tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post7402829131846735646..comments2024-02-14T17:33:59.172-04:00Comments on The Written World: Living in a Fantasy WorldKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-88763274824439796012014-02-16T12:14:07.701-04:002014-02-16T12:14:07.701-04:00While I love to be challenged by books sometimes I...While I love to be challenged by books sometimes I do know that I also read a lot of comfort books. For me those are mysteries and it's usually because things always end up with the good guys coming out ahead. Perhaps that's why noir crime isn't necessarily my favorite. So enjoy your comfort books no matter what genre they are!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-46112984057316034982014-02-13T00:08:54.369-04:002014-02-13T00:08:54.369-04:00I was all about some Sci-Fi for a long time, and t...I was all about some Sci-Fi for a long time, and that probably ties back to A Wrinkle in Time, too! But lately I have been finding myself drawn to any genre that really focuses on character development and growth. I REALLY want to connect with my characters and see them transform as they journey through whatever type of story they find themselves in. Fantasy, Realistic, Historical....I am just searching for real characters right now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-29716362296187826872014-02-12T14:15:51.448-04:002014-02-12T14:15:51.448-04:00I'm going through that at the moment, though u...I'm going through that at the moment, though unlike you I'm being needlessly strict and not going back to comfort. I haven't finished a book for February yet...<br /><br />For me it's fantasy and history. Certain classics, too, but I usually only find out which classics once I'm reading them. And that's if 'classics' can be considered a genre.Charlie (The Worm Hole)http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-39227872063544106532014-02-11T19:10:25.849-04:002014-02-11T19:10:25.849-04:00I just laid aside a book as a matter of fact. Not ...I just laid aside a book as a matter of fact. Not that I was that far into it but of the several books I've been reading that was the one I least wanted to pick up so out it went. Personally my genres are sci-fi, fantasy and crime. And I do love a bit of travel writing though I haven't read any this year so far. I'm doing a lot (for me) of challenges this year but mostly they fit into my comfort zone of reading quite nicely. And I'm happy with that.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-44139935635637808292014-02-11T14:27:46.118-04:002014-02-11T14:27:46.118-04:00You're so right in this. I think that so many...You're so right in this. I think that so many people forget that reading is (for most people) not a job but a fun thing to do. I read literary fiction, nonfiction, and classics. I've strayed and will stray from those genres, but I stick to the ones I have success with. I don't like romance or happy endings, but I love hopeful endings. <br /><br />Thank you for participating in Literary Love 14! :D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-314632392781669422014-02-11T06:13:27.088-04:002014-02-11T06:13:27.088-04:00I read a lot of genres but I would really like to ...I read a lot of genres but I would really like to abandon books that do not click. I feel an odd duty when I sart a book and sometimes it's worth to read to the end. Mostly not though. Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-62732313151065751222014-02-11T01:04:26.973-04:002014-02-11T01:04:26.973-04:00I feel like you feel, and I think the reason why 2...I feel like you feel, and I think the reason why 2013 was such a disappointing reading year for me was because I fought so hard against reading comfortable books. It was a nice experience, but I didn't enjoy it as much, you know?<br /><br />Mysteries and thrillers are definitely a comfort zone for me, as are slightly paranormal/fantasy novels. Speculative themes, in general.kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-44203244361564055452014-02-10T23:34:49.526-04:002014-02-10T23:34:49.526-04:00My genre used to be historical romance. But, like ...My genre used to be historical romance. But, like many women of a certain age, that's not quite as appealing as it used to be, although it can still be a comfort in the right mood. Now, I'm not sure what my genre is. Some urban fantasy, some straight-up fantasy, a startling amount of YA. And, right now, nonfiction about the 1600s in England which I'm finding oddly comforting somehow -- they are, after all, figuring out how the universe works and that's a kind of comfort.Joy Weese Moll (@joyweesemoll)http://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-43327889995817003202014-02-10T21:20:38.334-04:002014-02-10T21:20:38.334-04:00I don't know what my genres are! Every time I ...I don't know what my genres are! Every time I feel like I'm developing the ability to identify one genre or another as a genre that's good or bad for me, a hundred exceptions seem to pop up. I do like science fiction though, and I haven't read enough of it in my life for how much I tend to enjoy it.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-52475542795122011472014-02-10T18:45:57.316-04:002014-02-10T18:45:57.316-04:00Yes for comfort reading! Yes for speculative fict...Yes for comfort reading! Yes for speculative fiction, as long as it's not too much charging around with violent adventure! And yes for historical fiction (that's also not violent) because it is a nice escape from reality too! I hope you hit a nice string of good books...I am not, at the moment...sigh.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-44722446571210075642014-02-10T18:35:52.719-04:002014-02-10T18:35:52.719-04:00I definitely have comfort authors and most of them...I definitely have comfort authors and most of them fall into the mystery genre - Barbara Michaels, Agatha Christie, Patricia Wentwoth all seem to do the trick.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-28113085401981463392014-02-10T16:30:37.398-04:002014-02-10T16:30:37.398-04:00I've been reading mysteries since I was a kid ...I've been reading mysteries since I was a kid and always find myself going back to them, although I need a break from murder occasionally.carolhttp://carolsnotebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-46583597776685819232014-02-10T15:42:34.571-04:002014-02-10T15:42:34.571-04:00My genres are memoirs, thrillers, mysteries, and w...My genres are memoirs, thrillers, mysteries, and women's fiction but I'm coming to enjoy nonfiction more and more. My sister could share her books with you.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-19533081086873510362014-02-10T15:08:13.642-04:002014-02-10T15:08:13.642-04:00Ahhh. Comfort and escape. It isn't that I do...Ahhh. Comfort and escape. It isn't that I don't appreciate other genres, because I do, but my comfort reads remain fantasy, science fiction, and mysteries. I just finished an interesting sci fi--<i>In Retrospect</i> by Ellen Larson. I read one of her mysteries and then realized that she also writes science fiction. I liked her writing in both genres. :) jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com