@Jessica most any – of course I dug The Hunger Games, and recently really liked The Girl With All the Gifts, but also some old school like The Postman, A Canticle for Liebowitz, and Engine Summer.
Or a series that stretches out thru generations. I love ‘the American odyssey Series’ A Time to be…’ (Gilbert Morris) It starts in 1900 and each book covers ten years in a family. WONDERFUL series.
I don’t have a favorite genre but gravitate to books that are character oriented as opposed to plot oriented. What I avoid like the plague is science fiction.
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman, The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore, The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson, The Jazz Palace by Mary Morris, The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows.
Historical 1800-1970 fiction about Asia, America, Australia, and Canada (Love Canadian and Australian authors), Southern/Appalachian writers, womens’ fiction, dystopian, science fiction/fantasy and non-fiction historical accounts of life.
Probably police procedural mysteries. Historical and current. I prefer British or Canadian over US writers. Far less focused on guns, so the deaths are usually less violent and far more creative.
holocaust historical fiction
Read The Sixth Lamentation.
Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
Thank you. I’m not familiar w/these! Looking up now! 🙂
I love historical fiction too!
Time travel;)
I love time travel too??
@Elvis my absolute fave!
Time travel is my cuppa, too!
mythology
“The Power of Myth” by Joseph Campbell
Presidential biography (or other modern historical biography).
Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton was amazing.
Read it last year. Terrific. His Washington is great too.
Love Doris Kearns Goodwin!
Also, I gave 5 stars to “Destiny of the Republic” by Candice Millard. It’s about James A. Garfield.
I’m reading Allan Peskin’s Garfield now, but I’ve heard such good things about Destiny that I’ll have to pick it up later!
Dystopian
Yes!!!!
Yes! Have you read Bird Box by Josh Malerman?
I haven’t. I will have to check it out!
I also love Dystopian. What is your favorite?
Wool by Hugh Howey. It actaully a series.
Yes! I’ve read it. I also loved Half way Home by him as well.
Yes! I love him. I really like Blake Crouch as well but sometimes he is a little off the wall(which I am okay with) He wrote The Wayward Pines series.
@Carolyn I just finished Bird box it was so gooood!
The Diary of the UnNamed Midwife is good.
@Alesha Wow! I read Wool, didn’t realize it is a series…
@Jessica The Stand, Station Eleven, The Last Policeman, The Blondes, Wool, The Road, World War Z…
@Carolyn reading it now!
Scandinavian Noir
Memoirs! Especially of comedians.
Read Carrie Fisher’s last book if you haven’t. Quite funny at times. The Princess Diarist.
Ooh cool. I read wishful drinking. Will have to check it out! ?
Science Fiction
Creative non fiction
Current timeframe magic & witches
Mystery.
speculative fiction. a la Robert Charles Wilson.
Civil War and certain wars that he devours like Vicksburg.
Have you read The Oldest Living Confederate Widow? I think it was a movie, too, but the book was better. Cold Mountain?
Oldest Living… is still one of my all-time favorite reads. Movie with Donald Sutherland and Sally Field very good as film adaptation. Book better.
Hostorical fiction
Mutant
Fantasy
Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic
Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Memoir
I also love Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic what is your favorite?
@Jessica most any – of course I dug The Hunger Games, and recently really liked The Girl With All the Gifts, but also some old school like The Postman, A Canticle for Liebowitz, and Engine Summer.
I also loved The postman. If you like old school have you read Logan’s Run?
My fave apocalyptic series is Ashfall
@Jessica no but I did see the movie ?
Oh and a comic book (is that allowed here?) Tank Girl –
@Jessica I’ll look for it
@Sarah the movie is nothing compared to the book, it’s hardly the same story
Look for the Ashfall series. It’s newer but amazing.
Science Fiction!!!
Currently historical fiction. My “favorite” tends to change frequently ?
with romance, or not?
Historical fiction has my vote! Nonfiction..in particular the history of the English language.
Jean Ruh? Is he related to Herman Neutic??
Military Sci-Fi
Love! Enders Game, Red Rising, The Lost Regiment. All different great military science fiction
Fantasy/Sci-Fi/”otherworlds”/Universal (like space travel etc)
Psychological Thrillers!
Me too!!!
Me too!
Flintlock fantasy
Time travel
I love time travel as well, what is your favorite?
Time Travelers Wife, Outlander 1. You?
I loved Outlander as well, and Lightning by Dean Koontz
Time Travel and Apocalyptic
I love these as well. What are your favorites?
@Jessica the Outlander series, 11-22-63 and currently reading The Undead, can’t put it down.
I always like a good zombie book. One of my favorites is The Forest of Hands and Teeth series
@Jessica i will look those up. I read The Evacuation earlier this year and loved it but the Undead is an amazing read
I’m old fashioned: mysteries & “whodunnit”s (probably comes from growing up with reading Famous Five, Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys☺).
fantasy, paranormal, romance, mystery
Sci fi
I loove Sci fi tooo ???
Have you read Dune by Frank Herbert? Or maybe Enders game by orson Scott card? What’syiurbfavorite book /series that you’ve read so far?
Fiction, biography, self-help and business
Ya dystopian
Also ya fantasy and adult paranormal and different retellings
Fiction, History, Memoirs, Coming of Age
historical fiction, books similar to The Red Tent and The Forgotten Garden
Oh, I love books like the Red Tent.
it was indeed a wonderful read, but to be honest, i am really loving the forgotten garden
@Thania I liked that one, too.
Historical Fiction, Biographies and History 1880-1945 (Mostly American) are my favorites but that does not exclude the genre from other time periods.
Oh, yes! Nothing better in the whole world than a thick historical novel. I set my time line about 1800 to about 1970, tho.
Or a series that stretches out thru generations. I love ‘the American odyssey Series’ A Time to be…’ (Gilbert Morris) It starts in 1900 and each book covers ten years in a family. WONDERFUL series.
Psychological thriller, historical fiction based on real facts or events, fiction, crime/police procedural, true life romance
Historical fiction, love anything Russian or German or Italian
I have quite a wide range. If a book interests me I will read it. I like Murders, Mysteries, Time Travel, Crime, Travel, and lots more.
Historical fiction and magical realism
Magical realism? Do tell me more…
It’s when the storyline has a realistic view of the real world with elements of magic added. Here’s a list off Goodreads to give you an idea
Historical fiction, psychological thrillers, horror.
Historical fiction, realistic fiction, so many…
Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Historical Fiction and historical fiction with time travel
historical fiction hands down. real historical though
Literary realism
Historical fiction, especially British.
I don’t have a favorite genre but gravitate to books that are character oriented as opposed to plot oriented. What I avoid like the plague is science fiction.
Historical fiction mainly…looking for great Christmas reads right now…not too sweet.
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman, The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore, The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson, The Jazz Palace by Mary Morris, The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows.
Fantasy and more specifically urban fantasy
Thrillers, drama, getting into horror and fantasy
Historical Fiction
Psychological Thrillers, Suspense, Historical Fiction and YA.
Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Suspense and Horror (some).. I really like the books that mess with your head! LOL
I love books that mess with my head. Can you give me some recommendations?
Mysteries, thrillers, spy novels but read some of everything.
Dystopian, psychological thriller/mystery, supernatural horror
Any recommendations?
Mystery, espionage, non-fiction, action, science fiction, fantasy, horror, western.
Historical 1800-1970 fiction about Asia, America, Australia, and Canada (Love Canadian and Australian authors), Southern/Appalachian writers, womens’ fiction, dystopian, science fiction/fantasy and non-fiction historical accounts of life.
Psychological thrillers, romantic suspense and Horror
It’s been awhile since I’ve read a good romantic suspense. Got any recommendations?
@Jessica, my go to authors are Cynthia Eden, Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh, Nora Roberts and Devney Perry
thanks ?
Tartan Noir, well done crime/police procedurals
I read most everything!
Memoir
Probably police procedural mysteries. Historical and current. I prefer British or Canadian over US writers. Far less focused on guns, so the deaths are usually less violent and far more creative.
Mystery
Fantasy romance romcom coming of age etc
Have you read Eleanor and Park or Carry On by Rainbow Rowell?
No not yet but I want to
Not a genre but I’ve been loving children’s literature lately, just started Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Sci-fi & fantasy
Phycological thrillers, mysteries, westerns, sci-fi