What kind of novels do you read?

Remember the bride’s rhyme: “Something Olde, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, A Sixpence in your Shoe?” Novels are like this. You have lots of options. Most readers of fiction I know focus on reading one type of novel. But some like to mix it up. They’ll read a classic (something old) followed by the latest best seller (something new). They’ll switch from suspense to mystery to sci-fi to romance to literary to whatever captures their fancy.

No matter what kind of novel you prefer, you’ll bring more enjoyment, knowledge and understanding to your reading if you mix your novel choices on occasion.

Novels fall into two main categories: literary and genre. Genre fiction is what most of us read. Genre includes… well… all the genre types such as romance, suspense/thriller, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Bookstores, if you can still find one, organize their shelves by genre.

Read literary novels when you enjoy an author who plays with the language, writes poetically and provides insights into their philosophy of life and why the world works the way it does. Literary novelists dive deeper into the emotional storms of life to explore the passions that motivate us to action. Literary fiction builds on the tradition behind it so the more you know about the American novel, for example, the more you gain from reading it. Same is true for the English novel or South American novel. The literary tradition provides a wealth of novels to explore and enjoy.

As you consider your next novel purchase or library visit, consider following the bridal advice by choosing “Something Olde, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue, A Sixpence in your Shoe.”

And while you're choosing, please consider my suspense/thriller novel Fulfillment, click here for Amazon or click here for paperback.

Here’s another novel idea…
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