Into the Fire

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   BK Jackson (@BKJacksonAZ)

   November 25, 2013

   I would say pretty much anything but non-romance historical and suspense but that’s not strictly true. Occasionally I’ll read a contemporary novel that I can’t put into a category that I like.
   There’s the classics of old–animal books I can’t classify such as Black Beauty, Misty of Chincoteague, etc.
   I read the Hunger Games, where I first heard of the category of “dystopian fiction”. Great book, but I don’t think I’ve read anything in that category since.
   While I don’t read fantasy as a rule, I have read the Percy Jackson books, which I assume fit into that category. As much as I loved Star Trek and to a lesser degree Stargate SG-1, I’m not a big fan of reading sci-fi (simply because nobody could ever top the threesome of Kirk, Spock and McCoy. It just can’t be done.)

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   Nicole

   November 25, 2013

   Every now and then I make exceptions to my rules, but rarely. I should’ve added historicals to that list, but once in a great while I read one. I read the old classic animal books too, lots and lots of horse stories. Now I can’t read them without crying so I don’t. Thanks for your comment, Brenda. Appreciate you.

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   Brenda Anderson

   November 25, 2013

   I’ll try pretty much anything–a well-written story can overcome any genre’s limitations. Still, unless I personally know the writer, I tend to stay away from sweet romances, cozy mysteries, & chick lit. Spec fiction, historicals, & historical romances are rarely at the top of my to-read piles, but I do enjoy them in moderation–they must have a complex story, and they need to challenging.

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   Nicole

   November 25, 2013

   It makes a difference if I know the author too, Bren, but I don’t know why it’s so hard for me to read historicals. I grew up on westerns and loved them – but history in and of itself I’ve never liked. Not in school, not in fiction. Not at all. And I agree on the cozy mysteries, but I did enjoy Karin Kaufman’s two (The Witch Tree and Sparrow House). Thanks for your comment, Bren. Always appreciate you.

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