A Good Thriller discussion

Good point.

Amber wrote: "Wow, seems to me that everyone else thinks the book from KFC is a joke... ."

Desperate Companies do dumb things, just look at all the Colonel Sanders and gimmick's like that book to win customers back? They even came out with KFC chicken flavored chapstick.

Like that thing they have in Japan!

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I don't read horror.

Science fiction

Vampire, Dystopian, and Horror books.

Books about history and kings/queens... Really not my thing!

Well, Eva, as someone once said "Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it."

I will read just about anything, but I do find YA and bodice rippers to be tedious. However, I will give anything a try. I tend to shy away from the current top ten list until the hype dies down--I am contrary that way, I do not want the NYT to influence my reading choices.

Amber wrote: "Well, Eva, as someone once said "Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.""

Please let me know when I do :p

I don't like horror or anything to do with vampires etc

Fantasy, science fiction, some horror [i had behind the sofa lol] Not really much into chic lit or erotica either.

Romance. I'll read almost anything, but romance is the one genre I have never been able to engage with.

Probably because you're a guy, Scott.

I don't read poetry

Then you should skip Tolkien, Anniegirl, because he has a lot of poetry in his prose.

Mmmm well I've already read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Is that why you won't read poetry?

Amber wrote: "Is that why you won't read poetry?"


No, Tolkein has nothing to do with it. I much prefer reading novels etc., than a book of poetry.

Ok. Wasn't sure. Just wanted to ask.

I refuse to read horror and not a bog sci fi fan.

If poetry has a story to tell, I don't mind it. It's the other stuff that's supposed to instill some kind of emotional response that goes nowhere with me. I think I must have missed out on that poetry appreciation gene.

Romance - especially anything mushy - ughh. Erotica. A good (not-too-explicit) sex scene is good enough for me. I don't read comedy much either even though I love to laugh. I guess I like it if it is part of an engaging story...

I do not read Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Vampire, Dystopian, Romance or Erotica. One notable exception in Sci-Fi is Neal Stephenson. Also, I do not really consider him Sci-Fi, but I really like Thomas Pynchon. Other than that, almost anything else goes.

Unless it one has been an exceptionally reviewed or recommended novel, I shy away from serial killer novels and novels involving the harming of children.

I think the serial killer novel has been overdone and these novels need a break. I have grown very tired of the diabolical-genius serial killer characters......

Horror & Vampire

I don't like utopian worlds at the start of the book, and I don't read Sci-Fi.

Silly romance books and millionaire and billionaire romance.

Eric wrote: "Unless it one has been an exceptionally reviewed or recommended novel, I shy away from serial killer novels and novels involving the harming of children.

I think the serial killer novel has been ..."

You nailed it, Eric. I avoid them for the same reasons - especially when the guy is dead-on perfect for 90% of the book then blows it with the dumbest slip-up possible. Or the cop overlook the blatantly obvious clue for the same 90% of the book.

I'm not drawn to: romance (Other than the Outlander series!), fantasy, science fiction, horror, chick lit, espionage, YA, or cozy mysteries. There should be a category called stupid. When characters in a book (who are supposedly intelligent) consistently do stupid things, it drives me nuts. And I totally draw the line at books where animals or children are tortured. I do, actually, read all kinds of books, (Other than where animals or children are tortured) but my first reaction tends to be avoiding the book types listed above.

I don't read poetry, romance and erotica.

i don't like sci-fi or poetry. they're just boring.

I don’t enjoy anything sci-fi!!

Not as boring as dystopian YA bullcrud like The Hunger Games series, Caprice/Amy. Or zombies or "insta-love" (or worse "insta-lust") in ANYTHING.

I even refuse to read the two STAR WARS novels that also have zombies in them,...that's how OVER SATURATED the zombie stuff is.

The problem with blanket statements like "I don't like sci-fi" leaves out a lot. All genre fiction (romance, mystery, sci-fi) comes in subgenres or flavors. Dont' just rule it all out. It comes in many types.

Zombies in Star Wars??? I figured the Stormtroopers were mindless to begin with... wait! That would explain Jar Jar Binks! He ate George's brains.

I do not like werewolves,
zombies, vampires, and fantasy. I am to-do about SciFi

Yep....zombies in STAR WARS, Kirsten. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6... and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8... are the two books that feature zombies in STAR WARS. If you DO read them, I recommend you read Red Harvest first as it sets the stage for Death Troopers.

P.S. I don't like Harry Potter stuff much either

I don't read Westerns and I don't really enjoy Romance novels.

Linda, I liked the Harry Potter stuff UNTIL I started reading Harry Dresden. Mr. Dresden is far more relatable a wizard than Mr. Potter is for the following reasons: he's an American, he's an adult, he's a smart-ass, and despite being a wizard PI in Chicago, Illinois he also has all the normal problems of a non-wizarding adult American; including occasional cash flow problems as well as misunderstandings with his older half brother, Thomas Raith.

Wouldn't it be boring if we all read the same things, Erin? This is what I read: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challe...

Sappy romances. Other than than, I try to read a variety

No one really likes the sappy stuff... .

Depends on the level of sappy and what my mood is...

Yep. No zombies, sappy romance, twighlight type or any YA.

There's some good YA out there. I'm downright addicted. There's even some good zombies out there like The Girl With All the Gifts.

I DISagree. Why?

Too MANY zombies popping up in places that DON'T (bleeping) NEED zombies like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...), Death Troopers
(Star Wars Legends) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...) and Red Harvest
(Star Wars Legends) (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...)

I rarely read fantasy or sci fi anymore. Do not like zombie and Harry Potter type stuff much

No bodice rippers for me!

Can't read erotica without laughing. Also not keen on romance unless it's embedded in a good story.

Not a big fan of Zombies but loved Pride and Prejudice and Zombies!! I found the insertion of Zombies into this well known story of normally sedate women and proper manners just hilarious!

Quote from Belinda Bauer: "Whether you like it or you don't like it at least you've tried it."