1. I don't know what you like to read.
2. I don't know if you don't like swearing, sex or action.
3. I don't know if you want to read a long book or a beach read.
Until I start book review blogging I would ask the same question and I remember those looks I give people now.
Here is why I find it impossible to answer that question without more detail from the reader.
Tell you me what you like to read and I will be able to recommend some books I enjoyed as well as ones others have enjoyed too.
Enjoy my Research and yes I took a lot and here is site with even more:
http://www.writersdigest.com/qp7-migration-all-articles/qp7-migration-fiction/genredefinitions
The classic major genres of literature are
- Fiction
- Comedy
- Drama
- Horror
- Non-fiction
- Realistic
- Romantic
- Satire
- Tragedy
- Tragicomedy
- Fantasy
- Mythology
These are Common Genres:
- Classic
- Crime/detective
- Fable
- Fairy tale
- Fan fiction
- Fantasy
- Fiction in verse
- Fiction narrative
- Folklore
- Historical fiction
- Horror
- Humor
- Legend
- Magical realism
- Meta fiction (
- Mystery
- Mythology
- Mythopoeia
- Picture books
- Realistic fiction
- Science fiction
- Short story
- Suspense/thriller
- Tall tale
- Western
Yes there is and on top of that there are some SubGenres that are not officailly accepted yet.
Sub-Genres in Fiction
- Adventure novel
- Epic
- Imaginary voyage
- Lost World
- Men's adventure
- Milesian tale
- Picaresque novel (picaresco)
- Robinsonade
- Apocalyptic robinsonade
- Science fiction robinsonade
- Sea story
- Subterranean fiction
- Brit lit
- Children's literature
- Education fiction
- Erotic fiction
- Erotic romance
- Picaresque novel (picaresco)
- Women's erotica
- Experimental fiction
- Graphic novel
- Historical fiction
- Literary fiction
- Literary nonsense
- Mathematical fiction
- Metafiction
- Nonfiction novel
- Occupational fiction
- Philosophical fiction
- Political fiction
- Pulp fiction
- Quantum fiction
- Religious fiction
- Saga
- Speculative fiction
- Fantasy
- By setting
- By theme
- Horror
- Science fiction
- Alien invasion
- Post-apocalyptic
- Cyberpunk derivatives, aka punk
- Dystopian
- Hard science fiction
- Military science fiction
- Parallel universe, aka alternative universe
- Scientific romance
- Soft science fiction
- Space opera
- Speculative cross-genre fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Thriller
- Tragedy
- Urban fiction
- Westerns
- Women's fiction
- Workplace tell-all
- General cross-genre
- Epic
- Imaginary voyage
- Lost World
- Men's adventure
- Milesian tale
- Picaresque novel (picaresco)
- Robinsonade
- Apocalyptic robinsonade
- Science fiction robinsonade
- Sea story
- Subterranean fiction
- Erotic romance
- Picaresque novel (picaresco)
- Women's erotica
- Fantasy
- By setting
- By theme
- Horror
- Science fiction
- Alien invasion
- Post-apocalyptic
- Cyberpunk derivatives, aka punk
- Dystopian
- Hard science fiction
- Military science fiction
- Parallel universe, aka alternative universe
- Scientific romance
- Soft science fiction
- Space opera
- Speculative cross-genre fiction
The most Common Non-Fiction genre
- Biography/autobiography
- Essay
- Owner's manual (also Instruction manual, User's guide)
- Journalism
- Lab Report
- Memoir
- Narrative nonfiction/personal narrative
- Reference book
- Self-help book .
- Speech
- Textbook\
Non Fiction Sub genre
- Biography
- Creative nonfiction
- Diaries and journals
- Erotic literature
- Essay, treatise
- Fable, fairy tale, folklore
- History
- Letter
- Religious text
- Apocalyptic
- Apocrypha
- Apologetics
- Autograph
- Biography
- Blessing
- Canon
- Chant
- Commentary
- Confession
- Covenant
- Creed
- Critique
- Cult literature
- Curse
- Didactic
- Epistle
- Gospel
- Homily
- History
- Koan
- Lament
- Law
- Lectionary
- Liturgy
- Manuscript
- Morality play
- Mysticism
- Narrative
- Occult literature
- Origin story
- Parable
- Prayer
- Poetry
- Philosophy
- Prophecy
- Proverbs
- Psalms
- Revelation
- Scientific writing
- Scripture
- Sutra
- Song
- Testament
- Theology
- True crime
- Wisdom literature
- Woe
- Buddhist texts
- Christian literature
- Hindu literature
- Islamic literature
- Jewish literature