No way, no how!

[KanoasDestiny]

Marsha's post on another thread got me wondering, is there a book or type of book that you absolutely refuse to read? If so, what is it and why?

For me, I don't like biographies and avoid them whenever possible. I work at a school, so sometimes my job calls for me to read one with my students, but I won't do it for "fun reading" at home. Although I might consider it, if one was chosen for our book-of-the-month (willing to do it for the greater good. Lol). The same goes for Science Fiction or Futuristic books. I don't care for most sci-fy movies either, and the futuristic ones I like have to be in the "near" future. (I like I-Robot, I Am Number Four, Avatar, Aliens, etc.)

I won't read anything that centers around angels and demons if I can help it. I guess it was my past religious upbringing that makes me feel weird about them. I also try to avoid books based on harming children, although I tend to read a lot of books with children ghosts in them.

 

[Marsha Cassada]

I don't care for biographies either. (My mother loves them!)

 

[Jill]

I don't read books that I know will be sad.

 

[Sonya]

harlequin type romances...yuck!

 

[ohmt]

I'm with Sonya, no halequin romance stuff and no "Who dunnit" or mysteries that even resemble a who dunnit.

 

[KanoasDestiny]

Here's a good question....have you ever read the kind of book that you refuse to read?

 

[MountainWoman]

No science fiction and no really explicit romances.

 

[Kim~Crayonboxminiatures]

I don't like thrillers or horror, nothing with too much violence or "on the edge of your seat" kinda thing, or Science Fiction. I don't like the harlequin/romance genre or the explicit stuff, biographies not so much. Not a big fan of "self help" books either.

I find myself as I'm listing what I don't like then thinking...well I have read some in that genre, but generally don't like it... except horror, never read anything and I won't!

 

[Jill]

Another type I don't like is extra-sci-fi-y stuff (I know what that means, LOL!). I don't like it if the book has alien creatures as main characters, or other kind of mutant, non-humanoid based persons. I want to be able to relate to the main charachters!

 

[KanoasDestiny]

Kim, my aunt is the same way. She will not watch or read anything remotely scary. She's been that way for as long as I can remember.

I don't think I've ever seen a book with an alien as the main character. I don't know if I'd be willing to read something like that or not. I've been seeing a lot of books based on mermaids, and I don't think I could read one of them either.

 

[ohmt]

Yes, I've read them. They are the type of books my grandmother reads and while at the farm all i'd have access to. So I read them-I just didn't find them engaging and I always thought the humor was too cheesy if the author tried to add it.

I used to think i disliked the sci-fi books, but I read Ender's Game a couple months ago and it changed my mind. I'm sure there are still some that go overboard, but i'll give them a chance

 

[chandab]

No horror here. I think that's about the only thing I refuse to even start. [Other stuff I might quite in the middle if I don't care for it.]

I never would have watch the Green Mile if I had known it was a steven King story before seeing it. Its not what I expect from S.K. but loved the Green Mile movie, I might even consider reading the book, if I ever have time.

 

[Jill]

Something that also turns me off are main characters with really out there (from my perspective) names. I realize that is probably shallow at best, but when I read a subscription, if the main character(s) are "oddly" named, I will usually pursue another prospect.

 

[Riverrose28]

I don't like to read romance either, on the subject of an alien as a main character. Dean Koontz wrote a novel named One Door Away From Heaven. The main character is an alien, but he is a changling and assumes the image of a boy about his same age. He is also one of the heros, there is also a crippled little girl, a recovery alcoholic, an elderly woman and a dog that work together to save the world from the monster aliens. It is actually a really good book.

 

[rabbitsfizz]

That Dean Koontz book was very good- I think I have read all his now- you can always rely on him for a happy ending- SK, not so much!!

50 shades of thingummy would just about sum up my worst nightmare but the only kind of book I completely refuse to read is a badly written one (and there are HUNDREDS out there!!) I have given up on a few recently....

 

[KanoasDestiny]

I don't think I've ever read sci-fy. I just know I wouldn't care for it because I don't like a lot of space type movies. I used to make fun of my aunt because all she reads is romance/Harlequin type books. Then I read a LoveSwept book by my favorite author, and I was completely shocked. It had some romance, but it actually had a plot and suspense.

That Dean Koontz book sounds like a sci-fy book I would actually like.

 

[Kendra]

I don't read scary or sad if I can help it. I don't read Jennifer Weiner anymore, even though she's an amazing writer - not after Certain Girls, way too heartbreaking.

I've read a lot of great romances - great stories, period. Some not so good ones too, but lots of great ones! And you can't beat the romance genre for a guaranteed happy ending.

Haha Rabbitfizz - 50 Shades of thingummy ... I haven't read it. Heard it started as Twilight fanfiction, was all I needed to hear.

I don't read science fiction really ... just prefer my scifi on screen I think!