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| Addicted Fan   Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 4,446
| Do you shop in genres? Do you look in the genre sections first in the bookstore or library? If so, which ones? It seems like everyone I know has a genre they look in at the book store. My roommate heads for Sci Fi, my mom only looks in Mysteries, the woman across the aisle from me at work only reads Romances, and the one behind me only reads Horror. I almost never like things I find in the genre sections. Almost all my favorite books are ones I found in Literature. __________________ "When the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over." "What's all over?" "It." | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 4,875
| I read mostly science fiction and fantasy lately, so that's where I head first. Since some of the SFF I read is shelved in the young adult or horror areas, I head to those afterwards. | |||
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| Loyal Fan  Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,951
| I never read anything out of the Genre sections. I always look in the general fiction or literature sections. I've read a few romance novels and I just feel like they're a waste of time when I'm done...like I might as well have just watched a movie. And I'm definately not into sci-fi or fantasy or mystery. That's just me though... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ ~Jen It's when you cry just a little, but you laugh in the middle that you've made it. -Tonight, Not Again | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 14,546
| I hardly ever stray from the genre sections. In Borders I head for the magazines then the romance and mystery sections. They're right next to each other so I go into whichever one isn't as crowded. Then I make my way to the back of the store to young adult. If I can't find what I'm looking for, I look it up on the computer and usually find it in the literature section. Sometimes I can't understand WHY it's there but I'm not going to argue with them. I hit true crime on my way to the register. __________________ That internet thing, it's a fad. Reality TV Icons // Matt & Julie // Stanley & Mimi Avatar by doesnotsway @ LJ | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 11,439
| I start sci-fi/fantasy then check horror. Occassionally I'll also check mystery. Rarely anything else. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] | |||
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| Dedicated Fan  Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 991
| ~*I start in Mystery then move to Horror and Suspense, then on to Humour and I finish with Cooking. __________________  ~*LoVe,GeekLove,Pacey&Joey,Carly&Jason,Brooke&Mouth, Betty&Daniel,George&Izzie,Lyla&Jason,Spuffy,Bones&Boothe, Team Karen Craig&Ashley's hallway scene The Ghost in the Machine Marco&Dylan's kiss King Of Pain Ending scene Butterflied | |||
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| Addicted Fan Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 4,446
| [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img] Oh, if we're counting non-fiction, I'm guilty. My first stop is always decorating. Then I have to see if there are any new lunatics publishing in New Age. And no trip is complete with out a stop in Psychology/Mental Illness. __________________ "When the wolves come out of the walls, it's all over." "What's all over?" "It." | |||
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| Total Fan  Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 7,078
| I'm always going first in the 'english books' section (I live in France)... go figure [img]smilies/look.gif[/img] and then in the general/litterature section. __________________ Caro I am a fool for distraction. | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 11,917
| I usually always head to different sections each time, depending on my mood. Sometimes it's general fiction, sometimes horror and mystery. __________________ Come visit the WWE/Wrestling Board When we're free to love anyone we choose When this world's big enough for all different views When we all can worship from our own kind of pew Then we shall be free | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest   | i always head for the magazine section first. then i go to the general fiction / literature. __________________ ~Stephanie~ Hayden Christensen's board is Celebrating 100K posts | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,301
| In second-hand bookstores I always head straight to 'nostalgia' [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] And then to theatre/cinema related books. In new bookstores, well basically I don't buy anything new anyway so I just browse the media books [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] And in libraries, 791.43 and 927.9 are my homes in the non-fiction shelves [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] That's cinema and biographies [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] They don't keep fiction books by genre here, they're just all lumped together. | |||
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| Obsessed Fan  Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 5,508
| I hardly ever read books from a particular genre. I just start browsing anywhere. If a book looks good I'll get it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Honest to God, he's as cool as you like!" - Brian about Danny T's now legendary one-pointer. | |||
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| Extreme Fan Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,365
| At least over here the paper backs have an own section in the store, so I go there first. Usually, though, I already know what I want when I go into a bookstore so I try to find that particular book first. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Mama told me not to mess with sorrow But I always have, and Lord, I still do | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 15,596
| Whenever I go to a bookstore, I always check out the magazines first, then I head towards the general paperback fiction novels... Afterwards, I'll sometimes check out the Performing Arts section for the books pertaining to movies and celebrities... | |||
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| New Fan Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 74
| I don't have a favorite genre i usually get whats recomended to me as a "good" book or see what catches my interest. __________________ Pacey/Joey, Clark/Lois, Pam/Jim, Zack/Kelly, Dylan/Brenda, Angel/Buffy,  Out with the old in with the new | |||
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