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What is your favorite type of book.---mystery, military, romance, DIY, Sci Fi. or other, [View all]

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What is your favorite type of book.---mystery, military, romance, DIY, Sci Fi. or other, [View all] debm55 Oct 23 OP

Mystery. I read 2-/day. SheltieLover Oct 23 #1

Thank you SheltieLover. It is mine also. debm55 Oct 23 #3

SheltiLover, I am impressed. Two a day. Polly Hennessey Oct 23 #31

I like non-fiction. n/t Different Drummer Oct 23 #2

Thank you Different Drummer. debm55 Oct 23 #5

Not necessarily but generally like something light and relaxing. LakeArenal Oct 23 #4

Thank you LakeArenal. debm55 Oct 23 #6

Historical romance or non-fiction (biographies, history, etc.) woodsprite Oct 23 #7

thank you woodsprite. What a wonderful way to remember your dad. debm55 Oct 23 #8

Mystery OLDMDDEM Oct 23 #9

Thank you OLDMDDEM. My favorite too. debm55 Oct 23 #11

Sci-Fi by far Stargleamer Oct 23 #10

Thank you Stargleamer. debm55 Oct 23 #12

I have been reading some si-fi lately, time travel. I like mystery. Some cosy some not. Srkdqltr Oct 23 #13

Don't know if this counts as a genre but I love Victorian/Edwardian era novels. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 23 #14

Thank you 50 Shades of Blue. I changed the OP so to include any type of book. debm55 Oct 23 #16

How about "Flashman?" malthaussen Oct 23 #20

I have never read any of those books. 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 23 #28

George MacDonald Fraser was England's bestselling author through much of the 70's. malthaussen Oct 23 #39

Historical fiction or biographies/memoirs hlthe2b Oct 23 #15

Thank you hlthe2b. I also read Historical fiction. debm55 Oct 23 #17

That's my favorite, too. zanana1 Oct 23 #40

Military history, I suppose. malthaussen Oct 23 #18

Thank you Mal. You have a great selection of books and authors. debm55 Oct 23 #21

Memoir Phentex Oct 23 #19

Thank you very much. Phentex. debm55 Oct 23 #22

True Crime.. Permanut Oct 23 #23

Thank you Permanut Great choice. debm55 Oct 23 #24

Horror and Post-Apocolyptic. NT ravjav Oct 23 #25

Thank you ravjav. And welcome to DU debm55 Oct 23 #36

I like the following book genres: Niagara Oct 23 #26

Thank you Niagara. Now that sure fits in with Halloween. debm55 Oct 23 #29

Murder mysteries! I eat them up. Ocelot II Oct 23 #27

Thank you very much Ocelot II. debm55 Oct 23 #30

I am an eclectic reader so it is hard to pin down...however... yellowdogintexas Oct 23 #32

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas for your great selection. You have some great reading there. debm55 Oct 23 #34

Everything Dan Brown Writes......nt global1 Oct 23 #33

Thank you very much global1. debm55 Oct 23 #35

Hardcore science and history. NNadir Oct 23 #37

Thank you NNadir. debm55 Oct 23 #38

Civil War Sneederbunk Oct 23 #41

History and historical novels Onthefly Oct 23 #42

Thank you very much Onthefly. debm55 Oct 23 #43

Sci Fi and historical fiction and non-fiction CanonRay Oct 23 #44

Thank you CanonRay. very good selection. debm55 Oct 23 #45

It's a hard choice between mysteries and Sci-Fi. arkielib Oct 23 #46

Thank you very much arkielib debm55 Oct 23 #47

Anything John Grisham writes. Emile Oct 23 #48

Thank you Emile debm55 Oct 23 #49

Sci-fi mysteries! justaprogressive Oct 23 #50

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Oct 23 #54

Military Science Fiction. k55f5r Oct 23 #51

Thank you k55f5r. I have a Kindle but don't use as much. debm55 Oct 23 #55

Thank you k55f5r. I have a Kindle but don't use as much. debm55 Oct 23 #56

Careful asking this to Robert DeNiro PedroXimenez Oct 23 #52

HAHAHAH Thank you PedroXimenez debm55 Oct 23 #58

Sci-Fi (from ?10 yrs old)! Various Non-Fic. electric_blue68 Oct 23 #53

Wow, that is great. Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Oct 23 #59

Non-Fiction: History, Autobiography, Biography LoisB Oct 23 #57

Thank you LoisB for your great selection. debm55 Oct 23 #60

Mystery - by woman authors Wicked Blue Oct 23 #61

Thank you very much, Wicked Blue. debm55 Oct 23 #62

Mysteries. I listen to audiobooks while Luciferous Oct 23 #63

Thank you Luciferous They are my favorites too debm55 Oct 23 #64

Got a Historical Fiction w some Sci Fi in it for HF fans: WW2 Great Britain/London... electric_blue68 Oct 23 #65

Thank you very much electric_blue68 debm55 Oct 24 #68

Easily fantasy. Elessar Zappa Oct 23 #66

Thank you Elessar Zappa. debm55 Oct 24 #69

I read quite a bit of musicians' biographies and autobiographies.. Tikki Oct 23 #67

Thank you Tiki debm55 Oct 24 #70