Monday, May 3, 2010

Prithee, Inform Me: What Genre Do You Read Most?

NB: Mea culpa, dear readers. The second science fiction button is, indeed, supposed to be YA/Children's; unfortunately, I can't fix the poll without erasing the voting up to this point. I know it's lame, but if we could treat Sci-Fi #2 as Children's/YA, we might be able to get (mostly) correct numbers anyway. Sorry for the confusion! — E

Happy Monday (and happy May), gentle readers! It's been awhile since I've visited genre/category sales (see Genre Sales, Parts 1 – 8 under "The Essential PMN"), so I thought I'd gather some preliminary info with an info(rmal) poll.

Posted by Eric at 10:00 AM
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15 comments:

  1. Lydia SharpMay 3, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    I'm a combo girl. Sci-fi, fantasy, women's fic, and young adult... mainly. I've also been known to read historical fiction and mystery, on occasion.

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  2. NicoleMay 3, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Science Fiction is listed twice! And still has 0 votes. Poor Science Fiction.

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  3. AnnaleeMay 3, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    Did you mean to leave off YA as its own category, or did science fiction eat its radio button?

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  4. ErikMay 3, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    Mostly fantasy, but I'll read any genre.

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  5. Joseph L. SelbyMay 3, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Fantasy then nonfiction Biographies then historical fiction and science fiction tied. But Fantasy trumps them all by a significant margin.

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  6. AndreaMay 3, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    I read everything there except chick lit & romance. And I also read a lot of non fiction.

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  7. Joan KremerMay 3, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    I read mostly literary fiction and women's fiction. My second "tier" is science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.

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  8. AnonymousMay 3, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    I end up reading historical fiction and classics almost exclusively. I'm obsessed with Victorian fiction and the more I can get my hands on, the better. I usually find the language delightful and rich, like a great big comfy pillow of words. :)

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  9. Terry StonecropMay 3, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    Since most people who visit your blog appear to be writers, it would be interesting to compare what writers read to what the average non-writing reader reads.

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  10. AnonymousMay 3, 2010 at 5:05 PM

    I chose "other."

    I devour memoirs the way most people do fiction--I wish they weren't lumped in with nonfic as if they somehow had more in common with cookbooks and self-helps! They're STORIES, darn it, and all the more interesting because they're true.

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  11. AnonymousMay 3, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    I chose other, because I read "spec fic" which is basically sci-fi plus fantasy, and there's no way I could pick between them.


    But I read a lot in other genres as well.

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  12. Jonathon ArntsonMay 3, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    YA - John Green, et al.

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  13. AnonymousMay 3, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    Young Adult! Pretty much anything within that genre: sci-fi/futuristic, fantasy, romance, paranormal, historical, contemporary, I love it all.

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  14. dolorahMay 4, 2010 at 4:58 AM

    This is kinda not fair. I voted fantasy, because it is my favorite, but I read several different genre's. Some you don't have listed here, which must make them sub-genre's.

    .......dhole

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  15. Kate EvangelistaMay 4, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    I mainly read anything YA that involves romance and some hint of the supernatural thrown in.

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