are genres gender split?

Well, I can't answer because I read much more than a single genre.

My favorites aren't listed So I'm 'other'. Nothing new there

I need to be able to chose more than one so I'm not voting.

Only one option? Can't do it.

So are we talking "genre" genres, or is literary no longer a genre, or is it part of "other"?

I'm okay whichever way. Just curious what you want me to choose.

I don't know if I can narrow it down to a single favorite genre. I like to read a little bit of everything.

I can't choose between horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Sorry.

defyalllogic said:

totally hate you spider...

are you a boy or a girl?


ETA: hahaha remember the early days of AOL ("a/s/l?")

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She's a scary spider.

I'm biologically male and my favorite genre is fantasy. Though historical fiction, scifi, horror and general fiction are nice also. The only genre I can think off that tends to lean more to one gender is romance.

Literary in general, Magical Realism, Paranormal, Satire here

I would've voted for Thriller and Horror, too.

I'm a girl.

kuwisdelu said:

She's a scary spider.

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I cringe every time I see one of her posts, lol...spiders are icky.

As for the question, I read a little bit of everything...but most of the stuff on my bookshelf would probably fall into the paranormal category. I like some light sci-fi too, and a pinch of literary fiction for good measure.

Oh, and I've got two x chromosomes

I read a bit of every thing, romance, fantasy, mystery, non-fiction...
I'm sure there are people out there that only read one genre, but I've yet to meet them.

roseangel said:

I read a bit of every thing, romance, fantasy, mystery, non-fiction...
I'm sure there are people out there that only read one genre, but I've yet to meet them.

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For many years (maybe a couple of decades) science fiction was about the only fiction I read, though I did enjoy an excerpt of "Firestarter" in Omni Magazine way back when. But since I've read some modern "crime fiction" and a few other things, but I still didn't hesitate to vote male, science fiction.

And now I look at the results. I see three votes for female science fiction, but I'm the only male. I would have sworn it would be lopsided the other way. Or maybe it has something to do with the stuff that's labeled science fiction thesedays.

But of course this is not a scientific poll, bla bla bla...

I'm female and I read all of the above. Really, I read all over the place as far as genre is concerned. Romance probably the least, but I'll sometimes read that, too.

Soccer Mom said:

Well, I can't answer because I read much more than a single genre.

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word.

I can't believe there are actual votes on this poll.

Izz said:

I thought the question was preferred genre, not only genre.

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people actually have 1 preferred genre?

Izz said:

They can. You can like lots of things, but prefer one thing more than the others if asked to choose. Or you can like all things equally. Which is entirely okay too, right?

That's why i haven't filled out the part on my profile about favorite muppet.

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but the favourite Muppet is Fozzie Bear. everybody knows that.

My preferred genre is stuff that fits several genres or none. Stuff that denies me the ability to apply preconceptions or which reveal preconceptions I've got. I guess contemporary?