In all, I have read four books that have exceeded the boundaries of my genre. These four include The Host by Stephenie Meyer, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire by Suzane Collin, and Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card. My usual genre lies in realistic fiction, boy meets girl. The first one the threw me over the edge of realistic fiction was The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Why did I decide to try something new? I'm sure anyone could guess. Stephenie Meyer is the famous writer of the twilight series. I was a huge fan from the very beginning. I was among those who had to impatiently wait for the second book came out. Although the books weren't completely obsessed over by a majority of the world until the third one was published. And then everyone waited for the release of the fourth book: Breaking Dawn. When at the store to buy The Host, I ignored the very obvious and very large eye that covered the whole front cover. Instead the only thing that jumped at me was the very large print of my favorite author at that time: Stephenie Meyer. If it had been written by anyone else, I would not have had the nerve to pick up a book of science fiction. At that time, I only wanted to read a book where the main female character would pursue a guy and it would have the reader wanting him also. These were the books I read. Luckily, this new book by Meyer also included some romance but it included much science fiction that I had never been experienced to. A Sci-Fi reader might not even categorize this book as an obvious science fiction, but, for me, it was a great book that included some of both romance and sci-fi. Thus, it was a great piece of writing that pushed me a little out of my genre.
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ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games, and Catching Fire are two great books, some of my favorites of all time. I think it's great that you expanded your reading style.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rylee, and I think you should definitely try the host. It is nothing like the twilight series, you won't find vampires or werewolves or cheesy lines. Stephenie Meyer says her book is a science fiction book for people who don't like science fiction. It has romance in it too, and the whol idea and plot is just AMAZING! you should give it a try. But, Im sorry to say that it does sort of have a slow beginning but hopefully you cn push through to the end. Awesom book!!
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