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| View Poll Results: What fiction books do you like? (Choose more than one.) | |||
| romantic comedy |
   
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5 | 35.71% |
| chick lit |
  
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3 | 21.43% |
| science fiction/fantasy |
  
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5 | 35.71% |
| murder mystery |
  
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7 | 50.00% |
| action/adventure |
  
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5 | 35.71% |
| historical fiction |
  
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3 | 21.43% |
| romance |
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4 | 28.57% |
| animal stories |
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2 | 14.29% |
| other |
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5 | 35.71% |
| I don't read fiction. |
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2 | 14.29% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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04-02-2009, 03:22 PM
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What type of fiction books do you like to read?
I love a good romantic comedy, or chick lit in general.
I don't care for sappy romances and action/adventure stories and I won't read murder mysteries. |
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04-02-2009, 03:29 PM
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science fiction/fantasy
murder mystery action/adventure historical fiction |
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04-02-2009, 04:32 PM
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Action adventure, classical literature, mysteries and international, multi-generational sagas always capture my interest!
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04-02-2009, 05:26 PM
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Christian fiction
historical fiction |
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04-02-2009, 05:47 PM
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Historical Fiction
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04-02-2009, 06:26 PM
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I don't read much fiction at all, but when I do it's always a multi-generational historical/cultural saga, a la James Michener. I get totally engrossed, but because they are long, take me quite a while to finish, like several weeks.
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04-02-2009, 07:19 PM
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I mostly like classic and contemporary literature.
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04-02-2009, 07:27 PM
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04-02-2009, 07:52 PM
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All are fiction:
Suspense Thrillers Private Investigator/CIA fiction Medical Suspense Romance, including comedic, and suspense Murder Mystery (as long as there isn't graphic violence) Animal Stories |
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04-02-2009, 09:42 PM
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Forever Gidget
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04-02-2009, 09:59 PM
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Historical fiction all the way. Love Philippa Gregory and all the corset-rippers!
 You're also likely to find me reading the classics: Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and (my namesake) Emily Bronte. My deep, dark secret is that I have a ton of V.C. Andrews books in my bedroom. But I never let anyone catch me reading those in public! 
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04-03-2009, 10:57 AM
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It depends, really...some of the books I read can't easily be fitted into a singular genre. There are some genres that I don't usually read, but that I do enjoy if they're blended with someone else.
For instance, I haven't read a lot of science fiction. I don't dislike SF, it's just something that I haven't tried to read much of. But I do like Robert Heinlein's SF novel aimed at children/teenagers, called Have Spacesuit -Will Travel. One of my favourite books is A Wrinkle in Time which is a blend of science fiction and fantasy. But there are other fantasy books that I'm not keen on and some science fiction books that I'm not keen on. Basically, I couldn't really say that I really dislike any genre. But I don't always like everything included in each genre either, even the genres I read most. I voted for "Murder Mystery" and "Other" although in actual fact it's been a long time since I read any murder mysteries. Lately I've been reading a lot of children/teenage fiction (I still like to read books for kids) and General Fiction. I do like to read fantasy/sci-fi/action-adventure too, but not always predominantly. |
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04-03-2009, 01:51 PM
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04-03-2009, 11:03 PM
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I can't even remember the last fiction book I read. You'd have to hold me at gunpoint to get me to read Harry Potter, and even then I'm not so sure I would. lol! I'm a non-fiction guy myself.
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