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Types of Book Genres - YOP

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Types of Book Genres - YOP

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  1. Types of Book Genres

  2. Types of Book Genre 1. Fiction Genre: A book which falls in the fiction genre is the one whose main theme and the idea is derived from the imaginary world or non-real world, a world which does not exist in reality. In day to day life people refer fiction book genre as “Novel”. a. Classics – They are those fiction books that have achieved cult status in book history for its content and popularity. They are used as reference by every author at some given point of time in their writing career. They are taught in schools and colleges too. Examples of Classic Fiction Book genres are Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, etc.

  3. b. Sci-Fi (Science Fiction): It is one of the most popular sub genres of the fiction book genre and is characterized by scientific and technology themes. It has events and characters which are associated with time travel, space exploration, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, etc. Examples of Sci-Fi book genre are: The Dune Chronicle, Frankenstein, Solaris, The Midnight Library, Project Hail Mary, etc. c. Fantasy: As the name suggests this category of fiction book genre is based around the theme of mafic, supernatural powers, witchcraft, mythology, etc. They are larger than life and have elements which show fantasies, fairy tales, demons and Gods, etc. Examples of the Fantasy category of the Fiction book genre are Harry Potter series, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Alchemist, The Dark Tower, etc.

  4. d. Tragedy: This category of the fiction book genre belongs to the drama sub genre which involves and centers the sufferings and tragedies of humans. But the characters involved are not real, they are imaginary and are created by the author. Examples are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark, The Shack, etc. e. Romance: This is an all time favorite category of the readers who love reading fiction. This category of book genre usually focuses on the feelings, emotions, dilemmas, and social differences between the two main protagonists of the story. Some have happy endings and some don’t. Examples are The Notebook, Pride and prejudice, Love Story, It Ends With Us, etc.

  5. 2. Non-Fiction Genre: a. Biography and Autobiography: A biography is a very detailed, intricate expression of someone’s extremely personal and intimate moments of their life in the book format. If the narrator is writing about himself then it becomes Autobiography. This genre talks about the achievements, failures, emotions, and experiences of the person. b. Memoirs: Memoirs are somewhat similar to autobiographies but in memoirs the focus is on a particular life Changing event or experience of the author. This genre also talks about the human emotion, behavior, success and failure of a person. Some great memoirs which one should read includes Just kids, Men We Reaped, The Glass Castle, and Just As I Am.

  6. c. Lifestyle Books: This category of nonfiction book genre includes many sub genres like cookbooks, travel, art and photography, religion and spirituality, health and fitness, music, fashion, language, parenting, etc. This category deals with the common and both uncommon things which humans do as a regular job or as a hobby. There are so many popular lifestyle books like 100 Home-style Recipes For Health and Weight Loss. d. True Stories: It includes true incidents that have occurred. This category may include events from history, life stories, crime stories, etc. The style and narration is similar to the fiction book genre of this nonfiction category but the only difference is that in the fiction genre the story is imaginary not real. Examples of true stories are The Good People, If You Tell, Spilled Milk, Without A Country, etc.

  7. e. Self Help: As the name suggests, this book talks about helping people around us by talking about the struggle they faced in their lives to overcome some extreme situation or emotion. This usually includes issues like addiction, relationship, fear, health issues, etc. Examples of self help book genre are: How To Win Friends and Influence People, The Power Of Now, The Four Agreements, Rich Dad Poor Dad, etc.

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