The Monday Minute: Book Genres
Posted on May 5th, 2008 | by Jeff M. Miller |
This week on The Monday Minute, share your favorite reading material with us. Do you like biographies or history? Maybe you enjoy historical fiction or thrillers. Comment below, and share. Also tell us what you’re reading right now, whether it fits your favorite genre or not.
For me, I’ve always been a huge fan of speculative fiction, which is an umbrella term that covers science-fiction, fantasy, and horror. I’m don’t really like horror, and I could take or leave most sci-fi, but fantasy is by far my favorite. Like most who are big fans of the genre, my love started with The Hobbit, and I’ve become quite the Tolkienophile. I own nearly everything the man ever wrote.
My reading list at the time consists of two books, both of which I should finish within the next 24 hours. First is Reaper’s Gale by Steven Erikson. Reaper’s Gale is number 7 out of ten in what may be the best fantasy fiction I’ve ever read. Someone may finally have surpassed Tolkien, but I’m holding off judgment until the series is over (in 2010). Second on my list is a spiritual memoir I just mentioned the other day. My Beautiful Idol by Pete Gall will be my first book review on my blog.
Alright, your turn. What’s your favorite genre?
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5 Responses to “The Monday Minute: Book Genres”
By Joe Louthan on May 5, 2008 | Reply
I loathe fantasy.
But I think George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire is one of my favorite series of books is one of the best ever.
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By Jeff M. Miller on May 5, 2008 | Reply
By Jason Cole on May 5, 2008 | Reply
Since you are a fantasy fan, you would probably enjoy The Legend of Drizzt by R. A. Salvatore. It has recently been republished in chronological order for all the books involving the dark elf Drizzt and his friends. The first 6 or 7 are my favorites. Here is an amazon.com link…
http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Drizzt-Boxed-Books-I-III/dp/0786947772/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210041347&sr=8-1
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By Ben on May 5, 2008 | Reply
I get into kicks periodically. I get into marketing books then worship books. However, whenever I pick up a Star Wars book, everything else tends to either get put on hold or slows down.
Does Star Wars have its own genre? I don’t read any other fiction than that. I’m a Star Wars geek at heart.
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