I'm a combination. I'm far too eclectic to have a single favourite genre, which likely is the reason for the stacks and stacks of books I've got. However, I won't touch Westerns or Romances with a barge pole.
Drama
Horror
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Humour
Autobiography/Biography
War
Historical
Historical Fiction
Romance
Mystery
Religious
Western
Poetry
Folklore/Mythology
Inspirational
Combination of the above (which ones?)
Educational (manuals, textbooks)
On the Peripheral
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
no soup for you!
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i really like mysteries. they keep me enthralled until the end and i have a great feeling of accomplishment when i reach the end.
i also love reading books that are just narrations about something with hilarious commentary... B)
I guess i`m a mystery,detective type of a person.
Xenu
I cannot remember the name of the last book i read.
And i think it was before i found my way to the board.
Its about time to fix this.
I make music, so that requires me to read some sheets etc, but that doesnt count, right?
The stuff i like is, well, combination. I dont read so much that i could give a one specific genre.
I've got a lot of S.King books on the shell, typical, i know,
but for me they've been a great tool for learning English (more down-to-earth-enklish)
I dont read them because of the Horror but i just like the way he builds up his characters
and how they pop up in different books etc.
The gunslinger series been one of my favorites, really weird set of books.
I've read some Shakespeare too, and for a great surprise they was more than
just a romance layed out in old English.
I've read The Lord of the Rings in Finnish and English, will read the Norwegian version
too when i get just a little bit better with the language.
I dont go for a genre really,
most of the stuff i've read is not really considered Good/Classical stuff,
i've read a lot of Star War books also, he he he..
It seems that i do like series, some sort of continuety in the books.
I have to start reading more and now i know where to look for inspiration,
right here folks.
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en(un)lightened
I'd like to say that I am as eclectic in my tastes as MN, but I don't think I'm quite on his plane.
At any given time I'm working on 2-3 books, plus a few opinion-oriented periodicals.
I read historical/political books, biographies, and many popular authors as well; Sandford, Grisham, Clancy, DeMille, Thayer, Connelly, etc.
BTW-MN:
Even if you don't do westerns (I don't either) you do yourself a grave disservice if you have not read Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry.
Trust me on this one, buddy.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
On the Peripheral
The names sure sound familiar, but if I've read it, the details are long lost. Never enough time.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
en(un)lightened
Well, as I said, I hate westerns.
I love that book for it's own merits (A Pulitzer Prize-winner, if I remember correctly), also because it introduced me to McMurtry.
You are, of course, correct, as to the difficulties of time management; that is why I always try to have a novel of some kind going along with the other things, if for no other reason than as a reminder that not everything has to be serious.
Hell, I just subscribed to MAXIMUMPC; don't have the slightest idea when I'm going to read that, too, plus the CD that supposedly comes with every issue.
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
On the Peripheral
I first read that as Maxim Umpc, and wondered why'd you be reading it anyway.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
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Fantasy - Epic battles between good and evil encompassing massive canvases. Knights, Dragons, Wizards, Elves, Magicians. Well written books that suck you into their world and encourage you to keep reading
en(un)lightened
For all the sexy PCs, of course.Originally posted by MagicNakor@6 April 2004 - 00:37
I first read that as Maxim Umpc, and wondered why'd you be reading it anyway.
What would UMPC stand for?
Up Martha's PettiCoat?
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
-Mark Twain
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I'm a combination. I'm far too eclectic to have a single favourite genre, which likely is the reason for the stacks and stacks of books I've got. However, I won't touch Westerns or Romances with a barge pole.
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