The Genre Switch
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The Genre Switch, do you do it?
This weeks question:
Have you ever switched reading genres? If so, why?
To start this off I will say I started off reading primarily historical fiction, it is what sparked my love of reading. Those writers like Gloria Whelan, Elizabeth George Speare, L.M. Elliott, L.A. Meyer, and so many more, inspired me to read and get lost in a world that was different for a while.
Now though, I read widely and span as many genres as I can. You can see just how wide by looking at the last few weeks of First Line Fridays. I truly read a variety of anything from historical fiction, mysteries, fantasy, sci-fi, biblical fiction, to YA fiction. The only thing I tend to shy away from is horror, just simply because I have seen too much and want to escape and grow myself, rather than putting new horrors into my imagination.
I like the variety of switching genres, it gives me something new to imagine. I do get on a certain kick every once and a while where I will only read a certain sub-genre (and I will find EVERY book in that sub-genre and read it). But otherwise, I skip around every day.
Why do you read different genres?
Sincerely,
A most curious reader
I don’t chase down first editions. However I do have some books that are hard to find.
What first editions do you have?
Welcome to the Hop! I’m not much for chasing first editions, either. My boys won’t want to keep them after I’m not here, and I’m not going to go to that kind of expense just to say I have one.
Thank you! I am going to try to remember to do it every week. I think it would be cool to think through stuff like this and see everyone else’s thoughts.
That’s a good honest answer. I am a book hoarder so try to limit what I buy by going to the library or getting the Kindle version. It is not going well and we have had to think about getting extra storage…
Have a great weekend!
Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2022/07/22/book-blogger-hop-first-edition-i-would-like-to-own/
Ha that’s why shelves were invented. You don’t buy books to fill the shelves, you buy shelves to fill with books 🙂 If I could be a book hoarder I probably would be too!