Science Fiction.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
All genres except science fiction.

[Kelly]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mystery/Thriller

2. What is your favorite genre?
Mystery/Thriller

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Most, except (notice the theme) Mystery/Thriller

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
I have recently fallen in love with the Twlight series, so I guess Vampire would be my new quilty pleasure =)

[Darcy]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Paranormal / Urban Fantasy, then mysteries

2. What is your favorite genre?
Paranormal / Urban Fantasy

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Historical Stuff

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Some Chick Lit

[Kimberly]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
cozy mysteries, Christian fiction
2. What is your favorite genre?
Mystery
3. What is your least favorite genre?
Historical or Western
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
paranormal romance, vampire, children's fiction

A lot of us seem to have similar answers :)

[Sherry]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Romantic Suspense/Romantic Mystery/Romantic Paranormal/Historical

2. What is your favorite genre?
It switches between the above mentioned

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Usually whatever is on Oprah's List

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure
Harlequin "Intrigues", "Nocturnes" and Silhouette "Romantic Suspense"

[Marianne]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mysteries and thrillers

2. What is your favorite genre?
Mysteries and Thrillers

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Historical Romances

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
True Crime

[Lyn (Readinghearts)]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Lately it has been Historical Fiction, though I really read all genres and go through phases.
2. What is your favorite genre? I really don't have a favorite. I like historical fiction, biographies, thrillers, mysteries, true crime, urban fantasy, contemporary literature, classics, some young adult, romance, and even science fiction and science fantasy.
3. What is your least favorite genre? I would have to say cheap romances, like Harlequins, although I have gone through phases where that was the bulk of my reading, but not in a while. I used to say science fantasy, but lately I have been enjoying a lot more books in that genre. I will say though, that I don't like anything too scary, too gory, or with sex that is too graphic.
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? I would have to say I have two guilty pleasures, one is young adult girls lit, like Sara Dessen, etc. The other is cheesy mysteries like ones by Diane Mott Davidson or the Puzzle Lady books. And true crime books. The more sensational, the better.

[Afsana]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Thriller and mystery
2. What is your favorite genre?
above
3. What is your least favorite genre?
Non fiction
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Romance

[Susan]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?

Thriller and mystery

2. What is your favorite genre?

Thriller and mystery

3. What is your least favorite genre?

Romance

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?

Murder-Mystery-Thriller

[Susan]

Crystal wrote: "1. On average, what genre do you read most? I tend to own and read more mystery then anything. I find mystery brings a little of everything to the table.
2. What is your favorite genre? I enjoy my..."

I love the vampire romance books. I am huge into them.

[Cammie]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Romance or Mystery

2. What is your your favorite genre?
Romance/Mystery

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Erotica

4. What is your guilty pleasure?
Young Adult

[Kelly]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? mystery/thriller/suspense

2. What is your favorite genre? mystery/thriller/suspense, but I also like true crime, coming-of-age stories, southern fiction

3. What is your least favorite genre? vampires (lol, I'm in the minority on that one), historical fiction, romance, fantasy, short stories

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? I'd probably have to say true crime for this one, and also self-help books about relationships (for single gals)

[Shelby *trains flying monkeys*]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? I love historical fiction, southern lit and thrillers

2. What is your favorite genre? historical fiction is probably my very fav.

3. What is your least favorite genre? Science fiction fantasy

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? chick lit

[LynnB]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?General literature, mystery, non-fiction. Have to add that I read whatever looks interesting to me, no matter what genre.

2. What is your favorite genre?General literature, mystery, historical fiction, non-fiction.

3. What is your least favorite genre?Harlequin-type romance, science fiction, westerns, horror, paranormal. Though I try to read at least one sci-fi, one western and one horror a year -- just to stretch myself!

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Cozy mysteries.

[Jennifer C]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Romance - historical and contemporary, I also read a lot bestsellers just so I can keep up with what others are talking about.

2. What is your favorite genre? Romance

3. What is your least favorite genre? Probably biographies. They tend to be boring,m except for Don't Call me a Crook, that was great!

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Romance. the general public has such a negative attitude towards it. I don't understand why......

[Afsana]

Jennifer wrote: "1. On average, what genre do you read most? Romance - historical and contemporary, I also read a lot bestsellers just so I can keep up with what others are talking about.

2. What is your favorit..."

Who's biography was that (don't call me a crook?)

[Jennifer C]

It was an awesome reprint that I won here on Goodreads. It was about this guy in the 20's and his adventurous life that took him from Europe to the States and then to Asia. I was surprised when I got the book that it even references the company I work for. Its pretty cool. Its a fun, fast paced book that really gripped my attention. I highly recommend it.

DON’T CALL ME A CROOK! A SCOTSMAN'S TALE OF WORLD TRAVEL, WHISKY, AND CRIME
by BOB MOORE

[Shari*LoveMiKindle*]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Romance-historical, contemporary, paranormal, romantic suspense; Mystery/Thrillers; History--both fiction and nonfiction

2. What is your favorite genre? Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy

3. What is your least favorite genre? Erotica

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Young Adult

[Christa]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Mysteries/suspense

2. What is your favorite genre? Mysteries, suspense, romantic suspense, thrillers

3. What is your least favorite genre? Science Fiction

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Romance

[Holly]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Paranormal romance.
2. What is your favorite genre? Paranormal romance.
3. What is your least favorite genre? Probably western.
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Not sure...maybe erotica? LOL

[Melissa]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mystery
2. What is your favorite genre?
Urban Fantasy
3. What is your least favorite genre?
Historical Romance
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Paranormal Romance

[Mary]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mystery, suspense
2. What is your favorite genre?
As above!
3. What is your least favorite genre?
Romance of any kind.
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Horror.

[Lacey]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Suspense, thriller, chick lit
2. What is your favorite genre?
see above
3. What is your least favorite genre?
I am not a fan of classics or Harlequin romance novels.
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
I don't know if I have a guilty pleasure when it comes to a specific genre. I do have a guilty pleasure for Joy Fielding novels. I am trying to read other authors, and I think my bookcase is reflective of that.

[Melodie]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? This year in particular I've read a LOT of urban fantasy/paranormal romance-mystery. Generally speaking, if you put a vampire in it, I'm at least going to look at it! This is followed very closely by mysteries, both hardboiled and cozy.

2. What is your favorite genre? Lately it's urban fantasy.

3. What is your least favorite genre? Westerns & horror. I do read about everything Stephen King writes, except THE DARK TOWER stuff, but I don't really consider him horror.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Pop culture bios! I love 'em! I'll read any of them...Guns & Roses, Motley Crue, David Lee Roth, Pamela Des Barres, Jenna Jameson. I've read some really good stuff in this genre, too, like I'll Sleep When I'm Dead The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Um, if its printed I'll read it.

2. What is your favorite genre? Fav? That's scififantasyPRNmysteryUFclassicssuspenseYAfairytaleschildren'sclassic

3. What is your least favorite genre?Least fav would have to be just about ANYTHING that makes Oprah's list. That woman is into some serious downers.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Um, right now--PNR. Altho I prefer were-wolves to vamps, but hey, I like vamps--and aliens--and humans and. . . Um, ok, just about anything. :o)

[Brenda]

Ok, here's my list!

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Probably mystery, but I'll read whatever lands in my hands!

2. What is your favorite genre? Wow, probably mystery, thriller, suspense. . .

3. What is your least favorite genre? Probably classics. I have only read a few, mostly those assigned as part of a class. Not that I don't enjoy them, but just not my style.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Any kind of paranormal romance. I'm hooked!

[Ivy]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mystery, fantasy, some science fiction, some YA books

2. What is your favorite genre?
Would have to be mysteries...like them the most.

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Romance, not a big fan of then although I have read a few in the past.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Don't know that I have a guilty pleasure...if a book doesn't strike my fancy then I don't read it.

[Jaime]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Mystery/suspense, in whatever flavor.

2. What is your favorite genre?
Mystery/suspense, in whatever flavor!

3. What is your least favorite genre?
Non-fiction in general, though I do read some from time to time.

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Romance

[Laurie]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? This would easily be mystery/thriller!

2. What is your favorite genre? Mystery/thriller

3. What is your least favorite genre? Western or paranormal. I am in the minority here!

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Romance. There are times when I just can't get enough of Nora Roberts and her fellow romance writers!

[[deleted user]]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?

I would say that I probably read Paranormal/Occult the most.

2. What is your favorite genre?

Definitely Paranormal, though Mysteries and Thrillers are fast catching up!

3. What is your least favorite genre?

Western's rank the lowest along with Sci-Fi, but I can't say that I never read them...

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?

ROMANCE, lol! I always feel guilty reading them because sometimes the women are so subjugated that they should on some base level offend the feminist in me - but what woman, stanch feminist or the like does not secretly read a romance novel and want to sigh deeply?

[[deleted user]]

Laurie wrote: "3. What is your least favorite genre? Western or paranormal. I am in the minority here!"


I'm not so sure... Most genres, like coffee and some teas are an "acquired taste" and there are some Paranormal authors who are simply to dry for my tastes...

[Angela]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Historical Fiction and cozy mysteries
2. What is your favorite genre? historical fiction, cozy mysteries, romance, chicklit
3. What is your least favorite genre? horror, science fiction, vampire/paranoromal
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? romance

I think I am one of the only people on here who does not like vampire books, I have never read the Twilight or Harry Potter series, just not my thing.

[Darcy]

I agree with Erin. Just because I don't like a genre doesn't mean it is bad, just not for me. Every so often I do like to read a book out of my comfort zone just to see if my tastes have changed. But I have found books in my favorite genre that I don't like. As long as you are reading that is good in my book!!

[S.M.]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? Mysteries/suspense

2. What is your favorite genre? Mysteries, suspense, thrillers

3. What is your least favorite genre? Science Fiction

4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? Historical Romance, True Crime

[Lindsay]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Contemporary fiction
2. What is your favorite genre?
contemporary or historical/cultural fiction
3. What is your least favorite genre?
fantasy & romance
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
YA books, and I'm starting to get into paranormal books as my guilty pleasure too!

[Wendy]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? mystery/suspense, thrillers
2. What is your favorite genre? mystery,suspense, thrillers
3. What is your least favorite genre? western
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? paranormal romance

[Barbara ★]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? mystery, thrillers, romance
2. What is your favorite genre? paranormal romance followed very closely by mystery
3. What is your least favorite genre? classics, westerns and chick lit
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?paranormal romance

[Tammy]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? - Mystery/Thriller,Romantic Suspense
2. What is your favorite genre? - Same as above
3. What is your least favorite genre? - Self Help ugh.
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? - Vampire or paranormal series. Nice escape from reality from time to time.

[[deleted user]]

Tammy wrote: "3. What is your least favorite genre? - Self Help ugh.
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ROFL Tammy I "Heart" you! heeheehee!! you made my day with that response!

[Patricia]

1. On average, what genre do you read most? - I'd have to say mystery/thriller and suspense
2. What is your favorite genre? - Thriller, especially if they involve serial killers...lol
3. What is your least favorite genre? - science fiction, western, classic
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure? - definitely paranormal

[Tammy]

Ms. Erin wrote: "Tammy wrote: "3. What is your least favorite genre? - Self Help ugh.
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ROFL Tammy I "Heart" you! heeheehee!! you made my day with that response!"

LOL glad you liked it. They are about the only kind of books I cannot stand at all. Everything else I can give a shot to if it has a good story but self help..well...just UGH!

[Jery]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?
Probably historical fiction or thrillers. It's a toss up.
2. What is your favorite genre?
Historical fiction
3. What is your least favorite genre?
I don't have a least favorite, unless you consider 'poorly written' anything to be a genre all its own :)
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?
Romance, for sure!

[Wendy]

Oh throw Self-Help on my least favorite list too!!!

[Ann aka Iftcan]

I agree--I think that really is most peoples least fav.

[Kelly]

Haha - I actually enjoy self-help - but maybe I just need more help than you guys do!! :) lol. I'm single, so I have lots of time to be self-focused and ponder why I can't make a relationship last. :P

[Jenny]

1. On average, what genre do you read most?Suspense
2. What is your favorite genre?Suspense
3. What is your least favorite genre?Self help! or any non-fiction really
4. What genre is your guilty pleasure?Classy romance