Beyond Crime Fiction

[David82]

Does anyone read anything much beyond crime fiction?

Maybe other genres, magazines, blogs? I read a little bit of fantasy and sci-fi. I'm trying not to speed through the Game of Thrones books at the moment and pace myself :D ::)

I also get through a wedge of comics each month

[Livia]

Sure, lots of stuff.

Mostly history British and American, biographies,
books on football (soccer) but not the autobiographies
of players (The Football Men by Simon Kuper, excellent).
I also read Marca and Mundo Deportivo using Google
translate which throws up some interesting interpretations.
And what I don't read, I listen to...audiobooks.

In my spare time, I'm searching/looking at old vital records,
census pages, old newspapers, etc depending on what
project I'm working on at the time.

I don't read sci-fi myself, but I've heard Stephen
Donaldson's trilogy comes highly recommended.

[Linda L]

I am meant to be reading a wide range of books as I am a Book Buyer for a Bookstore.  I find I do not really like reading other genres, except maybe the kids books.  Its worse still when I have to tell the publishers what i thought of the books, especially when i dont want to read them. 

[col2910]

I'll try a bit of variety in my reading to avoid  things getting stale,
the odd biography, a bit of espionage stuff - Le Carre, Steinhauer, Duns, a bit of lit - Amis, Greene etc.

[Ian60]

I am a very eclectic reader, however I recently concentrate on contemporary authors - Le Carre, Lodge, Ruiz Zafon, Auster, Townsend, Rankin, Higgins, Forsyth (Frederick), Deighton; and contemporary poets - Lynette Roberts, Don Paterson, Brendan Kennelly, Ted Hughes etc.

[Nubs]

Me too eclectically speaking of course!  Sci-fi, horror, adventure (especially Clive Cussler novels) and the obligatory crime by the esteemed guv'nor, but I also like Simon kernick, Lee Child, Sean Black, Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and many others.  I've got a couple of non-fiction books which I really must get around to Vulcan 607 being one!!

[leehow]

historical and fantasy novels mainly bernard cornwell and george rr martin and others in the same vain