What types of books do you read?

[Banedon]

I read this CNN article this morning and found this part interesting:

 

More women than men read every major category of books except for history and biography. Industry experts said that confirms their observation that men tend to prefer nonfiction.

 

"Fiction just doesn't interest me," said Bob Ryan, 41, who works for a construction company in Guntersville, Alabama. "If I'm going to get a story, I'll get a movie."

 

I'm completely opposite. I much prefer fiction to non-fiction. Because I don't want to list a huge number of book categories, I'll leave it just with the two options...and one for a middle ground. Which do you prefer most of the time?

[Drew Doughty]

i prefer fiction to non-fiction except when it comes to sports and specifically baseball. so i'd say split. of the last 10 books i've read, it's probably more fiction than non, though.

[Guest]

I prefer fiction to non-fiction too by quite a bit, but I won't say no to a good sports or history book.

[TruffleShuffle]

mostly erotic literature

[Electron Blue]

them ones wif duh fancy pop-ups.

 

 

 

fairly evenly divided, actually. There's plenty of great stuff in each category, but it's usually easier to pick up and read fiction, IMO.

[soapy]

I definitely prefer non-fiction. I've never been able to get into fiction books for some reason.

 

I love history and love to read about history for the most part, especially biographies.

[OleMissCub]

I definitely prefer non-fiction. I've never been able to get into fiction books for some reason.

 

I love history and love to read about history for the most part, especially biographies.

 

Same.

 

You should read "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris. That guy was bad to the bone.

[Guest]

I definitely prefer non-fiction. I've never been able to get into fiction books for some reason.

 

I love history and love to read about history for the most part, especially biographies.

 

Same.

 

You should read "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris. That guy was bad to the bone.

Great book, as is Theodore Rex.

 

 

I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 400 books, split across many categories:

 

Nonfiction:

 

Business

Development

Philosophy

History

Biography

Religion

Sports

 

Fiction:

 

Classic Literature

Contemporary fiction (lots of ground here)

Science Fiction

Fantasy

 

 

Amazon, Borders & Barnes and Noble all love me.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't know if I'm evenly divided or not, but I tend to go on a long run of one or the other. I'll read 5 or 6 history (war, president, nations, etc) books and then a bunch of fiction (crime mostly). But I haven't read much in the past few weeks. I need to go on a new buying spree.

[NCCubFan]

Amazon, Borders & Barnes and Noble all love me.

You might also check out http://www.deepdiscount.com. They sell books, CDs, and DVDs and sometimes cost less than Amazon or B & N. Plus they offer free shipping for any order (as opposed to Amazon and B & N requiring a minimum purchase for free shipping). If I'm interested in ordering a book, CD, or DVD I'll check them all out because I've found all of them to have the lowest cost at times.

[soapy]

I definitely prefer non-fiction. I've never been able to get into fiction books for some reason.

 

I love history and love to read about history for the most part, especially biographies.

 

Same.

 

You should read "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris. That guy was bad to the bone.

 

hahaha...i'm actually in the middle of that right now. I just finished "Theodore Rex" a while back.

[Marco4]

When travelling, non-fiction. When stationary, fiction.

[snoodmonger]

Almost exclusively literary fiction, with the occasional children's book thrown in. As a teen, lots of fantasy, but I haven't read that since college, really.

 

As far as NF goes, with the sole exception of Savage Inequalities, I've never read a non-fiction book outside of the classroom environment. I do plan to read Devil in the White City, though. I'd probably enjoy narrative non-fiction.

[Skyballer]

split

[Electron Blue]

Almost exclusively literary fiction, with the occasional children's book thrown in. As a teen, lots of fantasy, but I haven't read that since college, really.

 

As far as NF goes, with the sole exception of Savage Inequalities, I've never read a non-fiction book outside of the classroom environment. I do plan to read Devil in the White City, though. I'd probably enjoy narrative non-fiction.

 

Fantastic book. The pace certainly wouldn't be good enough for someone wanting a true fiction book, so approach it as NF. It really is entertaining and well-written/researched.

[MPrior]

I used to read pretty much all fiction, but I've shifted a lot towards non-fiction, to the point where it's about half and half.

 

My official theory is that while I'm in school, I'm more likely to read fiction, because my brain's got all the academic-type stimulation it needs. But when I'm not in school, I get a little starved for learning.

 

Oh, and Devil in the White City is very good, but I'm not sure it's as awesome as a lot of people made it out to be. It gets pretty slow, even for non-fiction, I thought. Fascinating, though.

[Keyris]

I mainly read fantasy. I also read manga, but i don't think that really counts. :?

[dew1679666265]

I haven't read much for a while (still getting over reading so much in college), but when I do there's nothing like a good political book. Good stuff.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

the only books I read are kids books

 

I spend enough of my day reading the mindless drivel that are functional specs and requirements and so forth to keep me from picking up books at home

[Banedon]

the only books I read are kids books

 

I spend enough of my day reading the mindless drivel that are functional specs and requirements and so forth to keep me from picking up books at home

 

So....non-fiction.

[Derwood]

i mostly read when i travel, which isn't often.

[Burtonbell]

Where does MAXIM fit?

 

 

 

I prefer the non-fiction stuff to feed my imagination, the fiction stuff to feed my knowledge.

 

I'm split.

[jkrapfl]

the only books I read are kids books

 

I spend enough of my day reading the mindless drivel that are functional specs and requirements and so forth to keep me from picking up books at home

 

So....non-fiction.

 

He said requirements. Can't those be classified as fiction a lot of times?

[killthegoat06]

Do Newspapers and Sports articles count as non-fiction, or is it strictly books. I voted nonfiction, because I figured it was strictly book, but if we're talking all literature, I read more sports articles.

[Banedon]

the only books I read are kids books

 

I spend enough of my day reading the mindless drivel that are functional specs and requirements and so forth to keep me from picking up books at home

 

So....non-fiction.

 

He said requirements. Can't those be classified as fiction a lot of times?

 

Excellent point.