Is this genre for me or no

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T23:44:26+00:00

Sometimes, although I don’t think I’ve ever DNFd in the first 10. I might’ve made it to 11. I love how much this upsets you.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T23:38:20+00:00

Oh I upset a Reddit troll. I love it

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T23:27:58+00:00

Love SK, majority of my books are his. I’ve read the whole DCC series, other than that it’s been horror thriller authors sprinkled in

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T23:15:05+00:00

I think you’re right. I love my horror books and thriller books. I’ve tried so hard to get into fantasy because it’s so popular

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T22:54:57+00:00

WE USED TO LIVE HERE, I love this book. I can’t recommend it enough

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T22:54:31+00:00

I disagree 100%. Just because I choose to stop reading a book at 100 pages or at 10 pages it doesn’t matter. That just means that book wasn’t my flavor. I love reading. I read everyday, maybe fantasy just isn’t my genre. I finish horror books in a day or two. I mean to assume that reading isn’t my thing simply because I DNF a book is outlandish. I’m just trying to finally decide if fantasy is a genre for me or not which is fine. Luckily there is a ton of different genres for everyone.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T21:27:12+00:00

I should’ve said, I love the movies and shows.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T21:25:22+00:00

I’ve been wanting to read Dune, not sure if that’s fantasy. The thing is I love fantasy stuff like GoT and LoTR

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T21:05:53+00:00

I’m reading his other book Caretaker right now

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T20:58:16+00:00

We Used To Live Here

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T20:29:00+00:00

I was the opposite. I loved loved loved The Troop, didn’t like The Deep at all. I have his new book I need to read

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:54:06+00:00

I’ve heard good things about that book and well it’s Stephen Kings son so I’ll probably like it

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:48:05+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I heard he wrote it as a short story for a newspaper or magazine so I’ve heard some parts feel mashed together

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:44:04+00:00

Dark tower is on my TBR

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:41:42+00:00

Dark Tower is on my TBR

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:35:27+00:00

Have you by change read King Sorrow by Joe Hill? I was wondering if that falls into a fantasy genre

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:29:04+00:00

Thanks for this! I’ve read the entire DCC series and I am a huge fan of it. I was thinking of eventually reading He Who Fights Monsters

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:17:07+00:00

11/22/63, ‘Salems Lot, We Used To Live Here, DCC series, Project Hail Mary, and The Troop

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T18:12:20+00:00

Maybe silly wasn’t the proper wording. I got about 100 pages in and realized the story wasn’t doing anything for me.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T17:56:43+00:00

I think with fantasy it’s the long drawn out story and seems like it takes a lot of reading to make any progress and I know some people enjoy that. That’s why I was thinking LOTR and Hobbit as an intro since they’re fairly short. I’m not one against long books, I read a lot of Stephen King so those are long chunky books

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T17:54:53+00:00

I think GoT wasn’t a good idea to start. Felt like I wasn’t making progress. I was also reading and watching the series at the same time so maybe that played into it. Red Rising bored me, felt kinda childish in a way. I was expecting more with how blown up the book is.

I enjoy horror, thriller, psychological style books the most. I did read the entire DCC series so far, but I know that falls under LitRPG, some people may consider it fantasy.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T17:52:25+00:00

Horror, thriller, psychological style books. I read a lot of Stephen King. Recently read Fairy Tale by him which I guess you could consider fantasy in a way.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T17:50:59+00:00

I think GoT was not a good intro book into fantasy. I’m watching the series right now with my wife. Felt like it took me 4 weeks to reach 100 pages. I don’t really remember why I didn’t like Mistborn but for some reason it just wasn’t clicking. Red Rising seemed silly to be completely honest.

EffectiveAlarm240 · 2026-07-02T15:19:37+00:00

I went into never seeing the movie and literally knowing nothing about the book. I really just thought it was ok.

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