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Post by Beck on Nov 29, 2006 18:21:58 GMT 10
What type of books do people read? I left off an option for "more than one" because I was interested in which books people like best. I read a wide mix of book genres though my favourite would probably be adventure style books like Clive Cusslers or Jack Higgens. I also love Horror (though not too much gory style horror books, I've gone off people like Stephen King and Dean Koontz a bit), Supernatural books like Anne Rice's (which are classed as horror I think) and I love crime thrillers too. I'm not a big fan of romance or fantasy novels though.
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Post by buffymanic on Nov 29, 2006 19:37:43 GMT 10
Crime the majority of the time now, though of course I read every Buffy book thats released but they are few and far between lately
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Post by Beck on Nov 29, 2006 19:38:11 GMT 10
Which authors do you read?
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Post by buffymanic on Nov 29, 2006 20:02:34 GMT 10
Lee child and Max Allen Collins who writes all the CSI books, and occasionally some Alias books. I tend to find an authur I like and stick with them until I get bored
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Post by Nina on Nov 30, 2006 13:33:21 GMT 10
I like to read crime books. Josh has all these creepy space fantasy weird books lol
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Post by Loz on Nov 30, 2006 19:15:42 GMT 10
I love adventure thrillers like Clive Cussler, Dan Brown and Russell Andrews. Also love every single thing Steve Waugh has ever written  I'm also a fan of real life crime books like Mindhunter and True crimes. I also like biographies and autobiographies about sportspeople, politicians, musicians, actors etc. |
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Post by Beck on Nov 30, 2006 19:23:28 GMT 10
Josh has all these creepy space fantasy weird books lol Lol Bernie has those too. He tries getting me to read some of them but eh... I did start to read part of the first Wheel of Time book (the best ever series written according to Bernie  BAH) but I couldn't get past about 10 pages. |
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Post by Loz on Dec 1, 2006 20:43:31 GMT 10
The blurbs on the back of those books make no sense to me  Don't really have the hankering to crack one open  |
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Post by Glenn on Dec 2, 2006 1:27:49 GMT 10
I always told myself that i would read the entire Terry Pratchett series. Best get started at some point.
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Post by Beck on Dec 2, 2006 12:16:39 GMT 10
Bernie has those too. I've read a couple of fantasy books and eh... not for me. I don't even like the LoTR books, they're so badly written even though the story is superb
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Post by Loz on Mar 22, 2007 17:42:03 GMT 10
Lets get some new opinions on favourite genres shall we Has anyone ever been turned off a genre because of one bad book?? I love autobiographies and biographies but i haven't read one since i read Anthony Kiedis (lead singer of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers) one. He came across as a total douche |
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Post by Paul on Mar 22, 2007 19:26:45 GMT 10
i hate autobiographys for some reason, i just cant get into them, even if its by a celeb i like. if king joss wrote one i would proberly still give it a miss
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Post by Luke on Mar 23, 2007 3:10:58 GMT 10
I'm all for the horror books. I love S.King, Carrie and It are my fav. Don't like the film It though the clown is mega scary.
I read alto of Buffy books too, i tried reading other sorts of books but i just cant get into them for some strange reason.
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Post by Laura on Mar 24, 2007 13:39:16 GMT 10
I voted for adventure/thriller. I usually like suspenseful books. Horror books are okay, but I just like watching horror movies better  . I like a book that can keep me on the edge of my seat. A good adventure/thriller does that. |
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Post by Allan on May 4, 2008 11:44:46 GMT 10
I tend to read mostly crime novels, with Elmore Leonard being one of my favourite authors in the genre. I also read a bit of fantasy and adventure. But I'll happily read just about any genre, should I be interested enough in the book. As for Loz's question of about a year back about whether we've been turned off over genres because of one bad book, I haven't. I'd be more inclined to be turned off the author - even if I'd really enjoyed everything else they'd written. |
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Post by shred on May 5, 2008 17:07:46 GMT 10
I usually lean towards crime novels or adventure/thriller books. And I don't mind the occassional romance novel.
My least favourite genre is fantasy. And come to think of it, I haven't read a horror book.
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Post by Lizzie on May 5, 2008 19:32:24 GMT 10
I said other - I guess I read more 'drama' type books.
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Post by Allan on May 5, 2008 19:47:45 GMT 10
My least favourite genre is fantasy. And come to think of it, I haven't read a horror book. Is there any reason you're not a fan of fantasy, Irene? You like fantasy movies, don't you? |
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Post by Beck on May 6, 2008 9:05:28 GMT 10
You've never read a horror book Irene?  I love horror books, which is surprising since I hate horror movies But to be fair its the gore that turns me off the movies, I find the books great - in particular Stephan King and Dean Koontz. Though I haven't read any of either of their newer books, just their old ones. I don't read a lot of fantasy books because the ones I have read are either far too complicated and spend too long having to explain everything or they are long winded (like LOTR ) |
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Post by shred on May 6, 2008 16:53:58 GMT 10
My least favourite genre is fantasy. And come to think of it, I haven't read a horror book. Is there any reason you're not a fan of fantasy, Irene? You like fantasy movies, don't you? Nah, I don't like fantasy movies either. ;D |
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I'm also a fan of real life crime books like Mindhunter and True crimes. I also like biographies and autobiographies about sportspeople, politicians, musicians, actors etc.
BAH) but I couldn't get past about 10 pages. 
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I love horror books, which is surprising since I hate horror movies