Friday, January 27, 2012

Follow Friday #3

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Follow Me Friday is a book meme hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read. #FF is a blog hop that expands your blog following by a joint effort
between bloggers. In order to join in the fun, all you need is well . . . A book blog :)

And this week's question is (drum roll):

Which book genre do you avoid at all costs and why?

A: I know how most of you are open minded to all sorts of genres, but I pretty much draw the line on erotica and horror. I do enjoy the occasional sex scene in romance (para-romance) stories, but a strait out erotica is just not my thing. That would be like watching XXL or something. I just feel it's wrong. And horrors scare me. In fact, horror books scare me more than horror movies. I think the reason has something to do with having the mind imagine the horror pictures for itself, and then it remembers them permanently. *shudders* Nope, definitely not my thing.

You got my answer, what's yours??

19 comments:

  1. oh of course! erotica definitely not my thing. This is a big reason why i moved from reading Adult to Young Adult actually. And i agree on the horror books, i still haven't picked up a horror book so i can't say whether it's a genre I will avoid because i don't like it, but I'm scared to start it!

    oh and you're right, harry potter is fantasy, that was really stupid of me :P in my defense its really early here for my brain to function properly :P

    - juhina

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    1. Thanks for following :)

      I do read some adult, but I pick the authors that I like (who have YA too). But mainly YA is my thing. :)

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  2. I don't get scared watching horror movies but every now and again one will creep me out, but horror books don't do anything for me for some reason. 'Course, the only one I've read is Anna Dressed in Blood. Frost and The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer were supposed to be creepy but I didn't think they were. I followed back :)
    Jessi @ Auntie Spinelli Reads

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  3. I on;y dip in erotica once a while. but just not my thing either.

    New follower


    Here's Mine

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  4. Thanks for stopping by. Lots of Horror today. I can understand the erotica I only read if I'm already familiar with the author from other stuff.

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  5. Ha ha! The same for me. Horror and Erotica.

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  6. I have to agree with Horror, I have only read a few books from that genre, but only the wimpy horror's.
    New Follower


    My FF

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  7. I love horror- the creepy ghostly kind with the windows banging and psycho-babble and stuff. But I hate the drippy, bloody kind. And erotica is a complete no-no for me. You know, some people write horror-erotica. Shudder....

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    1. LOL I know. To be honest, the ghostly kind of the horror is something I consider from time to time, but the psycho, murder, bloody kind... nuh-huh

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  8. You're the third blog I've visted that doesn't like horror. I guess its an aquired taste. LOL Thanks for following me at Reading With Monie.

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  9. New follower!

    I enjoy horror. I wont watch a scary movie, but I do enjoy scaring myself from time to time with a creepy book ^.^

    My FF

    Angela

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  10. I find horror books to be scarier for that exact same reason. But I'm weird and like being scared so I don't mind reading them. I also find pure erotica stories to be a turn off. I need a little substance at least in the plot to keep me interested.

    New Follower
    Kristan @ Lost Amongst the Shelves
    My FF

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  11. I occasionally enjoy horror stories. Recently it's been zombie books.


    Thanks for stopping by my blog! Following you back. =)


    Megan @ Between the Lines

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  12. Hi! I'm a new follower!!! I can't wait to read more on your blog!!!! :)

    I agree about about horror...I'm such a chicken. And I also don't like erotic :)

    http://jbkantt.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-me-friday-my-first-one.html

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    1. Did you get to check out my Monthly Story Treat page? It's got one story and the Prologue from my novel. Let me know if you do stop by :)

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  13. new follower and erotica is a no go for me too http://totallybookedsolid.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday_27.html

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  14. Thanks for following me, following you back.
    No horror or erotica for me either.
    Nereyda @ BookObsessed
    http://BooksandSparkles.Blogspot.com

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  15. I totally get ya! I can't read erotica myself. I just grosses me out.

    New Follower!

    Esha@ Readaholicme

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  16. HI!!! found you on the blog hop!!! Thanks for swinging by my site!! I just followed you via GFC. :) Have a SUPER WEEKEND!

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