My favorite genres to read are speculative fiction. I like
imagining something that cannot happen in real life. I already experience one
life, so why not experience another that is completely unobtainable in mine? I
sometimes think that when books are non-fiction that the plots are too
predictable. There are limitations to our own world but in a made up one there
are none so an unpredictable twist is possible. Although, I will say that when
books (usually fantasy) get too out there, I lose interest. It has something to
do with the idea that the world is so complex and so completely different from
our own that I have difficulty imagining it.
I have usually stayed towards this genre my whole like. I
grew up reading the Magic Tree House series and Harry Potter which both have
elements of speculative fiction. Occasionally I will attempt other genres
(usually if gets stellar reviews from my friends/family) once I deem it a
worthy read.
I personally like the genre labels. If I like one book from
a certain genre, then it is a good possibility that I will like another. But,
it works the other way too, unfortunately. If I don’t like a book from a
certain genre, then I tend to label the whole genre as something I should stay
away from. I know that this bad and I shouldn’t judge whole categories of books
based off of one, but I can’t help it. This narrows my search down
significantly but I could be missing books that are very enjoyable.
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