Genre and Generation
by Darlene N. Bocek
I'm researching the connection between age and genre choice. Would you mind taking 2 minutes to answer this survey?
1.
What is your age group?
Under 18
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-55
56-65
65-74
75+
2.
What is your gender?
Male
Female
3.
Do you and your friends discuss and recommend FICTION books to each other?
Yes
No
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4.
Have you read a MYSTERY in the past year or so? If so, which kinds of mystery?
General Mystery
Cozy mystery
Police Procedural
Hobby Mystery
Noir/Hard-boiled
Historical Mystery
Paranormal Mystery
None of the above
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5.
Have you read a THRILLER in the past year or so? If so, which kinds of thriller?
Political Thriller
Medical Thriller
Environmental Thriller
Historical Thriller
Supernatural Thriller
Psychological Thriller
Legal Thriller
Military Thriller
Techno Thriller
Espionage
None of the above
comments or favorites
6.
Have you read a SCIENCE FICTION this year or so? If so, which kinds of sci-fi?
Dystopian/Utopian
Space Opera
Alternate History
Cyberpunk
Steampunk
Military SF
Romantic SF
Hard SF
Soft SF
Time Travel SF
None of the above
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7.
Have you read a ROMANCE this year or so? If so, which kinds of romance?
Paranormal Romance
Contemporary Romance
Historical Romance
Western Romance
Gothic Romance
Regency Romance
Romantic Suspense
None of the above
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8.
Have you read a FANTASY this year or so? If so, which kinds of fantasy?
Urban Fantasy
Contamporary Fantasy
Traditional Fantasy
Horror
Historical Fantasy
Weird Fiction
Comic Fantasy
Slipstream/Interstices
High/Epic Fantasy
None of the above
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9.
If I had to choose your favorites, what would you say?
Love it
Like it
Eh...
Don't Like it
Hate it
Mystery
Love it
Like it
Eh...
Don't Like it
Hate it
Thriller
Love it
Like it
Eh...
Don't Like it
Hate it
Romance
Love it
Like it
Eh...
Don't Like it
Hate it
Science Fiction
Love it
Like it
Eh...
Don't Like it
Hate it
Fantasy
Love it
Like it
Eh...
Don't Like it
Hate it
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