Do You Like the Sci-fi/ Fantasy Genre?

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Do You Like the Sci-fi/ Fantasy Genre?

Post by Amagine »

Superhighway is a sci-fi / fantasy novel as we are introduced to a main character who can travel through computers.

Sci-Fi and Fantasy are popular genres. I'll even go as far to say that they are the most popular genres in fiction right now.

I'm more of a fan of contemporary but I want to know your opinions. Do you like these genres? If you do, what is it that draws you to it? If not, what do you not like about them?
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I love the sci-fi and fantasy genre! I know all books tend to take you into another world, but for me these genres do it better than any other. I also feel it lets author's really demonstrate their imagination, and if I read a good sci-fi book it is like I have been pulled into their world. Love them!
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I love love sci-fi and fantasy. What draws me in is the surreal world. The what if factor of them both. Of course, a good plot line is required.
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I enjoy both genres or even when they merge together.
I enjoy science fiction. A couple of my favorites are Ender's Game, the Star Wars books, 2001 a Space Odyssey etc...
However, I also really enjoy fantasy. Tolkien is one of my absolute favorites.
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I would say yes, but more in films and TV series. Tried to seriously get into fantasy a while back, but that did not work out. Occasionally I read something from those two genres, but mostly I stick to dramas and mysteries.
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Yes. I would say they are my favorite genres. I think because I love to see what others think of the future. I love to be able to get outside myself while reading, and this is the most far away from yourself you can get (usually.)
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Absolutely yes. In part it is because it has the ability to stimulate my own imagination by reading the works of others. In this regard, I like it when an author creates a new world that I am drawn in to explore. It is also a genre that works well with developing ensemble casts in pursuit of a common goal.
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I love the genre because it can place humanity in unique situations, stretches the imagination, and focuses on the future.
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I love both genres, Sci-fi for the future technology and fantasy for the entirety of the world building. I think that is my absolute favorite part is the world building. Our imaginations are amazing when it comes to things we make up.
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I love the genre because it relaxes me. It exercises my imagination of places unknown and of impossible to become possible.
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I don't like this genre too much. As stated earlier, I'm a fan of contemporary fiction. The more real it is the better. I'm not big on fantasies or anything to do with science.
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I love fantasy genre because at least if I am engaged with the book or with the movie, I can escape reality and I will enjoy the other dimension.
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I am not a big fan of the sci-fi or fantasy genre. I guess it somehow deludes my imagination or so I feel. I love contemporary, historical fiction and YA or such genres close to reality. But yeah, I started out with fantasy series of Harry Potter but I haven't found a book or series like it in the genre.
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I love sci-fi and fantasy. I love the worlds that are created and the situations. I love my fiction to be an escape from the real world and sci-fi and fantasy do that very well.
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I agree these seem to be the two biggest genres overall. I am personally not a fan of these genres though - I prefer something more realistic and grounded in real life - just a personal preference. I do like some scifi and fantasy stores, but overall, they're not the first ones I seek out for a story.
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